What naturally increases the metabolism.

Summary:
                To know/understand what naturally increases your metabolism, you have to understand the metabolism.  The metabolism is made up of a series of biochemical reactions that take place within a cell and keeps the cell operating. The Chemical reactions are what keep the cell at a liveable state. If your metabolism is not working at a fast pace then the food you consume will not have the chance to be burned off  and fat will take its place. The metabolism also regulates your hormones, if your metabolism is not functioning well it can possibly affect your hormones so that they would be out of control making the cell an unliveable state. There are certain lifestyle choices that you could do to speed up your metabolic rate. First, if you excercise, the energy that you have consumed will have a chance to burn off some fat and or sugar. Second, eating foods that support a healthy metabolism.  Some examples would be: fruit, vegtables, organic foods, etc. Your body will be able to use the engery to digest and absorb the nutrients that was just consumed. Genetics also plays a part in your metabolism and your metbolic rate. If you pay close attention to how many calories you consume and how many calories you burn off your metabolism will continue to be fast or your metabolic rate will increase! The metabolic rate is how fast or the rate that your metabolism is working at.


Relevance to curriculum:
                   This article by Meghan Lyons is relevant to the curriculum because it referrs to the Cells Unit that we have discussed in class. The metabolism is a key reaction that is needed for an organism to be considered alive. The reactions that occur in the metabolism make the metabolism a liveable state. If organisms did not have a metabolism then our bodies would not function as efficiently. A metabolism enables the body to regulate itself by creating an overall healthy organism.

URL link to article:

http://www.naturemade.com/resource-center/articles-and-videos/general-health-and-well-being/increasing-metabolism