In addition to food and physical activity, metabolism is also inhibited by three seemingly minor things that we do every day and have a significant impact on the body's functioning. Pay particular attention to these factors, especially in the autumn and winter months when it is especially important for the body to extract as many nutrients as possible from food.

1. Lack of sleep
The human body needs 7 to 9 hours of sleep. Research shows that a lack of sleep is closely related to the body's ability to break down sugar. Less sleep means more sugar in the blood. It's true that the occasional sleepless night may not harm you, but if it happens for 3 nights in a row, it is already very dangerous. Especially if your sugar is elevated despite having enough sleep.

Sugar is not the only problem. If you sleep too little, the body tries to adapt to this pace and executes certain processes faster and more superficially than necessary. In over 30%, this is the reason for the formation of gallstones, stomach stones, kidney stones, which are also common causes of muscle calcification, hormone imbalance can occur, and lack of sleep can also lead to weight gain.

2. Morning dehydration
Morning dehydration is the most dangerous form of dehydration. It is a real shock to the body. During the night, the body slows down metabolic processes, water intake for about 8 hours drops to zero, but water consumption does not. Even though the body is working slower, it needs water.

When you wake up, internal processes activate at full power, so it is very important that in the morning, as soon as you wake up, you drink at least 3 to 5 dl of water. This will give you enough energy for the day, reduce appetite, reduce bloating, and also act as a cleanser. Toxins accumulated from the previous day will be easiest and fastest removed from the body with morning water. Morning water also acts as a diuretic.

If you want to take care of your health, drink water before coffee, because coffee only increases the dehydration of the body!

3. Too much sitting
Many people, after sleeping for 8 hours, sit for the next 8 hours. Lying down and sitting slow down blood circulation, slow down metabolism, disrupt digestion, cause bloating and water retention in joints and various parts of the body, increase acidity... Doctors say that every 45 minutes, you should stand or walk for at least 5 minutes, and it's even better if you do at least 5 squats (slowly, one every 10 seconds). This recommendation is more than half a century old, even school hours are structured around this, but people often do not realize how important five-minute breaks are once they start working. Several studies confirm that blood circulation increases, which means that the brain receives more energy, and metabolism will function more efficiently.