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You wan t to m ake sur e you con sum e a h ealthy f at at each
m eal, especially th ose essen tial om ega 3 f atty acids foun d
in f ish like f r esh water salm on , m acker el, sar din es, an d
tun a. Add f ish to your m eals two to th r ee tim es week for
optim al in take.
4. H em p seed s:T h is tr iple th r eat food is f illed w ith n ot
just on e but th r ee essen tial n utr ien ts. It h as a h igh dose of
f iber, protein , an d f at. Pr otein is im per ative for a well
f un ction in g m etabolism . W h ile you can get th is f r om lean
or gan ic m eats an d som e gr ass fed beef , you wan t to
in cor por ate a lar ge am oun t of plan t protein s in to your
diet. T h is super food is a gr eat addition to your diet to aid
in your digestion .N ot to m en ti on th r ee tabl esp oon s of
th ese ti n y gem s w i l l gi ve y ou 30 gr am s of p r otei n !T h at is
a lot for such a sm all por tion . So add th em to your salad,
spr in kle th em in your soup, an d bake th em in to your
f avor ite dish to pum p up your m etabolism .
5. Fer m en ted f ood s h ave a ton of ben ef its for your gut.
T h e h ealth ier your gut is th e better your digestion . So
addin g th ese foods to your diet w ill in ef fect speed up
your m etabolism . Eatin g fer m en ted foods w ill give you
th e sam e ef fect of probiotics which h elp im prove gut
h ealth . T h ese foods in clude sauer kr aut, n o sugar added
kom buch a, pickles, m iso, tem peh (fer m en ted soy),
kim ch i, n atto, an d a fer m en ted pastur e r aised gr ass fed
dr in kable yogur t kn ow n as kef ir. Be sur e to get good
quality products. Avoid any preser vatives or ch em ical
additives. Tr y kim ch i on your tacos, sauer kr aut as your
veggie or a kef ir sm ooth ie for your br eakf ast m eal.