Month: November 2014

Caution at Christmas

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Caution at Christmas

Christmas can be one of these periods when you think it is okay to not go to the gym, eat plenty of chocolate, drink a lot of mulled wine and outdo your daily calorie allowance by a some stretch.

This shouldn’t be the case, unless of course it’s Christmas day, and you can really be doing your body some damage if you feel you can slide of the rails for ‘one month only’. It also makes it a lot more difficult to get back into the ‘normal routine’ come January, so do keep your health in check over Christmas, because it can be a lot more damage than you think.

Don’t get us wrong, Christmas is about being ‘jolly’ and a time to celebrate, but there’s always room for some discipline, and you certainly wont regret when you rejoin the gym in January.

Reheating pasta to make it Healthier

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Reheating pasta to make it Healthier

A study last month showed that cooling and reheating pasta made it less fattening, but how can that be? Well, it was basically proven that cooled and reheated pasta acts as more of a fibre, like bananas, beans or raw oats when absorbed in the stomach.

It was also found that the volunteers’ blood sugar level increased by half the usual amount, “reducing the chances of putting on weight or developing diabetes”. It’s a discovery that has certainly grabbed plenty of media attention, and there’s no doubt that many people will have started eating reheated pasta on their lunch breaks.

Reheated pasta can reduce the rise in blood glucose levels by 50 per cent, and that really is a whopping amount, but you’re essentially eating the same, meal. It’s the same on your taste buds, but a whole lot better on your belly.