How to Increase Your Metabolism All Day
Extra years often bring extra pounds, but it doesn't have to be that way. Learn how to turn up the burn.
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the May 2012 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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7:00 A.M. Eat a protein-packed breakfast. Digesting protein takes up to seven times more energy than digesting carbohydrates or fat. Try making a dozen hard-boiled eggs on Sunday, and eat one or two each day. 8:00 A.M. Enjoy a cup of joe. Caffeine promotes an increase in norepinephrine, a neurotransmitter that keeps your sympathetic nervous system activated and your metabolic rate humming. According to research, coffee may increase the amount of energy you burn by 16 percent for up to two hours. 9:30 A.M. Take 50 milligrams of forskolin. Recent studies indicate that compounds in forskolin—an extract derived from a medicinal plant—might break down fat and help raise levels of thyroid hormones, which play an important role in regulating the speed of metabolism. |
