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With Spring officially here (at least according to the calendar, if not yet the weather), there’s a certain level of excitement to ditching the winter clothing and getting your mojo going for the sunny season. Here are five sure-fire ways to boost your body’s thermogenic rate so you can burn more calories and get your metabolism working like a fine oiled machine. More
Brown fat — the type of fatty tissue that mammals use to generate heat — can help our bodies burn fat calories more quickly and efficiently, but it’s only present in adult mammals in very small amounts. Doctors have been hoping for a while now that injecting brown fat cells into obese people could help them lose weight. In a new animal study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers found that it did just that. More
Experiencing fatigue, low mood, poor concentration, hair loss, dry skin, constipation, feeling cold, weight gain or lack of weight loss despite your efforts to lose it? If so, these are definite signs that you could use some metabolism boosters. The good news is there are a few things you can do to naturally enhance the activity in your metabolic master—your thyroid. More
We’ve heard from trainers that a slow, 30 minute jog isn’t an effective workout; we’ve also seen spreadsheets and charts describing 30-minute workouts that involve sprinting, jogging, and even short walks. So what really happens to your body when you run long vs. short distances, at a slow or fast pace? To find out, we asked Derek Peruo , a personal trainer at Peak Performance in New York City who writes and consults for magazines like Men’s Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, and Men’s Health. We asked him about everything from calorie-burning to metabolism—and even things like V02 max, muscle building, and the elusive runner’s high. More
Not all vegan food is low in calories, so why are vegans often stereotyped as skinny? It could be that their metabolism burns faster, according to Well+Good NYC. More
If you have a health problem—whether it’s high blood pressure, weight loss resistance, recurring yeast infections, inflammation or imbalanced hormones—you are likely a walking acid trip. No matter what type of therapy you choose to treat your condition, resolution will not come until your pH balance is restored. pH is the measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a substance. The pH scale runs from zero to 14. A lower pH number means a higher level of acidity and generally less oxygen is present. A higher pH indicates greater level of alkalinity. A solution is considered neutral, neither acid nor alkaline, when it has a pH of 7. Our body continually strives to maintain its normal pH balance of about 7.0 – 7.4. We experience health problems when the pH of our body fluids, digestive system and tissues is pushed out of its comfortable neutral zone. More
When I polled women last week on what vitamins and supplements they take, I was surprised how many folks were taking biotin. So was one of my cousins—who wrote me asking, “What is biotin? And should I be taking it?” Good questions! Let’s explore … More
Conventional dieting wisdom holds that if you cut about 500 calories per day, either through dieting or extra exercise, you’ll lose weight—about 1 pound a week, or 52 pounds a year. That’s because there are 3,500 calories in one pound. Makes sense, right? But new research from the National Institutes for Health says this formula is grossly flawed, and it actually takes much longer to lose weight. More
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• This high-tech workout machine produces old-fashioned sweat. (Well + Good)
• These veggie filled meals will boost your metabolism. (Fit Sugar)
• Essential oils help you heal. (Organic Authority)
• The perfect work-out wear to stay cool for summer. (Prevention)
• A great garden for every season. (Shelterpop)
• Amazing way to relieve an irritating sunburn. (Truth In Aging)
• Find yourself after a break-up through exercise. (YouBeauty)
• Help your hands stay young. (Third Age)
• Your life may be the way it is because you attracted it. (Your Tango)
• Our meaning of happiness changes as we age. (HuffPost Fitness)
Neuroscience news gets weirder and weirder all the time: Two recent studies indicate that the future of diet interventions will go beyond surgeries or pills that simulate neurochemicals in the brain, and directly interfere with the brain’s signals and pathways. Researchers from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases in Maryland found that energy-storing white fat in the body can be converted to brown fat, the energy-burning kind, by suppressing a signal in the brain. The research was done in mice, but if applicable in humans, we could potentially turn our body’s stores of fat into the world’s best metabolism booster (if you’re willing to undergo a little genetic engineering, that is). More
Gwyneth Paltrow’s been cooking up a lot of spaghetti to promote her new cookbook, My Father’s Daughter, but we’re skeptical that she can stay so skinny while noshing on all those carbs. There are endless diets that demand we steer clear of carbs if we want to lose weight, but our inner bread lover is always looking for a diet plan that allows us just the occasional Italian meal. To find out if it’s really possible for skinny girls to eat spaghetti, we consulted Dr. Natasha Turner, author of The Hormone Diet, to find out whether carbs could really be a part of our healthy weight loss plan. The verdict? It depends on your metabolism. More
Global Greenwashing – Why turning off the lights during Earth Hour was a total waste of time and energy. (GOOD)
Make Your Asanas Look Good – 5 potentially perfect yoga pants. (That’s Fit)
Eat, Lose, Win – 4 different types of metabolism-boosting foods. (Prevention) More
Turn Down That Damn Thermostat! And not just to save energy and money — turns out, there’s a health link between amped-up indoor heating and obesity, according to British researchers. (Vitamin G)
