8th January, 2008: Green Tea is Superman When it comes to Brainpower
Green Tea has proven not only to protect brain cells, but also to regenerate them. A recent study at the Thechnion Institute in Haifa, Israel found that feeding green tea extract to mice with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s protects brain cells from dying, and helps ‘rescue’ already damaged neurons in the brain. Although numerous studies conducted around the world have shown that drinking green tea may help support the brain as people get older, this study is the first to show how the antioxidant in green tea actually works when it crosses over to the brain. The polyphenol of green tea extract (EGCG) given to the mice was equivalent to drinking about two to four cups of green tea per day.
Perhaps even Superman should start drinking green tea? Given all its proven benefits, who knows? Maybe green tea would combat the effects of kryptonite?
Posted by Julie at 6:00 am |
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Thanks for the great and motivating post! I fully agree with you especially on letting brain games improve your brain power and help you achieve success. Do check out http://www.subconscious-mind.org, they have a whole host of interesting and helpful articles.
Comment by subconscious mind — January 9, 2008 @ 12:47 am