To keep your body working at its optimal level, you need to supply it with high quality fuel on a regular basis. This is the premise behind LIVE’s nutrition plan. There are actually two factors that affect how well your body works: metabolism and nutrition. In simple terms, metabolism is the process of taking the food you eat and converting it into energy. If you provide your body with a reasonably continuous supply of food throughout the day, you will maintain your metabolism at a fairly even level. This doesn’t mean that you have to eat all day long, but rather that you top up the fuel that your body needs before the previous … [Read more...]
Never Gain a Pound Learn to Eat Whatever You Want
Do you ever look at thin people with envy? Maybe you have a friend who you sometimes go out for a meal with who seems to be able to eat whatever they like and still stay really slim. So what’s the secret? These people just have a fast metabolism that’s able to cope with the amount of food they eat. But don’t despair. A fast metabolism isn’t something that’s reserved for only a select few. It’s possible for anyone to get the same results. The key to increasing your metabolic rate is to spread your food intake out more evenly throughout the day and increase the amount of exercise you do. Rather than eating the traditional three large … [Read more...]
Why Metabolism is so Important
If you’re trying to lose some weight there are two factors you need to take into account: nutrition and exercise. To diet successfully, just watching the foods you eat won’t bring success on its own. You also need to include some exercise in your daily life. Not surprisingly, this nutrition/exercise interaction also holds true in reverse. Just doing lots of exercise won’t work either if you’re not eating a nutritious diet. To really get the weight off and keep it off, you need to have both an exercise program and a nutritious eating program. This will help to get your metabolism ticking over at its optimal level. So what is metabolism? … [Read more...]
A Solution to Eating Balanced Meals Throughout the Day
Is eating three large meals a day the best way to provide your body with the nutrients it needs? Opinion here is divided, with some medical practitioners recommending that five small, balanced meals, spread evenly throughout the day, is a better option. Some people may question how they can find the time to eat five times a day but when you understand why this is believed to be a better way to consume your nutrients, you might decide that it wouldn’t be such a hassle after all. When we eat, our bodies secrete insulin in response to rises in our blood sugar levels. The job of this insulin is to remove the sugar from our bloodstreams and … [Read more...]
Keys to your metabolism helping you out!
At LIVE, we believe exercise is the most effective method for instantly boosting metabolism. It is this essential combination of exercise and proper diet that naturally leads to maximum metabolic efficiency. Both are absolutely essential for success. That said, we believe that diet should be your No. 1 priority, and here’s why: Both your ability to exercise and your exercise results will naturally accelerate in the presence of proper nutrition. Without proper diet, you won’t be able to effectively access energy stores, nor will you be able replace nutrients lost during exercise. When that happens, metabolism declines. We offer advice to … [Read more...]
Build Lean Muscle Tissue with Meal Replacement Supplement Shakes
There are lots of excuses for skipping meals and not getting in the mid morning and afternoon snack. I don’t have time, I had to play chauffeur to the kids after school, I had to work late so I made yet another trip to the vending machine. Whatever it is that stops you from getting in your 5 meals a day, there is a solution. Meal replacement shakes can help you to get the nutrients you need, speed up your metabolism, keep your blood sugar regulated and still keep up with a busy schedule. While there are a lot of benefits to using meal replacement shakes, you shouldn’t depend on them to completely take the place of healthy whole food … [Read more...]