Your Metabolic Support Toolkit

Supporting your body’s natural energy doesn’t have to be complicated. It starts with simple, consistent daily foundations that help you feel balanced, nourished, and energised. ⁠
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In this post, we’ve created your Metabolic Support Toolkit, sharing our top lifestyle habits for long-term metabolic support, from protein-rich meals and daily movement to quality hydration and rest.

Move daily

Exercise has been found to increase your daily energy expenditure (resting metabolic rate), which helps your body burn more calories and maintain a healthy metabolism.

The loss of muscle mass that occurs with ageing can be associated with reduced muscle strength, loss of functional capacity and slowed metabolism.

Exercise, including resistance training, is a suggested choice to help maintain lean muscle mass and support long-term metabolic health.

Prioritise restorative sleep

Good-quality sleep is essential for the body and mind to revive, repair and recharge. Experts say that if you want to boost metabolism and support overall metabolic health, you need to get enough sleep.

Quality sleep can help support hormonal balance, energy levels and recovery. Aim for a regular sleep rhythm where possible and 7-8 hours of sleep per night.

To help you wind down before bedtime, try enjoying a soothing herbal tea, chai latte or nourishing hot chocolate.

Stay in tune with your nervous system

When you're calm and balanced, your body can focus on everyday functions like digestion, nutrient absorption and steady energy production, supporting a healthy metabolism.

When you're constantly stressed or in "fight or flight" mode, your body shifts its priority to survival. Over time, this can affect sleep, appetite, energy levels and how efficiently your body uses nutrients - all of which influence metabolic health.

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Prioritise balanced meals

A primarily wholefood diet, rich in quality proteins, healthy fats, low Gl carbohydrates and fibre-rich fruits + vegetables is key to supporting long-term metabolic health and providing your body with essential nutrients to function optimally.

Keep your intake of refined carbohydrates, processed foods, sugars and alcohol to a minimum.

Be mindful of your protein intake

If you want to support a healthy metabolism, think protein. Your body uses more calories to digest proteins than it does when digesting carbohydrates, boosting thermogenesis. Protein also supports lean muscle maintenance, satiety and daily energy.

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