5. Alcohol
Drinking alcohol regularly irritates your gastrointestinal tract, which, in the long-term can actually damage your body’s ability to absorb nutrients, vitamins, and minerals from the foods you eat. You could drink green tea instead, which can boost your metabolism due to a substance called EGCG (a type of catechin) and the small amount of caffeine it contains.
“Studies show that the caffeine in tea may provide a small metabolism benefit for up to 24 hours,” explains Gorin. If you’re looking for more of a buzz you can try kombucha, which is basically fermented tea and sugar. It also has naturally occurring alcohol along with a host of probiotics (a.k.a healthy, metabolism-boosting bacteria).
