12 Natural Metabolism Boosters: Raise Your Body’s Metabolic Rate Naturally

Many women spend their lives yo-yo dieting; some take slimming pills or drink slim-shakes, others turn to a miserable diet of rabbit food, and a large number resort to dangerous diet-fads with serious health implications. However, there are many ways to gently increase your metabolism naturally anf cheaply (in some cases freely!). Of course, maximum benefit will be seen by combining the following tips with a low-fat and sugar diet and regular exercise.

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(On the subject of exercise: you will achieve more taking three separate ten-minute exercise periods than you will with one thirty minute period, Exercise until you raise a sweat, and then stop. The sweat is indicative that your metabolism is working very efficiently.)

• Breath deeply. Over the years we’ve become shallow-breathers. Breathing deeply increases oxygen intake, which, in turn, increases metabolism.
• Cutting down on the size and increasing the frequency of meals will increase your metabolism. Six small portions of (healthy) food are better than three large meals.
• Drinking Stinging Nettle Tea. Believe it or not, nettle tea is a brilliant source of vitamins and minerals, and will effectively increase your metabolism. The even better news is, it’s absolutely free, and the walk you’ll take to collect it will also aid your endeavour!
• Eating hot Chili peppers (especially the seeds and pith) increases your metabolic rate for several hours after consumption. They also have numerous other health benefits, which you can read about HERE.
• Eating slightly under-ripe bananas boosts the metabolism because they contain high amounts of a full range of B-vitamins. B-vitamins play an important part in the way the body metabolises food. However, ripened fruit are very high in calories so be sure to eat them slightly under-ripe if you wish to encourage weigh-loss.
• Guarana contains high levels of caffeine. However, unlike coffee, it releases them slowly over a long period, which means the consequent boost in metabolism is more stable, and effective for longer. This natural berry product is widely available in health stores and online.
• Cayenne Pepper, like chilli, contains an active ingredient which raises your metabolic rate for a period after consumption.
• Seaweed is a natural metabolism booster and is also high in beneficial nutrients. You can buy a natural seaweed supplement from your local health store – ask for Kelp.
• Twitch or Couch-grass is a herb used in teas to stimulate and harmonise the metabolism. Available online or from your local herbalist.
• Green Tea. This beverage has gained popularity recently, due it’s many suggested health benefits. The supposed reason for the effectiveness of green tea in weight-loss is that it contains atechin polyphenols which can change the body’s level of norepinephrine, thus increasing metabolism.
• Mustard, like the previously-mentioned spices, is a natural metabolism booster, and is available cheaply in most supermarkets.
• Dong Quai is a traditional Chinese herb known to effectively increase metabolism, through various means.