What is Metabolism?
You probably know that metabolism burns calories, but did you know that your metabolism is your body’s process of converting what you eat into fuel for everything you do? This fuel is for everything from breathing, movement, digesting food, circulating blood, repairing damaged cells and providing your brain with the energy it needs to function properly.
Metabolism also refers to your metabolic rate, AKA how efficiently your body burns calories, and it plays a key role in weight loss and maintenance. While a variety of genetic and environmental factors affect your metabolic rate, there are lifestyle practices and science-backed therapies that can help boost your metabolism and support your overall health and wellness.
First Step: Healthy Lifestyle Practices
The first step to boosting metabolism is adopting a healthy foundation of daily practices.
Are you including all of these steps in your wellness regimen?
- A nutritious diet with whole foods, various fruits and vegetables and quality protein. Protein has been found to produce the greatest thermic effect on food which helps increase metabolism after eating
- Exercise that includes weight lifting
- Drinking coffee or green or black tea may help to break down fats and increase metabolism2
- Prioritize quality sleep—neglecting to do so may increase your risk of obesity
While these lifestyle habits are simple, they are the critical first steps for jumpstarting your metabolism.
Second Step: Science-Backed Therapies
After integrating these tips into your wellness routine, you can try these science-backed therapies below to help increase your metabolism and overall health and wellness.
IV Drips & Intramuscular (IM) Shots
IV Drips and IM Shots deliver key nutrients and vitamins directly into your system. IV Drip Therapy delivers 100% bioavailability into your bloodstream in 60-90 minutes, while IM Shots deliver nutrients into the muscle tissue with 70-90% bioavailability in approximately 5 minutes. Here are several nutrients that may play a role in boosting metabolism:
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 is essential for various functions throughout the body, including brain and nervous system function, energy utilization from fats and carbs, skin health, increased oxygen uptake, healthy adrenal function and even emotional and mental energy. Studies have also found that B12 plays a critical role in various metabolic processes and that low Vitamin B12 may contribute to metabolic syndromes and obesity.3
Amino Blend
Our Amino Blend includes Arginine, Citrulline, Lysine and Proline. Collectively, they have the potential to improve skin, joint and tissue health, boost carnitine creation—the process of converting fatty acids into energy while lowering cholesterol levels, improve blood flow and immunity and help with artery and blood vessel health. Amino acids have also been shown to provide “potential therapeutic intervention on the body composition, metabolic syndrome parameters and appetite regulation of obese patients.”4
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)
NAD+ is found in every cell in your body and it’s responsible for energy production, DNA repair, strengthening immunity and athletic performance, preventing the signs of aging at the cellular level and reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases. NAD+ may also help regulate hunger hormones, increase the amount of calories your body burns and improve sleep quality, which can provide the energy needed for exercise and staying fit and active.
Cryotherapy
Cryotherapy involves safely exposing the entire body to sub-zero temperatures inside a specialized chamber for up to three minutes. This exposure triggers a metabolic response that causes the body to redirect blood away from the extremities and more toward your core, forcing your body to work harder to maintain that core temperature. This increase in metabolic activity may also help to improve the amount of calories and fat your body burns, while also increasing the production of adiponectin. This protein helps to protect against insulin resistance and improve metabolic health.
Whole Body Cryotherapy has also been scientifically proven to help reduce abdominal obesity and serve as an effective treatment of metabolic syndrome.5
Red Light Therapy
Red Light Therapy involves exposing the skin to low levels of red or near-infrared light, Red Light Therapy uses low levels of red or near-infrared light to stimulate the mitochondria and increase the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is responsible for cellular function, health and repair. Red Light Therapy has also been found to support muscle and nerve regeneration and decrease inflammation and pain.
In addition, several studies have found Red Light Therapy to help reduce body fat, improve insulin resistance, aid in weight loss and increase muscle mass gained after training, which may all help to increase the body’s metabolic rate.6
Jumpstart Your Metabolism at Restore
By implementing healthy lifestyle practices and proven therapies like IM Shots, Cryotherapy and Red Light Therapy into your wellness routine, you can help give your metabolism the boost it needs to keep your body thriving—both inside and out.
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