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Spartagen XT Review

Are you looking to boost your testosterone levels naturally? Are you suffering from the frustrating symptoms of low testosterone such as low energy, lack of stamina, trouble in the bedroom? Then you need to know about Spartagen XT, one of the most popular natural testosterone boosting supplements currently available.

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5 Insane Muscle Building Secrets

Here’s what you need to know…

The double progression system works. It’s the easiest and most adaptable form of planned progression.
Stop listening to the skinny “functional training” gurus who can’t squat 225, especially when it comes to their advice on belt usage.
The big lifts work for most people. But if a big movement isn’t helping you build muscle mass, look for alternatives.
You must hit a muscle at least twice per week for it to grow at an optimal rate.
If you can’t feel a muscle working during an exercise, you won’t stimulate it enough to grow.

1 – The double progression system works… every time.
Lifters who want to get bigger and stronger without the need to peak at a specific time (like a competition) will do best using a double progression method.

First, pick a rep range of about 2 or 3 reps for your work sets – for example, 1 to 3 reps, 3 to 5 reps, 6 to 8 reps, 9 to 12 reps. The goal is to do all of your work sets using the same weight. When you can do that, you add some weight the next time.

Let’s say you select 3 to 5 reps as your training zone. You decide to do 5 sets of bench press and you slap 250 pounds on the bar. The first week you get the following rep count for your 5 sets: 5, 5, 4, 4, and 3.

That’s fine. All of your sets fall in the proper rep range. However, since you did not reach the high end of the zone (5 reps) on all your sets, it means that you have to use 250 pounds again during your next session.

If, at your next session, you’re able to get 5 reps for all of your sets, you can move up to 255-260 pounds.

Remember: The key to becoming more muscular and stronger is to keep on progressing. The double progression system is the easiest and most adaptable form of planned progression you can use. You really can’t go wrong.

2 – Forget what the “functional training” Nazis say, using a belt for your heavy sets isn’t a crutch.
The body should be as functional as possible. That means the body itself should be able to do the required work without the help of any supportive gear.

However, when it comes to belts, there’s no doubt that they can add a few pounds to some big lifts – squats, deadlifts, and cleans, for example – by increasing intra-abdominal pressure more than you can by using only muscle contraction (transversus abdominis and obliques).

The trouble is, you have “functional training Nazis” that label all belt use as a crutch. That is a bit extreme. I do most of my lifting without a belt. I never wear a belt when doing snatches, military presses, or push presses and very rarely when deadlifting.

I do use a belt, though, on cleans, back squats, and front squats when going above 85%. My execution of these lifts with large weights is actually better technically when using a belt and this allows me to lift more weight, with better overall form and more safely.

I’m willing to bet that my “core” is just as strong – if not stronger – than most of the functional Nazis who do everything without a belt and do tons of specific core work.

So yes, most of your work should be done without a belt. But using it on some lifts when going heavy is perfectly fine and will not make your core weak and non-functional. That’s even truer if you do core-specific work on top of that.

Someone who squats 800 pounds with a belt has a much, much stronger core than someone who can squat 225 without one. Period.

3 – There’s no such thing as a king of the exercises.
The big basic lifts will give you more gains than other lifts. However, not everybody will get great results from all of them.

For example, I’ve had a lot of clients fail to gain much leg size from doing back squats. The back squat is a great movement, but it will build the glutes and lower back more than the legs in some people. That’s not bad if you’re an athlete, but it’s not so good if your goal is to build big legs.

I’ve also had people get almost zero pectoral growth from the bench press. Others didn’t get much in the way of “aesthetic” muscle growth from doing deadlifts.

In these cases, is it best to stick to the squat, bench and deadlift because they’re the “kings of lifts” even if these individuals don’t get the results they want? Or should we use movements that give them what they’re training for?

This isn’t an excuse to avoid hard work on the big basics! These big lifts will work very well for most people. At the most there will be one of them that doesn’t do much for you.

However, if, after training really hard on a big movement, it’s not giving you what you want, it’s perfectly fine to look for alternatives to develop the body you want.

4 – If you don’t feel the muscle, you’re wasting your time.
If someone doesn’t feel a muscle working during an exercise, he won’t stimulate that muscle enough to grow at a maximal rate.

Even when training for strength – using heavy weights and low reps – you should feel the proper muscles doing the work. You will not get a big pump in these muscles from strength work, but the target muscles should feel harder after a set.

If you lack the motor skill to optimally activate a specific muscle during a big lift, you should consider using isolation work for that muscle to learn to recruit it and flex it maximally.

When you’re good at recruiting that muscle, it’ll become more involved in the big lifts. So in that regard, doing isolation work for a muscle you don’t otherwise feel properly is an investment in future gains.

This is the progression I prescribe for someone who doesn’t feel a specific muscle working during a big lift. I call it the “isolate to integrate” approach:

Step 1:  Learn to isolate the stubborn muscle using isolation work and constant tension, focusing on the quality of contraction.
Step 2:  Pre-fatigue the stubborn muscle with an isolation movement and then do the big lift. The pump created in the stubborn muscle will allow you to feel it more during the big lift. This will improve the mind-muscle connection with the muscle, which will help you learn to integrate it during the lift.
Step 3:  Do the big lift first by focusing on feeling the once-stubborn muscle. This requires the use of a lighter weight while focusing on proper muscle contraction – not just on moving the weight.
Step 4:  Move on to heavier lifting on the basic lift.
Each step should last 2-4 workouts. Using this approach allowed me to start using my pecs more in the bench press. I used to be all-shoulders in the bench. Despite bench-pressing in the 400-plus range, I had zero pectoral development. Nowadays I’d say that, if anything, I’m a pec-dominant bench presser!

5 – Forget that once a week crap. You must hit a muscle at least twice per week, directly or indirectly, to grow at an optimal rate.
Even though it seems like the norm nowadays, training each muscle only once a week is a fairly recent thing. Up to the late 90’s, each muscle was normally hit 2-3 times per week by bodybuilders seeking maximum muscular development.

People often fall victim to the instinct that tells them to do more in order to grow more. As such, when they train a muscle they feel the need to do a zillion sets during their workout. They’re not satisfied until that muscle is thoroughly thrashed. They will do 5 exercises for biceps, 6 for chest etc.

If you do 20-30 sets for a muscle group, going close to failure on each of them, using drop sets, supersets, rest/pause, etc. to kill the muscles, of course you won’t be able to hit each muscle group 2-3 times a week!

And since bodybuilding tends to attract excessive personalities, it’s understandable that they’ll fall into the trap of doing way too much volume on any given workout. The only way they can “get by” and get some gains is to then train each muscle only once a week.

This is not optimal. It might work if you’re taking anabolic drugs that increase protein synthesis (making each workout stimulate more growth, for longer), but others need more frequent stimulation with less volume per session to get maximal growth.

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Get Ripped Fast! Control Water Retention for Extreme Definition

The body has a natural mechanism for storing water and ions, just as it does for storing excess calories as fat. Learn how to control it!

I hear it all the time… “I do so much cardio, and my diet and training are so on point, yet I still have this layer of fat covering my abs! What’s the matter with me?” Well… that layer of “muscle-masking mess” that you might assume to be fat, could in fact be primarily “subcutaneous fluid”, otherwise known as “water weight”.

The body has a natural mechanism for storing water and ions in the body, just as it does for storing excess calories as fat. Ions are basically charged particles which float around in your body, having various functions. You may have heard the term “electrolyte” before. An electrolyte is basically a molecule with a certain electric “charge” in your body, such as potassium (K+), or sodium (Na+), for example.

Take this test: See that skin covering your lower abdominal area? Give it a pinch, pull it, and let it go. If it shakes with a sort of quick “rippled” motion, you are probably carrying a lot of fluid which you were assuming to be fat.

A lot of bodybuilders get very lean, and achieve vascularity in areas such as their arms and legs, yet still cannot get their lower abdominal muscles to appear. This is usually due, not to fat, but to fluid and excess sodium ions being deposited in the lower abdominal region, thereby masking the well-sculpted muscle that lies underneath. This is why you hear a lot of people saying things such as “I’ll never get this thick skin to go away”; when in fact they are misunderstanding a major concept that underlies achieving a truly striated and well-defined look: flushing subcutaneous fluid and excess sodium from underneath the skin.

“But how do I get rid of that excess fluid?” you might ask. I’m going to outline the steps I follow when I have a little extra fluid to lose, so that you also can get rid of that stubborn water weight, and achieve the thin skin, and truly striated look of competitive bodybuilders and fitness models. Before you start to drop water weight though, it is wise to know if you are lean enough to even begin considering it.

If you are above 7 or 8% body fat and you’re looking to get extremely lean from water loss, it probably won’t happen. But if you can already pretty much see your abdominal muscles, but have thick skin overlying them, and want to thin it out a bit, then these steps should be what you need to achieve the look you desire. Stick with it for a prolonged period of time, and give it a dedicated try. Nothing works overnight.

1. DRINK MORE WATER

That’s right. You’ve probably heard this one before, and it is definitely true. This is the most important advice I can give, and I cannot stress its importance. Besides flushing out your kidneys and entire digestive system, hydrating your body, and brain, thereby allowing your metabolism to function more effectively, and just making for a nicer skin tone and appearance, drinking more water causes you to release more water through excretion, thereby dropping “water retention”.

Aim for 1-2 gallons of water a day, but be sure to take a complete multi-vitamin, as drinking a lot of water causes you to excrete many ions which may result in a deficiency of certain vitamins.

2. SWEAT, SWEAT, SWEAT

Sweating is a way of “evaporative cooling”, a mechanism by which the body regulates its temperature. If you are sweating, it means your metabolism is probably in high gear, since a higher metabolism equals a higher resting body temperature for the most part. Also, water retention is not simply “water”, but sodium ions trapped underneath the skin. This is why your sweat tastes salty. A trick I use is to sit in the sauna, and keep drinking water. In the beginning, your sweat will taste salty, telling you that you are retaining sodium.

After a while, your sweat will begin to taste like water. This tells you that you have sweat most of the sodium out that was being retained underneath your skin, which means you have lost a good portion of muscle-masking fluid. Once again, whenever sitting in a sauna, be sure to have water handy, and be sure to supplement with a vitamin, as you sweat out many of your essential vitamins.

3. POSE OFF!

A lot of people don’t like to sit in front of the mirror and squeeze their muscles, but I have found this to be one of the most important factors in truly achieving great detail deep within the muscle bellies. Besides causing you to sweat out subcutaneous fluid, posing allows you to gain greater control of your muscles. Try to flex just your posterior deltoid muscle, or just one muscle of your quadriceps.

It is a good method of practice for establishing a mind-muscle connection which will both enhance definition while posing, and allow you to better control your muscles during resistance training. The more you pose, and keep your sodium and water level low, the more cuts you will begin to see in your muscles over time, providing that your diet is on point as well.

4. DON’T GORGE ON THE SALT!

That’s correct, eating foods such as french fries, potato chips, and various other foods loaded with unnecessary amounts of sodium, will cause you to retain water. The body only needs between 2000-2500mg of sodium a day to complete its metabolic functions.

If you go way over that mark, you are indulging in a mineral which the American population has been using in excess for quite some time now, creating many health problems and concerns. Keep your sodium moderate, and replace excess salt with spices such as garlic, ginger, fresh vegetables, black pepper, chives, cilantro, Ms. Dash, hot sauce, or anything else your taste buds desire.

5. EAT MORE FIBER

Most Americans, and even more surprisingly, most “bodybuilders”, do not consume adequate amounts of fiber in their diet. Similar to water, which cleanses the urinary tract and kidneys, fiber cleanses the colon/intestinal tract, keeping things moving smoothly, and mores, aiding in the removal of excess fluid. In the morning, if I find that I need to drop some fluid, I will take 2 tablespoons of Psyllium Husk Orange Natural Colon Cleanser, mixed with water.

During my meals, I include fresh vegetables, and I steam the ones I cook very lightly or eat them raw with Balsamic Vinegar and/or garlic powder to make sure I don’t boil out all of their nutrients. I also include fresh fruits such as blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries, all of which have plenty of fiber and many antioxidants which help prevent against cancer and other ailments. When in doubt, berries are a great way to go.

6. DANDELION ROOT & BLACK COFFEE OR TEA!

I have found the natural herb dandelion root to be a good naturally occurring diuretic, when taken in conjunction with the previous methods I have outlined. Always make sure to drink PLENTY of water and watch your sodium levels, otherwise you will be wasting your time. Coffee and tea are naturally occurring diuretics as well, although some people might not like the jittery feeling caused by stimulants.

7. TANNING

Tanning helps to tighten up the skin, and drop excess fluid through sweating as well. Always use some sort of SPF level, and make sure to consume antioxidants (such as berries), on a frequent basis to fight off free radicals which can be carcinogenic (cancer causing).

8. GIVE PREPARATION-H A TRY!

If you’ve followed all of my previous steps, but still find that you are retaining a little more fluid than you’d like, I’ve found that rubbing preparation-H on my stomach before doing cardio, and/or tanning helps me to drop excess fluid from stubborn areas.

Once again, this won’t work if you aren’t already lean, or if you are slacking on your diet and/or consuming too much sodium. But if all of the above are in control, then this might just be the little spark to ignite the rest of that water releasing fire. Think about it…this stuff is used to shrink fluid out of swollen hemhorroidal tissue. It’s worked for me, but once again it takes time.

So I’ve outlined the steps you should take in order to achieve the look you desire, minus the water-retention. As always, the first step to achieving that balanced physique is a proper nutritional and training regiment. If those are in check, and you find that you are 1 or 2 steps away from dropping that last bit of water, then this should be all you need to get to where you desire.

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Can Mesothelioma be Cured Naturally?

Mesothelioma is a type of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, a group of minerals used in building insulation and other commercial applications. Long-term exposure to, and inhalation of asbestos fibers leads to the buildup of scar tissue in the lungs. These fibers can cause mesothelioma as well as almost any other type of cancer. Mesothelioma is a very serious form of cancer, which may cause those affected to believe that the only possible cures are those that are accepted in modern western medicine.

The truth; however, is that, like any other type of cancer, mesothelioma can be cured naturally without the use of drugs, chemotherapy, surgery or radiation. Unknown to many is the fact that holistic cancer treatments are fully capable of reversing even the most severe forms of late stage cancer. Through the application of a variety of treatments including nutrition, mediation, detoxification, herbal medicine, and others, mesothelioma, like any other cancer, can be conquered.

Treatment options

Most traditional western doctors will likely give a very poor prognosis to those diagnosed with mesothelioma. This is only because traditional cancer treatments have a very low rate of success for curing this, and most other, forms of cancer. This is why it is advisable to instead see a holistic health practitioner that has experience with treating cancer. You can then discuss natural treatment options that have much higher success rates.

Gerson therapy

The Gerson therapy is a vegetable juice based cancer treatment program founded by Max Gerson. The program concentrates on removing toxins from the body and providing it the nutrients it needs to heal naturally. Gerson therapy has been successful in curing many severe cases of cancer in which traditional treatments have failed miserably. Treatments can be done at a Gerson treatment center or in your own home. To see for yourself what Gerson therapy is capable of, watch the documentary The Gerson Miracle. Gerson is just one example of the many alternative cancer treatment programs available.

The Healing Code

One aspect of healing that is all too often overlooked is the mental aspect. The subconscious is vitally important in overcoming any form of disease. The Healing Code, a bestselling book by Dr. Alex Loyd and Dr. Ben Johnson, provides the tools that allow the mind to conquer disease. Reading this book is a very important first step towards healing. Only once the mind is in the correct state can the body begin to heal.

Success Stories

The asbestos.com website features the names and survival stories of many mesothelioma survivors. This site does not necessarily advocate alternative medicine, yet most of the survivors listed on this page attribute their healing to natural and alternative cures. Some of the treatments mentioned by these survivors include “meditation,” “nutrition,” “mind-body therapy,” “massage therapy,” “holistic treatments,” “homeopathy,” “antioxidants,” and “herbal therapy.” By reading the success stories of other mesothelioma survivors you can begin to gain hope and the knowledge that the natural treatment of this cancer is not only possible, but the best option.

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Natural Cures for Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is a rare cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Is it possible to cure mesothelioma the natural way, given its poor prognosis? The answer is a resounding yes! In recent years, Paul Kraus, Rhio O`Connor and others chose to avoid conventional cancer therapies, feeling that they would have a better chance of survival by using supplements, herbs, rest and a nutritious diet. In so doing, they have provided living proof that curing this malignant cancer and living a long and healthy life is possible.

What Exactly is Mesothelioma Cancer?

A person may have been exposed to asbestos at work and inhaled asbestos dust or fibers. The fibers then become lodged in the membranes that surround the lungs, heart or abdomen. Over a period of time, these fibers cause tissue abnormalities, resulting in mesothelioma cancer.

Symptoms of Mesothelioma

Many people are not too worried when mesothelioma symptoms first appear, since the symptoms are vague and are sometimes thought to be nothing more than a bad case of flu. Symptoms can include shortness of breath, chest pain and/or a persistent cough.
Once diagnosed, mesothelioma carries a very poor prognosis particularly because it is a cancer that is often diagnosed late. Many people diagnosed with this disease are told to “put your affairs in order”.

Conventional treatments include chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.

Hope comes in the form of those who have survived mesothelioma. A closer look at their methods of fighting cancer the natural way can encourage others who have contracted the disease and help them to see that life can be extended for many years.

Mesothelioma Survivors

Mesothelioma survivor Paul Kraus was determined to fight his peritoneal mesothelioma cancer the natural way. He became a vegetarian and started a rigorous anti-cancer diet which included organic fresh fruits and vegetables, grains, nuts and rice. In addition, he added many vitamins and supplements to his daily routine, consumed freshly squeezed juices and tried a treatment known as “ozone therapy”. The rationale for ozone therapy is that cancer cells do not thrive in an oxygenated environment.

Paul Kraus’ prognosis was very poor and he was told by his doctors, very honestly, that his chance of success with chemotherapy was not high at all. In addition, he was informed that the quality of his life would be severely compromised by the heavy chemotherapy treatments that would be prescribed. He was given a year to live but has survived a further eleven years by going the natural route.

Mesothelioma survivor Rhio O’Connor contracted pleural mesothelioma after asbestos exposure in his youth. He decided against surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Instead, with some help from physicians, he developed a regimen that included consuming more than 100 supplements daily, following a nutritious diet and practicing holistic, mind-body medicine.

O`Connor was inspired by Hippocrates who, more than 2,000 years ago, said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. O`Connor is the published author of the book “They Said Months, I Chose Years: A Mesothelioma Survivor`s Story.”

Told that he had less than a year to live and to take his wife on a cruise, he fought mesothelioma the natural way and lived a further 7 years to tell the tale.

Conclusion

It is a fact that many malignant mesothelioma survivors have taken steps to improve or enhance their immune system. Certain herbs have been used throughout history for the treatment of various cancers. Because natural substances are difficult to patent, drug companies will typically not invest money to research and develop these substances.

With careful investigation and research, the mesothelioma victim can make an informed choice as to the best way to fight the cancer and prolong life.

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How To Eat To Lose Weight

Anyone remember those diets or supplements that claimed to “let you eat what you want and still lose weight” or told you how to eat to lose weight by eating whatever you wanted? Yeah me too. I’m sure that panned out very well for those that heard that and decided to eat 10 cheeseburgers a day… Funny thing about all that is, in some ways they were right. I know, I know, scams being right sounds like an oxymoron but they say that every myth/rumor/wild claim has a kernel of truth in it. So exactly how can you eat to lose weight? Let’s explore that with 5 tips on how to eat to lose weight!

How To Eat To Lose Weight

1. Eat More…Frequently

Yeah the whole “3 square meals a day” adage actually needs to be bumped up to about 5 meals per day. Eating 5 meals a day will help your metabolism stay elevated (higher metabolism means more fat burned) and keep your blood sugar levels in check (no bad energy crashes like you get after a big meal). These meals still need to be nutritious (a Big Mac won’t cut it) but eating meals that contain between 300-500 calories, depending on your individual calorie needs which you can find here, 5 times a day will go a long way in you reaching your weight loss goals.

2. Keep Right Ratios

The ratio of nutrients in your meals is critical to ensuring that you get all the nutrition you can from your meals. It’s typically recommended that if you’re wanting to lose weight maintaining a ratio of 40% protein, 40% carbs and 20% fats (healthy fats, no Big Macs!) is ideal. This is by no means a concrete ratio and you may find that you need to make some minor tweaks here and there based on the feedback that your body gives you.

3. Everything Counts

Remember that everything counts! Milk in your coffee, the glass of wine with dinner, the small snack at work…it all counts. This is not a starvation thing, but it is important that as you start to eat more frequently to increase your metabolism that you keep track of all the little things that add up and might keep you from losing weight.

4. Eat Every Few Hours

This step conveniently goes hand-in-hand with eating 5 meals a day in that eating about every 3-4 hours will also help in keeping your metabolism up! The human body will actually start to slow its metabolic rate if there is no food in it for more than a few hours. This happens because the body perceives a period of “famine” is occurring and triggers the brain to slow down the body’s metabolism to preserve fat and energy stores. This is also why starvation diets won’t work long-term!

5. Stay Hydrated

Tip #5 on how to eat to lose weight is as simple as that. Drinking water and staying hydrated is critical to losing weight, especially when you’re changing your eating habits to help you lose weight. Dehydration is actually the primary cause for hunger pangs so the next time you start feeling the munchies come on, don’t automatically reach for the nearest food. Try drinking a glass of water and see how you feel after about 20 minutes. Additionally, it’s not excessive to drink 8-10 glasses of water especially if you’re going through an intense workout program like Insanity or P90X.

So there you have it, 5 easy tips on how to eat to lose weight. Hopefully you got some value out of this and will help you on your weight loss journey. IF you did get something out of this then pass it on to your friends and family, especially those that are ready to get their health on track or improve their fitness and need a place for tips, motivation and support.

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Foods That Boost Metabolism

Foods that Boost Metabolism – Metabolism can be a real trickster for a lot of people and as you age it starts to gradually slow down over the years, especially for anyone with a more stationary lifestyle. And that sucks…because a slower metabolism means; your body is more likely to store extra calories as fat, you can’t eat as much as you used to, and your energy levels will suffer.

The solution seems simple; just kick your metabolism back up…but how? With so many companies promising their product will “boost your metabolism overnight” it’s hard to know who to trust so here are seven metabolism boosting foods that will help you jump-start your metabolism naturally! (That means no nasty side effects or using chemicals that will cause your metabolism to crash after you stop using them).

7 Foods That Boost Metabolism

1. Chili Peppers & Spicy Foods

If you like to be adventurous with your diet then this will be one of your favorite metabolism boosting foods. Not only are peppers and spicy-based foods delicious they’re also good for you! Chili peppers contain a compound called capsaicin which is what gives peppers their natural spicy taste. Capsaicin and their less spicy relative, capsinoids, act as a thermogenic meaning it will help you literally burn off calories. As those compounds begin to metabolize in your body it starts to put off energy in the form of heat so you know that “heat” you feel when you eat something spicy? That’s the thermogenic properties of capsaicin and capsinoids at work!

Pretty much any pepper will work as a metabolism boosting food so pick your peppers based on whatever your preferences are. If you like lower & slower burns jalapeños might just be for you or if you normally avoid spicy items then give the sweet tasting bell pepper a try. Should you be feeling particularly brave you could attempt to brave the infamous Ghost Pepper but don’t say I didn’t warn you. That one burns deep…

2. Yogurt

Trying a few too many of those spicy peppers might have been a little bit much for your tongue and you’re in luck! The next item on our list of metabolism boosting foods is yogurt & other probiotics! (Dairy helps counteract the thermogenic response in capsaicin so keep some milk or chocolate handy if you’re spicy sensitive.)

Probiotics are remarkable little strains of healthy bacteria that help your body digest and process food more efficiently. Even though the idea of intentionally putting bacteria into your body sounds disgusting, anything that helps your body naturally digest food better is a good thing because the nutrients in your food are getting into your system more effectively. Not to mention, you’ve likely consumed probiotics at some time in your life and you didn’t even know because they’re natural! Probiotics are typically found in things like; kombucha, tempeh, Shakeology, and of course yogurt!

3. Grapefruit

The third item on this metabolism boosting foods list is, personally, a tough one to swallow. That being said I know tons of people that adore grapefruit and it’s citric & somewhat bitter taste! More importantly, though, grapefruits have a large body of evidence that show grapefruits can boost weight loss.

Eating a little grapefruit or drinking some grapefruit juice before a meal can really help boost the metabolism and encourage weight loss, especially as part of a calorie restrictive diet. However, unless you know you’re overeating, a calorie restrictive diet should not be used if you’re going through an intense fitness program like Insanity, P90X, or Les Mills Combat – instead you should make sure you follow your specific calorie and nutrition needs which you can find here: Calorie Calculator. Additionally, grapefruit is also a great source of vitamin C, vitamin A, and a host of other antioxidants!

4. Caffeine

SODAS DO NOT COUNT! Ok, just thought I would make sure you know before I delve into this metabolism boosting food : – ) While caffeine isn’t technically a food (it’s really classified as a chemical) it’s still a natural and healthy metabolism booster!

Similar to capsaicin, caffeine is proven to have thermogenic properties to help you burn calories and slim down. Be careful though, after amphetamines were outlawed in the creation of diet pills many manufacturers switched to using concentrated doses of caffeine to help their consumers lose weight without any concern for their clients’ health. So don’t overdo it with the caffeine!

 

5. Raspberries

To be 100% honest, the science on this one is fairly new but the evidence from recent studies is pretty convincing. If you’re a Dr. Oz fan then you may know that raspberries contain an organic compound called “ketones” and have been shown to help burn fat – most notably liver fat, which can be difficult to shed.
Not only do raspberries provide you with a great tasting tool in your arsenal of metabolism boosting foods, they also give you excellent nutrition. Besides ketones, raspberries are an amazing natural source of vitamin C and fiber. Try adding a handful of raspberries to your next helping of yogurt and your metabolism & body will thank you!

6. Eggs

Eggs and other high-protein breakfast foods are powerful additions to your set of metabolism boosting foods to help you slim down. Protein-dense foods for breakfast won’t flood your body with glucose first thing in the morning so your energy levels will stay balanced. Protein also takes longer to be broken down in the body so you’ll feel more satisfied for a longer period of time after eating.

And while eggs have gotten a bad rap in recent years, an ever-increasing body of evidence shows that a moderate intake of eggs (roughly 2 a day) has no negative effect on cholesterol. In fact, some studies show that eating eggs might even improve your cholesterol so be sure to stock your fridge with a dozen of these metabolism boosting foods!

7. Water

This is the mother of all metabolism boosting foods. The chosen one. The one metabolism booster to rule them all. The…well you get the idea. While you may not know it, you probably struggle with hydration problems because most Americans just aren’t drinking enough water. It’s unfortunate because water really is one of the best metabolism boosting foods out there.

Drinking water promotes satiety – creating a feeling of being full. So drinking some water before a meal means you’re prone to eat less (according to one study, 75-90 calories less!). How much water should you drink? It’s typically recommended that you drink half your body weight in ounces per day so, for example, if you weighed 150 lbs. take 150 ÷ 2 = 75 ounces of water per day, every day. Pretty easy stuff!
Now that you’re armed to the teeth with these metabolism boosting foods it’s important to be consistent with them. Keep them a part of your daily nutrition and you’ll see a boost in your metabolism before you know it. And if you’re ready to really kick your metabolism into gear then be sure to sign up to get your free workout video at the top right of the page to get a tighter body today!

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