26th September, 2007: Tea does more than soothe…it also enhances brain function.
In a video titled Tea Time: New Research Touts Tea’s Benefits, the Associated Press recently reported, in addition to other benefits, tea enhances attention and improves focus. Researchers explain that tea changes brain activity through theanine. Theanine is an amino acid that has psychoactive properties because it can cross the blood-brain barrier. Tea may also help generate brain cells, increase cardiovascular health and assist with weight loss, according to the video.
Anywhere from two to four cups a day is all you need… and with at least 4000 years of tea drinking behind it…well, “the proof is in the pudding.”
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Wow, we need some of this in the Academic Support Center at Housatonic Comunity College!
Comment by clopha deshotel — September 28, 2007 @ 6:12 am
I’m glad that tea has received so much attention from scientist and health professionals lately because I have encountered quite more articles about new reasearch on tea than ever before. Tea lovers or not, we all want modern medicine to disover more ways to lengthen our lives and strengthen our health, so tea seems to be a good start. Thanks for the post.
Phamt,
http://www.nature-healthy-tea.com
Comment by Phamt — October 1, 2007 @ 4:02 pm