Metabolism: Can You Control It?

No two people metabolize food at the same rate therefore no two people have the same metabolism.  We all use our calories at different rates, with different results.  Our metabolism, like our fingerprints, is unique to each of us.  But the need to understand and accommodate this metabolism is an issue that we all face.

The dictionary defines metabolism as the sum of all biochemical processes involved in life, or the sustaining of life.  Concerning our health, metabolism is related to the intake and use of food. More specifically, it refers to your ability to utilize our food to the fullest extent.

Right now, the greatest results in raising our metabolism come from exercise and building your muscle mass, while reducing your body fat.  Adding more muscle to the body causes us to burn more calories, and this helps to elevate your metabolic rate.

Some people have really high rates of metabolism.  In other words, when they consume food, their bodies burn it up almost as fast as then consume it.  Then there are those of use who use our food intake so slowly as to not even notice that we’re burning calories.  The people who burn quickly are often slim and trim; the people who burn more slowly are the people with a tendency toward obesity.

The best way to control your metabolic process is through proper nutrition, daily exercise, eating the foods known to have an effect on your metabolic rate, and plenty of rest.

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