Mental Alertness and How to Boost it with Low-Calorie Drinks?
Improved concentration, better learning abilities and sharper memory create the mental alertness you need to keep up with your daily role as a mentor and an educator. Some drinks have been shown to improve aspects of mental alertness, but they do not have the same effect on everyone. Find what suits you.
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Coffee
If you rely on coffee to get through the day, or just to get it started, you might be lacking sleep or something in your diet. Nobody, after all, is ever going to mistake coffee for health food. But like chocolate and popcorn, coffee has joined the ranks of unlikely foods with health benefits. A growing body of research has found that drinking coffee—even four or more cups per day in some instances—provides health benefits. Though drinking coffee excessively can increase levels of the stress hormone cortisol and foster a dependence on caffeine, here are ten areas where coffee consumption just might be beneficial – if you limit the cream and sugar. 1. Improves Memory Coffee can help with both long- and short-term memory. In a 2005 study presented at the Radiological Society of North America, researchers found that consuming two cups of caffeinated coffee improved short-term memory and reaction times. Interestingly, a 2007 study found that women -- but not men -- who were 65 or older who drank more than three cups of coffee each day performed better on memory tests and were less likely to show memory decline than those who drank just one cup a day. Although researchers have known for some time that coffee can decrease the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers at the University of South Florida in 2011 found that a distinctive interaction between caffeine and coffee might be why. They recommend drinking four to five cups daily, starting in middle age, to increase GCSF, granulocyte colony stimulating factor, which is decreased in Alzheimer’s patients and improves memory in mice. 2. Metabolism Boost Coffee might help you maintain -- or even lose -- weight. A study as far back as 1980 found that the caffeine found in coffee stimulates the metabolism, but that only “normal,” rather than obese, subjects experienced greater oxidation of fat. A 2006 study confirmed that the metabolism-boosting benefits of coffee were greater -- and lasted longer -- in lean women. More recently, researchers discovered that ground green coffee beans taken as a supplement seemed to promote weight loss -- an average of 17 pounds in obese adults over a 22-week period. Researchers didn’t think it was the caffeine; rather, they credited the chlorogenic acid, which might reduce glucose absorption. 3. Lower Risk for Parkinson’s Disease The "Journal of the American Medical Association" in 2000 found that the caffeine intake associated with coffee translated into a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s. A 2010 study found that drinking two to three cups of coffee daily can mean up to a 25 percent less chance of developing the disease. 4. Antioxidant Properties Harvard researcher Edward Giovannucci, noted that coffee has more antioxidants than most vegetables and fruits. In fact, a 2005 study found that coffee is the No. 1 source for antioxidants in the American diet. That’s a reflection of the volume of coffee consumed in this country, but how much is making it into the bloodstream is unclear. 5. Performance-Enhancing Benefits Coffee -- and the caffeine in it -- has been shown in multiple studies to increase both endurance and short-term performance. A 2008 study concluded that the benefit of caffeine before exercise occurs during endurance events, stop-and-go events and long-term high-intensity activity. It also can help athletes perform better during strength training -- even when sleep-deprived -- if taken one hour before exercise at the rate of 4 mg for every kg of body weight. 6. Depression Prevention Women who drank two to three cups of daily coffee were 15 percent less likely to develop depression, and those drinking four cups were 20 percent less likely, according to a 2011 report in the "Archives of Internal Medicine." Source: Livestrong.com
Strong Irish TeaSome people just don’t appreciate the taste of a good, strong, full-bodied cup of tea. Irish blends are specially powerful. You want something with a kick, something that opens your eyes and invigorates you. A strong fresh cup a day (as in brewed for at least 2 minutes) is right up there in terms of improved productivity.
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Mexican Hot Chocolate
In a large mug, mix the ingredients below: hot chocolate mix, chocolate syrup, cinnamon, and chili powder. Pour in the milk. Add the boiling water and stir.Original recipe makes 2 servings3 tablespoons instant hot chocolate mix
1 tablespoon chocolate syrup 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 pinch chili powder 1/4 cup milk 3/4 cup boiling water source: allrecipes.com
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