The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Mark Sisson and is narrated by Tina Lehman.

Top 14 ways to increase your metabolism.

On a literal level, your metabolic rate describes how much energy you expend to conduct daily physiological functions.

This has many practical ramifications, however, because your metabolic rate also influences how you feel, how many calories you burn,

how many calories you can eat without gaining weight,

your libido, your fertility, your cold tolerance, how much subjective energy you have,

how you recover from injuries and stress, how specific foods affect you, and how you perform in the

gym. In short, it's usually a good thing to have a higher metabolic rate. Here are a few ways to

increase your metabolism in a healthy, productive manner. Number one, optimize your thyroid health.

The thyroid is the primary regulator of metabolic rate. To increase the latter, we must support the

former. Certain nutrients play huge roles in thyroid

function, like iodine to create thyroid hormone, and selenium to convert it to the active form.

Make sure to eat your seaweed and Brazil nuts. Many thyroid conditions are autoimmune in nature,

so focus on avoiding common autoimmune triggers

like wheat and other grains, strengthening your gut barrier, and keeping your gut healthy

with prebiotics and probiotics.

An excessive intake of cruciferous vegetables may have goythorgenic, thyroid-suppressing,

effects.

Don't be afraid of broccoli and kale, but don't eat

several pounds a day. If you're low carb, note that going too low in calories can depress thyroid

function. There's some evidence this may be adaptive and have beneficial effects on longevity

to a point, but you don't want to depress it so much that you're cold all the time, constantly

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