As with most foods, the composition of prebiotic fiber foods changes when they are cooked. Heating anything changes its composition, thus altering its natural occurring state. In the case of prebiotics, if you cook them, you lose some of that precious prebiotic fiber.
Sometimes called charley horses -- particularly when they are in the calf muscles -- cramps are caused by muscle spasms, involuntary contractions of one or more muscles. In addition to the foot and calf muscles, other muscles prone to spasms include the front and back of the thigh, the hands, arms, abdomen, and muscles along the rib cage. Almost everyone experiences muscle cramps, which come without warning.
Some of the possible common medical causes of Involuntary twitches in the hands may include: 1  Excessive caffeine intake or other caffeinated drink. 2  Excessive alcohol consumption, alcoholism, or alcohol withdrawal. 3  Stress. 4  Anxiety. 5  Fatigue. 6  Benign essential tremor. 7  Thyrotoxicosis. 8  Carbon dioxide narcosis.