Today on the Grandstanders it's all about survival - survival to stay healthy amongst food a-plenty at Christmas parties and survival stories from the news.
Craig and Jane brings you tips for preventing Christmas party weight gain. They also talk genetics: why is it that skinny people find it difficult to put on weight and over-weight people find it difficult to put off weight? Is it true that everyone has a default weight set point that their body naturally reverts to? Surprising results from research - it hardly seems fair that for some people calories turn into muscles without much work! (mind you, they are the exception). Also answers to listeners’ questions and the truth about carbohydrates – are they really that bad for you?
Continuing with the theme of research, the Grandstanders report on the latest, cutting-edge 'yawning' research. Did you know that yawning may be an expression of social empathy and that we are more 'contagious' to the yawns of those that are ours (family and friends)? Tune in for the implications of this research and why this may be life-defining for Craig.
Also, lots of encouraging stories from the news. For a story that invokes wide-eyed wonderment: paralympian Monique van der Vorst's story of recovery. Not only an incredible demonstration of will-power, but a powerful reminder that good things can come out of bad situations.
Finally, the much-loved light-hearted banter between our co-hosts.....Craig comments on Jane's fashion sense and her 'lumberjack' look. Jane's recount of her husband's revelation on health and fitness.
This and much more on this week’s Grandstanders! Listen or download below.
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