If you feel jittery, it means your weekly dosage is too much and you should tone it down till you achieve a comfortable zen-like focus in your studies – some call it ‘being in-the-zone’. It’s pretty empowering, to know that you’ve conquered your caffeine addiction. You will now...
Tea ( <italic>Camellia sinensis) </italic>is widely considered to promote feelings of calming and soothing. This effect is attributed to<italic>L </italic>-theanine ( <italic>L </italic>- <italic>γ </italic>-glutamylethylamide
Black tea is a type of tea that is more oxidized than oolong, green and white teas. Its fermentation degree reaches up to 80-90%. Studies show that caffeine contained in black tea leaves excites central nervous system and lifts mood, enhances memory. So, why not drink black tea on a re...
How to eat rose leaves You don’t want to eat rose leaves as a salad green, but they are good in a tea leaf mix. On their own, they have a flavor similar to black tea, but they don’t contain caffeine. (There are plenty of otherplants you can grow in your garden that do conta...
This comes from the unique combination of caffeine + theanine. Theanine (which is not present in coffee) is found in very small amounts in most types of tea, except in matcha where it is much higher. This is because matcha green tea plants are deliberately shaded from direct sunlight for ...
but that will promote a better lifestyle for myself. I also want to get more rest and eliminate the need for caffeine. Instead of treating caffeine as a necessity, I would like to use it as a treat. Here in Macau, it is easier to find decaf coffees and other caffeine free alternativ...
Caffeine is a non-selective antagonist of the adenosine receptor, which controls the uptake and release of serotonin. Considering the activity of HPA was controlled by glutamate signalling via glutamate receptors, L-theanine might modulate both glutamate and serotonin metabolism and suppress glutamate-...
White tea caffeine can promote the activity of the central nervous system so that to get rid of tiredness after long-time working. Chinese white tea benefits also include lung-cooling, anti-inflammatory, detoxification, pressure and fat-reduction and sobering up. The longer the white tea is kep...
I have no fear. Deep inside me I am dead already. I have died long ago. I have nothing but my raw spirit. That flame alone survives. Sometimes barely. I often live with it under a blanket, smothered. Why? If I am not true to me, what is truth? Where is my star?
If you’re planning on hiking trips, you’ll need to rely on cold, ready-to-eat food or have a light camping stove. The easiest way to pack for a long hike is to focus on tightly packed snacks and easy-to-prepare meals that don’t need to be cooked. But generally, you want to...