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Metabolic rate

Postby Indrajala » Thu Apr 21, 2011 4:48 pm

Namdrol, in Tibetan Medicine how is metabolic rate viewed? Is it better to have a low or high metabolic rate?

My resting metabolic rate is around 2011 calories per day, but even then I still think I require far less than that. I can put on weight very quickly. I don't really need much food to get by.
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Re: Metabolic rate

Postby Malcolm » Thu Apr 21, 2011 4:57 pm

Huseng wrote:Namdrol, in Tibetan Medicine how is metabolic rate viewed? Is it better to have a low or high metabolic rate?

My resting metabolic rate is around 2011 calories per day, but even then I still think I require far less than that. I can put on weight very quickly. I don't really need much food to get by.


If you put on weight quickly, this means, from our point of view, your metabolism is low.

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Re: Metabolic rate

Postby Indrajala » Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:03 pm

Namdrol wrote:
Huseng wrote:Namdrol, in Tibetan Medicine how is metabolic rate viewed? Is it better to have a low or high metabolic rate?

My resting metabolic rate is around 2011 calories per day, but even then I still think I require far less than that. I can put on weight very quickly. I don't really need much food to get by.


If you put on weight quickly, this means, from our point of view, your metabolism is low.

N


Is that generally okay for long-term health?
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Re: Metabolic rate

Postby Malcolm » Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:31 pm

Huseng wrote:
Namdrol wrote:
Huseng wrote:Namdrol, in Tibetan Medicine how is metabolic rate viewed? Is it better to have a low or high metabolic rate?

My resting metabolic rate is around 2011 calories per day, but even then I still think I require far less than that. I can put on weight very quickly. I don't really need much food to get by.


If you put on weight quickly, this means, from our point of view, your metabolism is low.

N


Is that generally okay for long-term health?


Better to encourage your metabolism to be higher. Low metabolism leads to chronic cold diseases.
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