Posts tagged exercise
Is Your Exercise Hurting Your Thyroid?
Is Your Exercise Hurting Your Thyroid?

Most people understand that exercise forces your body to generate more energy, or “burn more calories”.  Yet, here’s the part that most don’t understand… To generate more energy for exercise, you need more “fuel”.  Now, healthy people store lots of “fuel” in their liver and muscles to help them withstand the stress of exercise.

Yet, thyroid sufferers can’t properly store this fuel, which makes you extremely susceptible to the ill effects and stress of exercise.  Learn how to flip this switch and help your thyroid!

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hormones, natural healingMarkyia Nichols, MDthyroid, exerciseComment
5 Ways To Boost Your Metabolism!
5 Ways To Boost Your Metabolism!

There are scientifically validated ways to increase your metabolism.  What exactly is metabolism?  It is a catch-all term for all of the chemical reactions that occur in your body to keep it functioning well.  While everyone associates metabolism with weight loss, it also encompasses your temperature regulation, energy and sex drive.  

Now, your metabolic rate means the amount of calories that you burn, and the higher it is, the more calories you burn and the more energy you have expended. This means you will lose weight if you are burning off those extra energy stores..i.e. fat as well as have lots more vitality. 

So let's talk about 5 ways that you can easy boost your metabolism by incorporating these lifestyle changes.  

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weight loss, hormones, natural healingMarkyia Nichols, MDthyroid, metabolism, exerciseComment