• Health,  Nutrition,  Weight Management

    3 Kitchen staples that help boost metabolism

    Cayenne pepper, garlic, and cinnamon are the “heroes” that can actually help reduce and maintain weight, by boosting one’s metabolism. Cayenne Pepper Spicy foods have a natural chemical that cause your body to burn more energy. By making the temperature rise with the heat, the body burns more calories while it works to cool down.  However, keep in mind that as the body becomes accustomed to the heat, even more heat will be required to produce this cool-down effect. Add cayenne to soups or stews in small amounts, to start.  Just a pinch of cayenne pepper has been shown to increase one’s metabolism by up to 25% for three hours…