Fanning the Metabolic Flames: 7 Strategies for Lifelong Energy and a Superfood Secret Revealed

Ready to ignite the metabolic furnace within you and sustain that blaze as the years roll on? Let me guide you through a fascinating exploration of our body's energy powerhouse, providing you with seven surefire strategies to stoke your metabolism without resorting to fads or extremes. We'll delve into the importance of the dinner time cut-off for hormonal harmony and the surprising impact of hydration on keeping our metabolic engines finely tuned. This isn't just another health spiel; it's a treasure map to harnessing your body's natural vigor with habits that effortlessly meld into your routine for an invigorated, energized you.

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Dave Sherwin: 0:12

Welcome to the DiRobi Health Show. Today we're talking about metabolism M-E-T-A-B-O-L-I-S-M. The dictionary tells us that metabolism means it's the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms. We talk about metabolism being fast or slow Not really a scientific way of talking about it, but it's, anecdotally, something that we feel, but an actual fact. Metabolism is really just how well our body processes energy. When we take in food, our body converts it into energy or fat. As we get older, it sure feels like. When we eat, stuff just goes straight to our problem areas. And the older we get, of course, the more the chemical processes in our body struggle because they're just not firing the way that they did when we were teenagers and in our 20s. However, modern nutritional science and physical fitness science tells us that there are certain things that we have done that directly hurt our metabolism that we can undo, and I've got seven of them here today and I'm pretty excited about these because there's nothing that's very difficult. I have really appreciated my nutritional certification from Precision Nutrition, the number one certification organization in the world for nutritional certification of nutritional coaches, and one of the things I loved when I took it which I did it first as a client through a gym that I was a member of and I was so impressed with the one year training that I did on nutrition and how it changed my life that I wanted to become a coach, and one of the reasons why is because everything was real world, everything was based in science, there was nothing that was flamboyant, everything was doable. They would kind of talk about how some kind of extreme health people want you to have like an organic hippie garden and feel like everything has to be 100% pure before you put it in your mouth or you could never have any caffeine or any sugar or anything like that. And the fact is, of course, there are many things in our society we should avoid, and of course, too much sugar and too much caffeine is bad for us. However, we live in a modern society where it's kind of difficult enough to navigate health without being extreme or having zero tolerance or black and white thinking, and in that effort, I'm trying to make these seven things that are doable and very, very effective without going to extreme measures. So I hope you enjoy these. Our metabolism is something that we have to pay better attention to, more attention to and do a better job of as we age, and these are some of the best ones that I know of.

Dave Sherwin: 2:59

Number one stop eating after dinner. Now, this one might be surprising. If you've listened to the show for very long, you know that I always recommend stopping eating after dinner. However, you might be wondering wait a minute, we're talking about metabolism here. If we ate some food after dinner, wouldn't that give some food to our metabolism? Well, the answer is not really. As a matter of fact, it would be giving energy to our metabolism. At a time that our metabolism is trying to wind down, it's doing the opposite of what we ought to be doing, which is a hormone reset before we go to sleep. Hormone reset Meaning after we stop eating.

Dave Sherwin: 3:37

Our digestive system, which is the second most energy sucking element of our body. Our brain takes 25% of all the energy that comes in our body. Digesting food takes the next largest amount. I don't have the stat off the top of my head, but for those of you geeks, you could just Google that and find it very quickly. And then the basic energy that we need to move and function in the world comes next, and that's sometimes a surprise to people, because we might think that walking around and taking our body from one place to another all day would take quite a bit of energy. However, it's running the brain and then digestion, and the fact is, when we eat after dinner, we are making our digestive system suck up a lot of energy and it takes away from the systems in our body that should be doing hormone resets raising the melatonin before we go to bed and then, as we go to bed, raising our HGH, our testosterone and our estrogen, and then we wake up in the morning with balanced hormones ready to go to work. However, if there's still food being digested in our stomach when we lie in bed, all of that is disrupted. So, number one help your metabolism by stopping eating after dinner, and this will also ensure that you're not taking in energy at a time that you shouldn't be. It might be difficult to do, for it took me about 60 days, but it's well worth the effort and once you get it dialed in. Also, you don't have to be perfect in this. One study found that people who are using intermittent fasting for weight loss could eat after dinner or break their intermittent fast in one way or another two times a week and not affect their weight loss and their overall metabolism. I have found that generally to be true as well. If I don't eat after dinner six days out of the week and go to a party and just kind of enjoy the party and eat some treats and enjoy my time with everyone else, including the beverages and food, it doesn't seem to derail my health program. So it's not an all or nothing thing but strive for at least five days a week.

Dave Sherwin: 5:40

Next, stay hydrated Again. Simplicity itself. We all know we should be staying hydrated. However, most people don't. I can't tell you how many times I do these free sessions which I do for Deroby customers where I'll spend 20 minutes to half an hour just helping them make any course corrections or listening to challenges they may have. And I always ask them are you drinking enough water? And they say well, I know I should and I'm probably not. I hear that over and over and over. And so work on that before you spend any money or buy any fancy shakes or powders or programs, make sure you're drinking enough water, because this solves a lot of problems.

Dave Sherwin: 6:17

Our body is made up of water. We need water. If you get sick of drinking so much water all the time, you can add something like our healthy focus up, energy drink or neuro. Boost our X2O product. You can add Mimi's Miracle Minerals to your water. Cell Fuel these are some of the products we have that can enhance your water and make it better, more interesting. Add some flavor, make it more powerful in the case of Cell Fuel and X2O. So, yeah, you can add some things, even edible essential oils with a citrus flavor of grapefruit, lemon, lime, orange. Just a few drops in a bottle makes water much more interesting and enjoyable. So stay hydrated. Drink half your body weight in ounces every single day. That means, if you weigh 150 pounds, drink 75 ounces of water. Weigh 200 pounds, drink 100 ounces of water. It doesn't include what you drink during exercise, when you're exercising. Don't count that water towards your daily total.

Dave Sherwin: 7:17

Next, prioritize proteins. We live in a carb addicted society and protein rich foods have been proven to increase your metabolic metabolic rate by 15 to 30%. Yet instead of prioritizing protein, most people just eat a lot of low quality carbs all day long. Now we probably need more protein than governments tell us to. We all have governments that have our best interests at heart and they try to tell us how much we should be eating. They do their food pyramids and whatever they do. However, generally speaking, I would say that the hubramans of the world, the scientists, the PhD experts in the field who do this type of work, who actually train people and have Olympic level athletes, et cetera always recommend more protein than is typically recommended by the governments of the United States. Canada, england, germany, you name it. How much do we need? Probably a gram of protein per pound of body weight per day. If you can't get that much, at least half a gram of protein per pound of body weight per day, and chances are you're not getting that much. Just track it for a few days and you'll see. Make sure and include lean sources of protein like fish, chicken, tofu, beans, eggs and eggs in your diet.

Dave Sherwin: 8:42

Next, sleep Again. Simplicity itself, but it's going to be really hard to positively improve your metabolism if you're not sleeping. How much? Well, it ranges from seven to nine hours, and over time you can kind of get to know for you what works the very best.

Dave Sherwin: 9:02

And one of the things that I think is critical that we often overlook is trying to go to bed at about the same time every single night of the week, as often as humanly possible, and for me, who was a struggling insomniac for years. I mean, it was really a problem in my life. It affected my day-to-day performance. It was just miserable nights where I lay tossing and turning and could not sleep. I know what that's like. If you're experiencing it, I relate. But one of the keys for me was setting a bedtime that I stuck to. For me, it's around 10 o'clock. If I get to bed between about 9.45 and 10.15, man, I sleep really well. I feel like a million bucks. I wake up at 5.30 or 6 in the morning, feeling terrific and I'm so glad I've put the insomnia behind me. If you're struggling with sleep issues and it's well worth hiring a sleep coach it's not very expensive. Try coachme For one. You'll find inexpensive coaches who are highly qualified who could help you to sleep if you're having problems with it.

Dave Sherwin: 10:02

Number 5, move more, sit less. Is smoking? Is sitting the new smoking? I don't know. But why do they say that? Well, because it does shorten your life, just like smoking does. And one of the things that's come across my radar recently is an actual measurement that I've never really heard before. It comes from Kelly Storet's book, and this is so bad. But I read his book, his wife wrote it with him as well, and I can't remember her name. I heard of him first and his name is stuck in my head, but if you look up the book Built to Move by Kelly Storet and his wife, whose name I should know, they talk about not sitting more than 6 hours a day, keeping track of your sitting hours, setting a timer for 30 minutes and then, if you've been sitting for 30 minutes, stand up and just walk around for a few minutes or just stretch out and then sit back down. But try not to sit more than 6 hours a day and, of course, exercise daily, even if it's light. Movement is absolutely key to metabolism. If you're not moving enough, you probably know it, and just find a way to motivate yourself. Get a workout partner, do whatever you have to do to move more and sit less.

Dave Sherwin: 11:14

Number 6, incorporate veggies and superfood powders. I am a huge fan of veggies and I'm a huge fan of superfood powders Veggies I try to get them with every single meal, including breakfast, but what I found is these modern superfood powders that have come along in the last 5 to 10 years just in some ways are better than vegetables. Now, I know the purists are going to just, you know, kill me for this, or maybe they won't kill me. What's the right word? Get mad, do a Twitter storm? I don't know. They're just going to strongly disagree.

Dave Sherwin: 11:49

However, if you look at the ingredients of our greens and red superfood, there is no vegetable that can compete, because it's got 50 different things, including multiple mushrooms. It's got adaptogens, it's got spirulina, wheatgrass I mean 50 items, right. So, although I understand the whole food veggie, the carrot, the broccoli, the kale is something that I need in my diet every single day. When you add on top a superfood powder, you're getting stuff that you just can't get, even if you're growing all your own food, because you can't grow 50. You can't grow stuff from all around the world, right? So eat your 5 to 9 servings of whole food veggies and supplement with a superfood. It will make your digestion better. It'll make sure you get enough fiber. It's a fantastic combo and will directly improve your metabolism. Remember, your metabolism is how well the chemical processes in your body work, and there's nothing like the phytochemicals and nutrients and veggies and veggie powders to give all of those systems what they need to operate correctly.

Dave Sherwin: 13:04

And number seven is manage stress. Chronic stress directly impacts your metabolism in a negative way. It can lead to weight gain. It can lead to anxiety, depression and even mineral depletion. People who fire on too much cortisol on a daily basis tend to be mineral deficient. So practices like yoga, meditation and deep breathing can help you lower stress levels and maintain a healthy metabolism. So we need less less cortisol, more Zen. Even brief moments of meditation or breathing exercises Can literally slow down metabolism while we are doing them and help us physically and mentally reset. So there you go seven ways to boost your metabolism in Very simple, very easy to understand ways.

Dave Sherwin: 14:02

I've done a blog post about this that I'll be posting on our blog at blog dot dirobi calm, and so you can get all the. There's actually a bunch of science there. We've got to actually a link to an article called how to stop snacking after dinner. That's a problem that you deal with, as well as the basis and science behind everything that I just talked about. And and, by the way, I tend to embed all of my blog post at blog dot diroba calm and create content around it, including graphics, etc. So if you prefer to sometimes read the content and set a listing for 15 minutes, which is roughly what my episodes are Recently then you can just go to blog dot dirobi calm. There's a lot of really terrific articles there. We spent a lot of time during the research and putting these things together, and so make sure and check those out. Meantime, make sure and use the code podcast to save 10% on anything at dirobi calm.

Dave Sherwin: 14:54

If you've never tried the greens and red superfood, I gotta tell you I've tried all the powders. I'm in the industry. I have people sell sending me them on a regular basis. I get free ones, and it took me five years before I committed to one that I thought was the absolute cream of the crop, best of the best, and it is greens and red superfood. And so check that out at dirobi calm and used use the code podcast 10 to save 10% Until next time. This is Dave Sherwin, wishing you health and success.