Anyone have any tricks to speed up your metabolism? Other than smoking I mean. I've

[applegrove]

heard that green tea speeds up your metabolism by 4%. Hot food too.

[kentauros]

1. That's true about green tea.

Exercise is supposed to increase it, though in my experience, I don't seem to keep at it long enough to discover that aspect

[noamnety]

2. Book suggestion:

The Four Hour Body.

Couple easy things I learned from it: put an ice pack on the back of your neck at night to activate "brown fat" to speed up your metabolism. (you can google that for more)

Do 90 seconds of deep squats or kettle bell swings before eating a lot of carbs. It doesn't need to be a half hour workout or anything.

Drink one glass of cold water within a few minutes of waking up.

Eat at least 20 grams of protein within a half hour of waking.

[LadyHawkAZ]

3. Drink plenty of water, exercise

eat plenty of protein-rich foods. Add chili peppers to your diet. Drink some coffee.

If all else fails, see your doctor and get your thyroid checked.

[Art_from_Ark]

4. I've heard people say that the red chili peppers sold in Japan

and Korea can help to speed up metabolism.