The term carbohydrate intolerance loosely describes the condition that eventually leads to the serious lifestyle diseases we see in the so-called developed world: Diabetes 2, heart failure, digestive problems and other conditions. It stems from an inability to fully digest certain types of carbohydrates (sugars and starches) such as lactose (milk sugar – the most…
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Why pain is a good thing (and why you should stop fighting it)
One of our mottoes is “train don’t strain” and we have rubbished the “no pain, no gain” attitude which has done such horrendous damage to the fitness industry and modern athletics, just as Arthur Lydiard did 60 years ago. But pain can actually be a good thing, if you understand why you feel pain in the first…
