12 ways to get the metabolism of a 25 year old

Don’t cave into that extra episode on Netflix: Getting a quality night’s sleep is critical for a healthy metabolism. “Too little sleep appears to wreak havoc with levels of leptin and ghrelin, two hormones that regulate appetite,” says Elisa Zied, MS, RDN, CDN, founder and president of Zied Health. “When you don’t sleep well, you feel hungrier and you tend to eat more and choose more nutrient-poor foods.”