Metabolism and You
By Gay Poe (nutritionist & UBC advisor)
1. Eat Whole Grains (especially Oats):
The B vitamins are the biggest contributors to the metabolism. Where are B vitamins located in grains? On the outside part of the grain so when you eat enriched grains, you aren’t getting any of the very necessary B Vitamins. Vitamin B will give you more energy and increased metabolism.
2. Eat berries, berries, berries:
Berries will rev up your metabolism and have a whole load of other health benefits.
3. Breakfast is the key:
You have to get your body out of ‘starvation’ mode and let it know that it’s going to consistently get fed or otherwise it’s going to start storing fat, not burning fat.
4. Strength training is as much a key to weight loss as kickboxing (cardio). By adding strength training to you workouts you increase you lean muscle and increase the size of you fat burning engine.
5. You have to eat within 45 minutes two hours after strength training.
6. You need to get sufficient sleep. If not, a hormone called Grehlin will become stimulated and this is the hormone that signals hunger. We don’t want that hormone! If you’ve reached a plateau, it’s most likely from the misinformation regarding nutrition.