Instantly Increase Your Metabolism With These 9 Foods
You may ask “why do I need to increase my metabolism when I want to gain weight and build muscle?:
Well I’m glad you asked.
Slow metabolisms store fat and destroy muscle. When you starve yourself or aren’t active, your body doesn’t want to build muscle because muscle takes too much energy to maintain.
When you’re trying to build muscle, energy is in high demand because you’re lifting weights and doing intense cardio.
Muscles need a lot of energy to grow. The best way to increase your energy intake is to eat more. But if you eat more and aren’t aren’t active, you’ll get fat.
If you want to minimize the fat you gain while eating so much, you must increase your metabolism. This will feed your muscle and starve the fat. Lifting weight and intense cardio alone will increase your metabolism.
In addition to your activity, you’ll need a dietary boost in your metabolism. The following foods will increase your metabolism as well as help build muscle.
1. Fish High in Omega-3
* Mackerel – 2.5g O3 per 3.5 oz of fish
* Bluefin Tuna – 1.6g O3 per 3.5 oz of fish
* Salmon – 1.5g O3 per 3.5 oz of fish
The protein Omega-3 can potentially increase your daily calorie burn by 400.
Eating fish is better than taking vitamins because of the added nutritional benefits.
2. Veggies High in Fiber
* Avocado
* Beans
* Broccoli
The carbohydrate of fiber isn’t digestible, but your body will try, and burn tons of energy in the process.
3. High Protein Meats
* Venison – 34g per 100 grams of meat
* Chicken – 25g per 100 grams of meat
* Lean beef – 25g per 100 grams of meat
Protein increases your metabolism because it takes twice as much energy to digest and metabolize a high protein meal than it does for a high carb meal.
Include these foods in your diet and you’ll benefit from a higher metabolism, even in your sleep.
Webmd supplied some of the information.
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