Reset your body from the inside out by getting your nutrients from a delicious array of whole foods, explains wellness expert and celebrity trainer Jackie Warner.
Here’s what you should be looking for: whole grains and legumes (for zinc, lysine selenium, B vitamins, and slow-digesting carbs), the most colorful array of veggies you can find (for beta-carotene, micronutrients and minerals, antioxidants, fiber, and indigestible carbs that help keep you from snacking on less nutritious foods), lean protein (for muscle building and satiety), and healthy fats from foods like nuts, avocado, and olive oil (for muscle building, tyrosine, and overall healthier thyroid function).
Lastly, take advantage of the good side of natural sugars as a fuel source during exercise and to help nutrient absorption post-workout. Make sure you’re getting a good balance of fiber, healthy carbs, and lean protein, all of which will help you develop lean muscle tissue and lose fat fast. Here are some of Warner’s favorite muscle reboot foods that can help you do just that.
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4 Key Things You Should Know About Your Metabolism
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<p class="article__subtitle">If losing fat and staying lean is your goal, bear the following metabolic facts in mind.</p>
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Fructose is a natural sugar produced in most fruits and is essentially what gives fruits its sweetness.
Fructose is also one of three dietary monosaccharides along wtih glucose and galactose and its known to be the sweetest of the three. When the body digests fructose it is directly absorbed into the blood for a quick burst of energy.
Now you may have heard fructose in conversations tied in with diabetes and although this is true fructose should not be confused with High-Fructose which is found in most sodas and candies. Stick with the all natural stuff and your body will be better off.
Eat These to Boost Your Metabolism: Apples, Raspberries, Pineapples
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Whole grain
At this point everyone knows of whole grains and that everyone should be eating more of this food group. But what is it and how is it different from any other grain?
Whole grain is the part of an edible grass that contains endosperm, germ, and bran. What makes whole grain different from any other type of grain is the germ and bran part of the grain. And while fruits and vegetables are great for any diet, whole grain can provide an array of antioxidants and vitamins (B vitamins, vitamin E, magnesium, iron, and fiber) that can not be found from those sources.
Eat These to Boost Your Metabolism: Quinoa, Brown rice, Whole-grain pasta/bread, Nut butters, Lentils
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Fiber and Starch
When most people think of fiber they may think the chewy/ stringy parts of vegetables that isn’t digested by the stomach and helps you with dropping off the kids each morning. Although that may be somewhat correct, fiber is actually classified as a carbohydrate that the body can’t and won’t break down into a sugar. In fact fiber helps your body regulate your blood sugar levels and help keep your appetitie in check.
Eat These to Boost Your Metabolism: Broccoli, Beets, Sweet potatoes, New potatoes, Corn
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Casein
Enter any supplement store and you’ll see huge bottles with huge letters with the words CASEIN or WHEY, but what the heck is it? It’s actually a protein that can be found in any animals’ milk. Casein and Whey is a byproduct from making cheese.
During the cheesemaking process special enzymes are added to the milk that cause the casein and whey to coagulate and separate from the cheese. Further more the whey remains liquid while the casein curdles both are dried out and turned into powder you find in those huge bottles.
Now as to how casein does a body good is that it slow digesting protein that releases amino acids slowly over time (if you think back to bio 101 amino acid is “the building block of life”). Usually taken as a night time supplement the slow digesting protein feeds your muscles allowing them to recover from the days hard activities.
Eat These to Boost Your Metabolism: Greek yogurt, Whey protein
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Animal Protein
Everyone these days has an opinion on animal protein these days: is it healthy? what kind of environment has been brought up in? is it morally right? … I don’t know but what I do know is that it’s delicious.
What science tells us is that our body 20 different types of amino acids 11 of which is created naturally and 9 of them we need to get from food and animals provide the best sources to for these essential amino acids.
Eat These to Boost Your Metabolism: Lean roast beef,Chicken and turkey, Fish, Shellfish