3) Matcha (stone-ground Gyokuru green tea powder)
So those green tea bags at the office water cooler aren’t the ultimate form of green tea? Do I need something better? What brand of tea bags ARE better?
Oh dear. Where to begin. If you’re used to getting your tea from tea bags, you’ll need to put aside notions of brands, tea bags, and tea in general for a moment and take a big step back: as we discussed in our BrainReady health feature on the health benefits of Matcha, Matcha — which is the finely-ground powder of the highest-quality, most revered part of the shade-grown green tea plant (Gyokuru leaves…the very top part of the shade-grown green tea plant then dried to become”Tencha”) carefully grown, selected, dried, stone-ground, processed and prepared according to an ancient Japanese tradition, is not your average green tea. Nor does it come in tea bags. Nor do you brew it, boil it, or consume the watery extract from leaves.
Perhaps best known as the traditional, ceremonial drink tightly interwoven with the Buddhist ceremonies and tradition, Matcha’s unique effects on the brain were a perfect fit for those monks in Japan preparing to endure 12-hour straight meditation sessions: calming and focusing while stimulating at the same time, it’s no wonder that Matcha became integrated into the monks’ meditative practices (thanks in large part to the amino acid L-Theanine).
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Ah, everyone loves lists these days, it seems. So while there are numerous natural foods, drinks, herbs and supplemental products that possess brain & body-enhancing properties, we’ve done the research for you and created a list of five all-natural, widely-available foods that Top 5 Brain Health Foods in the world.
How did we pick? Our list is based a variety of factors, ranging from overall proven health benefits (through multiple peer-reviewed, valid scientific studies from around the world over many years), our own experience here at BrainReady using these foods regularly, general reports from consumers of these foods over the years, proven safety and lack of contraindications from these foods, and general availability/ease of incorporation of these foods by the most people in most countries.
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Fermentation usually brings up an image of spoiled or sour food. It is true that certain foods undergo a process of fermentation over a certain period. This could be due to the action of microorganisms or natural or introduced bacteria.
Fermented foods certainly have their advantages. Wine, beer and hard liquors such as rum, vodka, and tequila are produced after a long period of fermentation. Thus, the process of fermentation usually applies to the conversion of sugars into alcohol using yeast.
However, pickling or canning may include fermentation or processing via brine (mixture of salt and water), vinegar, or the use of citrus fruits with acidic content such as lime or lemon juice. Fermentation helps as a preserving action while canning or bottling food products.
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Fruit and vegetables are important for your health, but did you know that taking / eat it without proper cleaning could make it worse, there are many contaminants that could affect the fruit and vegetables we eat. Fortunately, there are ways of removing these contaminants.
What do Schaeffer, Tribology, Krylon and Shell have in common? Well, one of the things they share is the fact that they are all manufacturers of food grade lubricants. Schaeffer has Penetro 90, Tribology produces Tech-Lube, Krylon manufactures Tri-Flow, and Shell is the maker of Cassida. These products are not designed to grease food, lubricate food, or cover it with some sort of a protective coating. They are designed to be used with the machinery and equipment with which food might come in contact at food processing and packaging plants.
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