Rachelle Wood, RHN is a graduate of CSNN Halifax 2002. In January 2005 Rachelle started her own company: Rachelle Wood Nutrition, specializing in weight management. She has 2 office locations and has helped PEI lose almost 50,000 pounds! She is the author of the Rachelle Wood Nutrition Holistic Weight Loss program and the Positively Charged Holistic Detoxification program. Rachelle also teaches at CSNN Moncton and sits on the CSNN Alumni Board of Directors as Maritime Representative. In 2009 Rachelle won the PEI Business Women's Associations Emerging Business of the Year award.Check out her company website, rachellewood.ca and nutrition blog.rachellewood.ca Would you like to have more energy and lose extra pounds? Are you sick and tried of buying bigger clothes or following low calorie starvation diets? One simple way to increase your weight loss results and energy levels is to understand the relationship between healthy food and a healthy metabolism. Most Holistic Nutritionists would agree a low fat, high fiber diet full of whole foods and leaner protein, is favored to increase your metabolism and lose extra weight.
Your metabolism is the process used by your body to burn calories for energy. It burns calories from stored and ingested fats and carbohydrates. Your metabolism is responsible for increasing body temperature, energy levels and may help regulate hormonal fluctuations. It is crucial to eat healthy portion controlled foods if you want to rev up this fat burning machine.
Fruits and vegetables nourish the metabolism, as well as lean protein sources like chicken or chickpeas.
Drinking plenty of good quality water will increase weight loss. To increase your water consumption eat soup often and drink non caffeinated herbal teas.
Exercise also increasing metabolism, in a big way. Regular physical activity increases overall calories burned the day you exercised. After exercise, your metabolism continues to burn fat at a higher rate for several hours. That’s why it is best to exercise first thing in the morning.
In my nutritional consulting practice, Positive Change Nutrition,
www.rachellewood.ca, my clients often ask, “Should I be taking a metabolism booster?”First of all, before you begin supplementation it is always best to talk to your health care professional. After reviewing your medication they will make the best choice for you. A good vitamin to increase energy levels is a Vitamin B Complex. This vitamin is especially important for woman and people who are under considerable amounts of stress.
Portion control and consistent healthy eating is the key to permanent weight control. Aim to eat food every 3-4 hours to keep your metabolism burning food all day long. Skipping meals, especially breakfast decreases your metabolism and makes your body store calories as fat. Your metabolism works best with consistency, so the more consistent the times of day you eat the better your weight loss results tend to be!