As a registered dietitian that specializes in fat loss and body recomposition, I often hear "My metabolism is broken!" or "My metabolism sucks!" In this episode, women's health dietitian Carolyn Krueskamp and I dissect what metabolism is plus factors that negatively and positively impact metabolism.

In this episode:

[2:06] What is metabolism?

[3:45] Resting metabolic rate explained

[7:47] Thermic effect of food

[9:40] Physial activity expenditure

[11:44] Why just working out 3x per week might not be enough

[14:47] Minimum calories recommended

[18:09] Metabolism boosting foods

[20:00] Does eating more frequently boost metabolism?

[22:55] Things that negatively impact metabolism

[27:15] Impact of weight loss on metabolism

[30:56] Things that positively impact metaboilsm

[36:39] 2 key factors to boosting metabolism

[38:01] Summary

Guest: Carolyn Krueskamp, MS, RD, CD, CPT

Host: Danielle Rancourt, MS, RD, CSSD, LD

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