Speeding up metabolism

[jeanette1976]

Is there a simple way to speed up my metabolism? Apart from the obvious... excercise! I've heard that health food shops sell some kind of herb in tablet form, but I'm not sure what its called.

Any suggestions will be much appreciated! X

[Ethel]

jeanette - there is no tablet or potion that you can buy from anywhere that will speed up your metabolism, at the moment.

If there was you would not see a single overweight person.

[Scarlett]

Metabolism is the rate at which your body uses energy- ie- burns fat. Exercise does not alter your metabolic rate. Some people seem to burn fat quicker and easier than others- but if you did research, you would more than likely see that thin people simply don't eat as much, and move around more, than overweight people. There are no quick fixes, sadly!

[jump79]

Drink green tea. Not sure if you will like the taste (I didnt) but its definitely supposed to work.

[n00dles]

Hi jeanette

It's like Ethel says.............
the man who comes up with something to do that, would be rich indeed.......
the health shops sell Kelp tablets (which are supposed to speed up metabolism) but I'm sure that there would be none on the shelves if they worked that well!!

[jeanette1976]

Thanks, I had heard Green Tea suggested and also Sea Kelp, which also apparently makes hair grow much quicker!

I really like the taste of Green Tea, but I only thought about its detoxifying uses! x

[Ethel]

I remember seeing a very interesting experiment on tv a while back

They had a 'fattie' and a 'thinnie' (no offence intended!) on the same diet and the same routine for a month.

Neither lost or gained we'ight - but it was noticed that 'thinnie' was a constant fidgeter. Even sitting down reading the paper his foot was tapping away, he shifted in his seat every minute or so. Constant movement.

'Fattie' was a very still sort of person. Rarely fidgeted and had minimal body movements that weren't necessary.

So - take up fidgeting! :)

By the way - I'm not suggesting you are overweight or calling you fat! LOL

[what???]

I've heard that beetroot and celery naturally speed up the metabolism. x

[PinkFizz]

totally agree with Ethel - the thinner people don't keep still for long,even watching tv they swing their legs,tap fingers on arm of sofa etc

[Nummy]

we all know that putting on weight means that the person has eaten more than they're burning off.

However, due to different body types, some people are prone to putting on weight easier than others...and that is mainly due to metabolic rates.

Exercise...in particular developing muscle mass, can increase the rate at which you burn calories. But sorry to say that there are no magic potions.