The main cause is chronic inflammation, which is sometimes even silent and/or minor. The patient even has symptoms, but learns to live with them, neglects them or doesn't even consider them.
Difficulty gaining muscle mass and/or losing fat (difficult weight loss) can be signs of chronic inflammation, often of low intensity.
When you chronically eat foods to which you are intolerant or allergic, substances are produced by your intestines to protect you from this aggression, and these end up reducing your sensitivity to insulin and leptin, leading you to put on weight.
Main bad (and therefore pro-inflammatory) foods: processed, transgenic in general, high in gluten, high in sugar, high in trans fat and preservatives, high in industrialized milk and fast food in general.
Sugar is “excessive” not only in sweets, but also in English potatoes, white rice, pasta, bread, cakes and cookies.
Often, the foods that are bad for you are those that are considered healthy for the vast majority of other people.
✅ Maintaining good lifestyle habits on a daily basis and, after regular exercise (about 30 minutes after), using a quality, fast-absorbing protein is still an excellent tip for optimizing metabolism (especially via lean mass gain).
✅ Several studies have indicated fasting, whether intermittent or for longer periods on a regular basis, as a means of weight loss and longevity, but beware: this is only valid when associated with unusual diets (and even associated exercise routines), especially with far fewer carbohydrates and more fat, protein and fiber. And, of course, always plenty of water a day, otherwise every metabolism suffers.
Relaxants, sleeping pills and some antidepressants are just a few examples of drugs that can impair your metabolism.
Never sit for more than 60 minutes at a time in any activity: move several times during the day and increase your time on your feet, walking between appointments.
Improve your muscle mass: the muscles you gain and exercise have to sustain themselves even at rest, which is why you get the benefits for up to 72 hours after strength training!
Take care of the health of your intestines: regular water + fiber, together with a good population of beneficial bacteria, not only protects you and helps you lose weight, but also improves your metabolism through many different mechanisms.
Coffee, green tea, ginger, cinnamon, pepper, hibiscus, omega-3s and other natural thermogenic foods can help boost your metabolism.
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