8 Evidence-Backed Ways to Support Your Metabolism

That don't involve training more + eating less

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8 Evidence-Backed Ways to Support Your Metabolism

Your metabolism is not just about how quickly you burn calories. It's an adaptive system that responds constantly to sleep, stress, food intake, muscle mass, hormones, movement and recovery. And for many women - particularly in their 30s, 40s and beyond - the body has shifted into conservation mode after years of stress, under-fuelling and overstimulation.

Metabolic health, properly defined, is how we create and process energy. Medically, we look for the absence of risk factors associated with Metabolic Syndrome: blood sugar control, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, blood pressure and waist-to-hip ratio. But the holistic picture goes further. We don't just want an absence of illness; we want to feel and function well, which means looking at gut health, nutrition, stress management, exercise and blood sugar regulation as the foundations of a healthy metabolism.

Here are 8 proven ways to support your metabolism at any age.