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Image via Wikipedia The thyroid, which secrets thyroid hormones, is responsible for our metabolism. The body's metabolism is responsible for respiration, sexual functions, bowel movements, and heart rate. If there is an excess production of thyroid hormones, these functions will be exaggerated. Likewise the body's metabolism will speed up creating a condition called hyperthyroidism. Meanwhile, hyperthyroidism is characterized by the lack of thyroid hormone production. Thus, people with hyperthyroidism have signs and symptoms like sleepy, feel cold, suffer from memory lapses, have slow reflexes, slow heart rate, feel constipated and have dry skin.

Heart palpitations and unexplained weight loss could be signs of an healthy metabolism brought about by a problematic thyroid. Do you feel any of the following?

• You cant sleep
• You get tired easily
• You can't stand the heat
• You eat a lot, and yet lose a lot of weight
• You run out of breath even when you're not doing anything

Image via Wikipedia Some of us are wondering why other people have a fast metabolism and we are not. I think its the way we live that affects our metabolism if we eat too much, if we dont exercise, and other things can really affect our metabolism. Here are some tips and foods that maybe can help to speed up our metabolism.

Mini-Breakfast - The act of eating speed up metabolism, So if we kick start our day with a 200 calorie mini-meal, we will actually have an elevated metabolic rate throughout the day. Eating a good breakfast first thing in the morning gets your metabolism up so you burn more calories throughout the day (digestion actually burns a lot of calories). Here are samples of breakfast food you can get started an apple, banana, toast with peanut butter, and eggs. we can call it metabolism foods for breakfast. Eating smaller, more frequent meals also speeds up your metabolism by keeping your digestive system active (and using energy to function) throughout the day.

Need to build lean muscle - If we have higher ratio of lean muscle to body fat, our metabolism will naturally elevate. We don't have to be a body builder to reap the rewards, even lightweight bearing activity promotes muscle growth. Exercising is one common way to increase your metabolism, at least 30 mins per day and 4 - 5 times a week

Eat after exercise - Yes we could eat after exercise, physical activity gives our metabolism increase, eat within 30 minutes after a sweat workout will keep our metabolism speed up for the next few hours.

Here are some Healthy foods that can help speed up our metabolism:


fruits:

apple
blackberry
cantaloupe
cranberry
grapefruit
honey dew melon
lemon
mango
lime
orange
peach
pineapple
raspberry
strawberry
tangerines
watermelon

vegetables:

asparagus
beet
broccoli
green cabbage
carrot
cauliflower
celeriac
celery
chicory
chili peppers
cucumber
dandelion
endive
fennel
garden cress
garlic
green beans
lettuce
onion
papaya
radishes
spinach
turnip
zucchini



But remember discipline is the key, speed up your metabolism right now good luck!