04.07.09
Pass Me Another Cup
From: Kevin Hensel
In the midst of a mid-afternoon slump…
Dear Clients and Friends,
Feeling sluggish at work? Don’t reach for that sugary soda for a caffeine kick or even another coffee concoction…I’ve got a much better alternative to share with you this month.
First, why you most certainly shouldn’t reach for the sugary option. British researchers have concluded that people who downed a sugary drink containing 42 mg of sugar and 30 mg caffeine—the amount in a 12-ounce cola—showed slower reaction times and a greater number of lapses in attention for the next 70 minutes compared with those who sipped a sugar-free beverage. Although a sugar rush has been shown to boost cognitive performance, the effect is very short-lived, lasting only about 10-15 minutes.
According to CBS News, more than 50% of Americans drink coffee everyday. And they average about 3 cups! That’s A LOT of coffee. But what troubles me is that the trend is toward the REALLY rich coffee drinks (i.e. almost everything Starbucks and other coffee shops serve). The smallest café latte at Starbucks has…
200 Calories, 11 grams of fat—7 of them saturated—and
15 grams of sugar…before you add another thing to it!
And it’s not just the coffee shop coffee that can hit you with a bunch of empty calories and saturated fat…as soon as you start adding creamer or sugar to your drink, and then drink multiple cups, the fat and calories add up quickly. How about a lighter, healthier alternative for that energy boost?
MATCHA…the SUPERFOOD for Mucho Energy!
Matcha is a premiere green tea prepared to naturally retain all the nutrients found in tea leaves including fiber, minerals, and antioxidants. And matcha has consistently been rated by many leading nutritional sources as one of the superfoods (meaning it has tremendous nutritional value). Another superfood is pomegranate. And it just so happens that the cinch Energy Tea I now drink as a replacement to coffee has pomegranate in it too, as well as white tea extract (which has even higher levels of antioxidant compounds than matcha), and rooibos red tea extract, packing even more antioxidant compounds. And this tea is…
Liquid oomph!
You can drink it hot or cold (it comes in a granular form that dissolves right in your water - no tea bag to steep) for a quick energy boost that compares to coffee—without the precipitous ‘crash’ you get after the caffeine wears off. Besides being a great replacement for coffee if you need a pick-me-up midday or afternoon jolt, it’s also a great replacement because….
It tastes great…has only 5 calories per cup…and can be easily mixed into hot or cold water.
So next time you’re feeling a bit sluggish and need a pick-me-up, skip the soda machine and the coffee bar, and reach for matcha instead! And avoid the regular caffeine crash.
Click Here To Order Matcha Tea Now
To Your Health,
Kevin Hensel
P.S. Inside this month’s issue we’re focusing on memory. Why do we forget things more often as we get older and, more importantly, what can we do about it? Still want to know more about how to live a healthy lifestyle at any age, email me at
kevinhensel@fitlifeinc.com.
