Metabolism is how the body transforms the food and other substances into energy. So, if you have high metabolism, your body will burn more calories and fat. And when it is low, your body needs more time to digest the food. Wrong nutrition can easily bring your metabolism down and the body will take more time transforming food into energy. Although do remember that the nutrition only does not affect metabolism. There are other factors thats liable to bring it high or low. Increasing metabolism naturally is not hard and I will tell you now how to achieve it.
Metabolism runs down when we age. Mid thirties is when it starts to go down. It decreases for about 4-6% in every decade. However not all of us have high metabolism before our mid thirties. Some of us just have high rate of metabolism naturally since the day of birth. One factor of having it is the genes of our parents. Not too worry too much if your metabolic rate is not high. You can try lots of ways to increase its rate. Fortunately, all of them are free and you don't have to pay anything.
One very effective way is to eat food often and eat little portions of it. Now I'm sure you wonder how this will help you increasing your metabolic rate. There answer is very simple. When you eat often, your body always has enough energy resources and it can freely burn all the calories. When you startve by eating not often, the body will try to save resources by slowind metabolism down.
Furthermore do not forget that eating often does not mean eating a lot. You should try eating lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. You also really need to reduce amount of sweets you take.
Another good way is doing some exercise. You need to make exercise a part of your daily life. You should try stay active every day. Cardio exercises like jogging or jump roping will boost your metabolic rate quickly.
One other way of boosting metabolism is to get enough rest every night. Try to sleep at least six hours.
