Let’s talk about Heartburn’ by Dr Harold Gunatillake Nobody escapes the experience of at least one episode of heartburn in one’s life. It is very common in infants and they do suffer with it. Keeping and holding the kid upright is essential in such an eventuality. What is heartburn? It has nothing to do with the heart. The burning feeling comes in the lower gullet which lies behind the heart in the thoracic cavity and you get the feeling that your heart is burning. How does this happen? ...
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Barramundi the “Super Food” written by Dr Harold Gunatillake FRCS – Health writer When you talk of fish, what comes to once mind would be the common swordfish, salmon, mackerels, herrings, Tilapia and so on? May be, they are the common fish available in the US, so much is written about them. They are also commonly found in the arctic, Antarctic’s and Asian and Pacific waters. Barramundi labelled as a ‘Super Fish” is not listed with the above, when one rattles off the names of fish. May be it is a fish most popular and found mainly in Queensland coastal region in North Eastern Australia and not in most other countries. The fish is farmed in the US. It is a white-fleshed native Australian fish with a firm texture and mild, buttery flavour, barramundi is also known as the giant perch or Nair fish and in Sri Lanka referred ...
Read More →Why should diabetics eat only Basmati rice? – by Dr Harold Gunatillake Basmati polished or wholegrain rice is recommended for diabetics to eat if you are a determined rice eater. Basmati is a low energy food, and the daily serving is about 150g provides about 200 calories. Whole grain Basmati has the lowest glycaemic index (GI), which means that when it is digested it releases the energy slowly keeping blood sugar levels more stable and not giving rise to glucose spikes. Basmati rice being long grain has more amylose than other rice. Amylose makes the digestion slower and do not gelatinize and the particle size remain long in the gut during digestion. Steaming the rice rather than boiling in water has a lower Glycaemic Index ...
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Aug 10, 2016
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Spicy Food Puts Spice Into Your Life by Dr. Harold Gunatillake Health Writer Asians and Chinese have been eating spicy food for ages. Westerners would sprinkle some Sriracha sauce or Tabasco and call it spicy. Yes, Sriracha sauce contains chilli sauce made from the paste of chilli peppers, distilled vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt, and could be very spicy if much is added into your meal. On the other hand Asians and Chinese do incorporate such ingredients in the cooking process as flavourings. In Thailand, Sriracha is used as a dripping sauce. Particularly for seafood, In Vietnamese cuisine this sauce is added as a condiment for pho, fried Huy Fong Foods. Asians believe in addition to create a biting pungency spicy taste, adds cut or whole chillies, and chilli powder directly during the cooking process. The beneficial effects of capsaicin in red peppers have been documented in experimental studies. Such ...
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May 3, 2016
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Apr 28, 2016
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