Metabolism 101
What is Metabolism?
Metabolism is the chemical reactions in the body's cells that change food into energy.
It truly is the backbone to all bodily functions! For example: digesting foods, thyroid hormones/sex hormones (estrogen/progesterone), growing hair and nails, a strong immune system, etc.
Signs your metabolism is NOT optimal:
Cold hands and feet/Low body temperature <97.5
Low pulse
Brittle hair nails
Lack of libido
Afternoon crashes
Not a morning person
Irritable or sensitive to stress
Infertility
PMS symptoms
Insomnia
Excessive thirst/urination
Irregular bowel movements
Signs your metabolism IS optimal:
Body warm
Pulse 75-85bpm
Hair strong
Nails strong
Content and calm
Strong Libido
Easily able to wake up in the morning
Regular Bowel movements
Sleeping through the night
Lack of disease
Able to keep a healthy weight
No menopausal issues or pms
Many people believe that being skinny equals a good metabolism and this could not be farther from the truth.
Our thyroid is the main control of our metabolic rate or how many calories our body burns to function on a daily basis. One thing we need to note is when we put a lot of stress on our body our thyroid likes to slow down our metabolism to conserve energy especially when we are not nourishing it adequately. We start to see our pulse slow down, our body temperature drop, or digestion slows down, etc.
Many people are not optimizing their metabolism because they are:
Chronically dieting
Eating the wrong types of foods
Lacking sleep, hydration, and sunlight
Living in a state of chronic stress from not prioritizing their health.
Focus on these things instead:
