Metabolism Nutrients: A Double Hitter for Weight and the Heart WEIGHT BALANCE Lynn Toohey PhD My January The American Chiropractor article focused on nutrients that support metabolism to foster a healthy weight balance. Obviously, weight balance also has a healthy aspect, i.e., stabilizing insulin receptors and hormones, neuropeptides, neurotransmitters, etc. that regulate glucose control. Another healthy aspect of supporting metabolism is the effect it has on the heart.