Christmas is now over and it’s time to think about using those leftovers. Here is a great video to help you use some of your Christmas leftovers.
And while you’re tired and would probably like to just throw all of those Christmas decorations into a bag, you should really give some thought to putting them away in an organized way. Here are some suggestions.
You’re doing your holiday shopping or you’re just out enjoying, and you decide to treat yourself to a coffee. Sounds healthy enough, right? But you might not be able to believe just how much sugar is hidden in many of these coffee drinks today. A recent video from Denplan shows the shocking amount of sugar in many of these drinks.
A caramel fudge hot chocolate has 24 teaspoons of sugar and an eggnog latte has 17 teaspoons. A sticky toffee latte has 18 teaspoons of sugar.
As Henry Clover, Deputy Chief Dental Officer at Denplan said: “While most people will probably be aware that their festive drink contains some levels of sugar, they might not be aware of the sheer quantity. Many of the festive coffees, lattes and hot chocolates that we looked at…on average, around 12 to 18 teaspoons of sugar in their largest portion sizes. One caramel fudge hot chocolate from a popular coffee chain even contained a shocking 24 teaspoons of sugar – that’s the equivalent to around two and a half cans of cola.”
For healthier options select tea (without sugar) over coffee, get a plain coffee, or ask for a latte with sugar-free syrup.
This chart shows you the shocking numbers in black and white.
Christmas is fast approaching – but don’t stress if you don’t have those perfect gifts yet. Here are some ideas for great gifts that you can make on your own, from home.
Apparently, many hand-held devices emit blue light that can ruin your internal inner clock. This is true with television screens, laptops and smartphones. Amazon has gotten smart and has just started to roll out a feature called “blue shade” on its Kindle Fire tablets. This feature limits the amount of blue light that gets to the eye and can be turned on and off with a tap.
The Blue Shade will be available for Amazon’s company’s Fire HD 10, Fire HD 8 and Fire tablets as part of a free software update.
The way that it works is as the sun sets and the evening comes, the apps replace the blue overlay with red. As Andy Bett’s indepth report at makeusof.com explains, “Even if you’re skeptical about it improving your sleep, you will immediately notice a reduction in eye strain when using your phone in a dimly lit room.”
Interestingly, scientists at both Penn State and Harvard have found that people who regularly use e-readers before going to bed sleep less hours than do others. They take ten minutes longer than other people to fall asleep after using their devices and their sleep is worse.
The Neuroscientist Dr Anne-Marie Chang, whose research was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, said that the use of screens has an “extremely powerful effect” on the body’s natural sleep pattern.
Some are skeptical, however, of the power of color on the screen. Vincent Gualino, a French ophthalmologist, for instance, warns that the real problem is how much time we spend on our screens – not what color we are using.
Skyscanner, the global travel search engine, has released its predictions of the destinations to watch for this coming year. The data included the analysis of millions of Skyscanner flight searches for the last three years in the UK, looking at the locations that had increased in interest the most dramatically.
The winner is Ponta Delgada in Portugal where the interest has increased 63% in recent years. Havana was the second one with a 33% increase in interest, while Tokyo came in number three with a 25% increase. Copenhagen was the fourth with a 21% increase and Cape Verde was number five with a 14% increase.
Cat McGloin, the Skyscanner travel editor, said “With 50 million searches to the site every month from all over the world, our search data gives us some really robust insight in to these trends. It’s interesting to see how people’s travel interests are changing and what these destinations are offering to become even more appealing.”
Thanksgiving is over…but the leftovers aren’t. What should you do with all of that food? Here are a few quick and easy suggestions to help you out. Enjoy those leftovers before you have to start focusing on the next holiday.
