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Boosting Your Metabolism 101

A few useful facts about how your metabolism works:

• Your metabolism is basically the system of process that convert calories & fat into fuel and controls how efficiently your body uses that fuel.
• Your metabolism is made of two processes, anabolism in which your body creates new cells and catabolism in which your body turns fats, carbs and protein into energy that heats and powers your body.
• Metabolism is determined mostly by the calories you demand of your body and the calories you give your body although genetics does play a role as well. While you can’t change your genetics there are other more important factors you can change.

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ps- I did the majority of my research through WebMD, there’s plenty more to know about metabolism, how it works and what studies have been done so if you’d like to know more specifics they’re a great place to start! :)

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Fitness with Friends!

One of the most rewarding things about my journey to get healthy has been the ways the people around me have changed too. Once my family and friends saw how successful I was, even early on, they wanted to join in. These are the ways I got my family and friends involved with my own healthy lifestyle, hopefully they can help some of you build support systems and inspire the people you care about too! :)

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Shopping in Season: Late Summer Edition!

Healthy food can be budget friendly as long as you plan it right. Buying in season is an easy way to lower your grocery bill for fresh produce and make your food taste even better! Try to go to farmers markets where you can get the absolute freshest items and the lowest prices. You can even ask the farmers what they’d recommend, what crops are doing best in your area right now and plan your meals around that!

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The Essential Guide to Snacking: 20 healthy snack ideas!

One thing that’s always made staying healthy easier for me is knowing ahead of time what items are good and keeping them on hand. By always having some of these healthy/ lighter snacks around I know that no matter what craving I have there’s an easy way to satisfy it. These are my top 4 snack cravings and my go-to foods for each! :)

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