New Research Shows That Tea Can Help You To Focus
12th December 2006 12:55:51
Tea can make a difference
Had a bad day, fancy a chat with friends or really need to crack that tricky problem? What do you do? Put the kettle on of course.
We've always known that tea gives us a certain something that helps us through, but it's always been hard to define exactly what's so special about it. Until now...
New research carried out at Unilever's Beverages Global Technology Centre could help us understand why taking time out for a cup of tea is beneficial and makes such a difference.
They have established that a normal cup of PG tips tea typically delivers 22mg theanine.
Every cup of tea naturally contains the amino acid theanine. Tea is virtually the only dietary source of theanine, apart from the edible bay boletes mushroom, which explains why sometimes only tea will do.
The effects of 50mg theanine - the amount present in 2-3 cups of PG tips tea is known* to stimulate alpha brain waves which are associated with being relaxed yet alert. Alpha activity is thought to be important for the ability to focus attention.
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