Metabolism Blog

Practical articles on metabolism, nutrition, sleep and daily habits from the NaturalSlim Europe team. New articles every Monday and Thursday.

The 3x1 Diet® and food types

How the 3x1 Diet® sorts foods into Type A and Type E, which foods tend to work against you, and how to build a plate you can keep to without banning anything.

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Foods That Sabotage Your Metabolism: How to Identify Them

Foods That Sabotage Your Metabolism: How to Identify Them

Some foods quietly work against your metabolism. Learn what aggressor foods are, how to identify your own, and the role of the 3x1® Diet.

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What to Eat for Your Metabolism Type: Excited vs Passive

What to Eat for Your Metabolism Type: Excited vs Passive

Excited or passive metabolism? Each one thrives on different foods. Clear food lists for both types, inside the 3x1 Diet framework.

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What Carbohydrates Are: Types, Examples and the 3x1 Diet®

What Carbohydrates Are: Types, Examples and the 3x1 Diet®

What carbohydrates are, the difference between natural and refined, clear examples, and how they fit into the 3x1 Diet® (Type A and Type E foods).

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Eating and drinking every day

Everyday choices at the table: breakfast, hunger, treat meals, fasting, oils, coffee, soft drinks and how much water you really need.

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3 habits to control hunger naturally

3 habits to control hunger naturally

Constant hunger isn't a lack of willpower. Three simple habits to manage it: foods that satisfy, the 3x1 Diet® and good hydration.

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How to Quit Soft Drinks (Without Suffering) and Why Your Metabolism Will Thank You

How to Quit Soft Drinks (Without Suffering) and Why Your Metabolism Will Thank You

What soft drinks really do to your diet, why "diet" versions aren't the fix, and a simple step-by-step method to quit them without suffering.

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Vegetable Juices: An Easy Way to Add More Type A to Your Day

Vegetable Juices: An Easy Way to Add More Type A to Your Day

A simple green-juice idea, why vegetables fit the 3x1® Diet, and what magnesium and potassium really contribute, no spectacular promises.

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Magnesium, vitamins and minerals

What magnesium, potassium, vitamin B12 and other nutrients are, which forms exist and how they fit into your daily diet.

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The most important vitamins and minerals for your energy and metabolism

The most important vitamins and minerals for your energy and metabolism

Which vitamins and minerals your body really needs for energy. The role of the B-complex and vitamin C, without the hype.

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What Type of Magnesium Should You Take? Citrate vs Oxide

What Type of Magnesium Should You Take? Citrate vs Oxide

Magnesium oxide, chloride or citrate: what sets them apart, why the form matters as much as the amount, and why MagicMag® uses citrate.

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Magnesium: Benefits, Types and Why Citrate Absorbs Best

Magnesium: Benefits, Types and Why Citrate Absorbs Best

What magnesium does for your body, the many types that exist, and why magnesium citrate (MagicMag®) is one of the best-absorbed forms.

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Nervous system, stress and sleep

Frank Suárez's view of the excited and the passive nervous system, and simple daily habits for tension, breathing and a good night's rest.

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Deep Breathing: A Simple Calming Habit for Your Day

Deep Breathing: A Simple Calming Habit for Your Day

Deep breathing is a simple, free habit for moments of calm. Learn an easy 4-8-8 technique and how it fits into a balanced daily routine.

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Excited or passive metabolism? Get to know your nervous system

Excited or passive metabolism? Get to know your nervous system

Your nervous system has two sides: excited and passive. Discover which one dominates in you and why it changes the way of eating that suits you.

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How to Calm an Over-Excited Nervous System

How to Calm an Over-Excited Nervous System

Living on high alert? Discover the "excited" metabolism, why your body never brakes, and simple daily habits to help your nervous system settle.

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Digestion, gut and liver

Digestive enzymes, probiotics and prebiotics, sugar and refined carbohydrates, and everyday eating habits around your gut and liver.

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Probiotics and prebiotics: what they are and how to care for your gut flora

Probiotics and prebiotics: what they are and how to care for your gut flora

What probiotics and prebiotics are, how they differ, and how to care for your gut flora through food. Explained calmly, without the hype.

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What digestive enzymes are (and what Helpzymes is)

What digestive enzymes are (and what Helpzymes is)

What digestive enzymes are, how they fit into digestion, and what Helpzymes is. A clear, honest explanation, with no exaggerated promises.

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Candiagnostic Program de NaturalSlim: Immune Support, Good Flora y Candisense

Candiagnostic Program™: qué incluye y cómo encaja en tu alimentación

Qué contiene el Candiagnostic Program™ de NaturalSlim®, cómo se toma durante 28 días y por qué tu alimentación y un consultor marcan la diferencia.

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Metabolism, weight and exercise

Why your metabolism can feel slow, what genes and menopause have to do with it, belly fat, low energy, and where exercise and building muscle fit in.

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Being Thin Doesn't Always Mean a Healthy Metabolism

Being Thin Doesn't Always Mean a Healthy Metabolism

Being thin doesn't guarantee a healthy metabolism. Learn which signals to listen to beyond the scale, and how to care for your metabolism with the NaturalSlim® System.

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Restoring your metabolism to slim down: why it matters and how to start

Restoring your metabolism to slim down: why it matters and how to start

If diets haven't worked for you, a slow metabolism may be the real issue. Learn why it slows down and how to start looking after it with the NaturalSlim System.

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How to build muscle without gaining fat

How to build muscle without gaining fat

Building muscle without gaining fat comes down to three pieces: stimulus, recovery and the right fuel. Here's how to combine them sensibly.

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3 habits to control hunger naturally

3 habits to control hunger naturally

Constant hunger isn't a lack of willpower. Three simple habits to manage it: foods that satisfy, the 3x1 Diet® and good hydration.

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The most important vitamins and minerals for your energy and metabolism

The most important vitamins and minerals for your energy and metabolism

Which vitamins and minerals your body really needs for energy. The role of the B-complex and vitamin C, without the hype.

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Who Are NaturalSlim's Certified Metabolism Consultants?

Who Are NaturalSlim's Certified Metabolism Consultants?

Who NaturalSlim's Certified Metabolism Consultants are, what they do, and why weekly human support is one of the 4 factors of the System.

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Foods That Sabotage Your Metabolism: How to Identify Them

Foods That Sabotage Your Metabolism: How to Identify Them

Some foods quietly work against your metabolism. Learn what aggressor foods are, how to identify your own, and the role of the 3x1® Diet.

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Being Thin Doesn't Always Mean a Healthy Metabolism

Being Thin Doesn't Always Mean a Healthy Metabolism

Being thin doesn't guarantee a healthy metabolism. Learn which signals to listen to beyond the scale, and how to care for your metabolism with the NaturalSlim® System.

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Probiotics and prebiotics: what they are and how to care for your gut flora

Probiotics and prebiotics: what they are and how to care for your gut flora

What probiotics and prebiotics are, how they differ, and how to care for your gut flora through food. Explained calmly, without the hype.

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Restoring your metabolism to slim down: why it matters and how to start

Restoring your metabolism to slim down: why it matters and how to start

If diets haven't worked for you, a slow metabolism may be the real issue. Learn why it slows down and how to start looking after it with the NaturalSlim System.

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Deep Breathing: A Simple Calming Habit for Your Day

Deep Breathing: A Simple Calming Habit for Your Day

Deep breathing is a simple, free habit for moments of calm. Learn an easy 4-8-8 technique and how it fits into a balanced daily routine.

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How to build muscle without gaining fat

How to build muscle without gaining fat

Building muscle without gaining fat comes down to three pieces: stimulus, recovery and the right fuel. Here's how to combine them sensibly.

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