차 (茶)

Gara2 postingannya si Uud di milis sipil UI 06, gw jadi penasaran nyari manfaat buruknya teh. Padahal postingan itu udah lama banget, pas gw nemu lagi tulisannya, di situ tertulis tanggal 26 Oktober 2008. Di postingan itu, Uud nulis beberapa kebiasaan yang harus kita hindari yang sadar atau ga sadar sering kita lakuin setiap hari. Di baris pertama tertulis "Kurangi konsumsi TEH". Setelah gw baca kalimat itu, "Ha? kurangi konsumsi TEH? emang teh kenapa?" Langsung de penasaran gw muncul seketika abis baca tulisan itu. Tapi karena waktu itu gw cari ga ktemu jawabannya, akhirnya gw lupa tentang itu... dan tiba-tiba hari ini gw jadi keinget lagi. Sampe gw cari lagi itu postingan. Hahaha. Kenapa gw penasaraaann? ya..soalnya gw adalah salah satu peminum teh. Everyday I drink at least 3 cups of japanese green tea. I like to see many products of tea in Homeplus or somewhere, especially the herbal tea. I feel amazing everytime I see many kinds of tea flavor. I don't know why. I like any kind of tea (except ginseng and ginger tea, haha) but I try not to drink the black tea because of my blood type. The black tea is not good for my blood type. 

Ok, earlier, I posted again in that mailing list. I asked my friend if they know or not about the bad effect of tea. Keisha had already answered my question. She reminded me about the caffein contained in tea. wuah.. It helps a lot. Gw jadi lebih gampang buat search di google. Gw buka blognya salah satu dokter cantik yang katanya suka tampil di TV (gw lupa namanya) dari search resultnya. Nah di situ tertulislah infonya.. Mmm. intinya gini.. Teh itu mengandung kafein, tapi tidak sebanyak kafein yang terkandung di dalam kopi. Mengonsumsi kafein berlebihan tentu saja ga bagus buat tubuh kita. 250 g kafein sehari itu udah cukup buat tubuh manusia. Nah.. klo teh herbal (yang terbuat dari tumbuh2an seperti cammomile, peppermint atau blossom apa gitu namanya), katanya mengandung kafein sedikit skali.. malah bisa 0%. Tapi klo teh yang terbuat dr daun teh, mengandung kafein yang lebih tinggi dari teh herbal itu. Katanya kafein kan bisa mempercepat detak jantung sama bikin ga bisa tidur. Nahhh.. haha.. baru de gw sadar kenapa gw ga bisa tidur. Mungkin karena teh yg gw minum ini kebanyakan kali ya. >.< 

Ya bgitulah.. selebihnya kyanya ga ada yang salah dari minum teh. Manfaatnya lebih banyak dari kerugiannya. I think so... ya sgala sesuatu klo berlebihan pasti ada negative effectnya kan..

Oia, selama di sini gw jadi tau berbagai macam rasa teh. hehe. 

Mulai dari teh hijau korea (yang merknya banyak dijual di supermarket) yang rasanya agak aneh pas pertama kali nyobain.. tapi lama2 jadi biasa.. 

Lalu.. teh dari afrika dengan nama lain rooibos tea yang gw beli di costco.. 

Lalu.. 유자차 (citron tea) (yg ini enak banget :D) pertama nyobain di tempatnya mba vita..

Lalu... 보리차 (roasted barley tea) dapet dari Joana

Then.. 율무차 (Job tear's tea) dapet dari Joana juga

Lalu 감잎차 (dried persimmon leaves tea) dikasih sama dosennya Erica

Terus... Japanese green tea yang gw beli satu stengah taun lalu. 

Nah, yang trakhir, kemaren pas ke herb hillz itu.. kan ada toko yg jual sgala sesuatu dari herbal. Isinya banyak tehnya.. lucu2 banget.. ga tahan akhirnya beli juga. :D gw dikasih tester teh di sana, trus gw beli tehnya akhirnya 1 kemasan. rasanya strawberry campur blueberry. uenak.. 

7-anti aging super foods..

I got it from Yahoo!

Chocolate >> cant stop to eat this!
The Kuna people of the San Blas islands, off the coast of Panama, have a rate of heart disease that is nine times less than that of mainland Panamanians. The reason? The Kuna drink plenty of a beverage made with generous proportions of cocoa, which is unusually rich in flavanols that help preserve the healthy function of blood vessels. Maintaining youthful blood vessels lowers risk of high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease and dementia.

Blueberries >> think again..
In a landmark study published in 1999, researchers at Tufts University’s Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging fed rats blueberry extract for a period of time that in “rat lives” is equivalent to 10 human years. These rats outperformed rats fed regular chow on tests of balance and coordination when they reached old age. Compounds in blueberries (and other berries) mitigate inflammation and oxidative damage, which are associated with age-related deficits in memory and motor function. Eat more blueberries with healthy blueberry recipes.

Fish >> Love it!
Thirty years ago, researchers began to study why the native Inuits of Alaska were remarkably free of heart disease. The reason, scientists now think, is the extraordinary amount of fish they consume. Fish is an abundant source of omega-3 fats, which help prevent cholesterol buildup in arteries and protect against abnormal heart rhythms. Eat some tonight with a healthy fish recipe.

Nuts >> favourite also
Studies of Seventh-Day Adventists (a religious denomination that emphasizes healthy living and a vegetarian diet) show that those who eat nuts gain, on average, an extra two and a half years. Nuts are rich sources of unsaturated fats, so they offer benefits similar to those associated with olive oil. They’re also concentrated sources of vitamins, minerals and other phytochemicals, including antioxidants.

Wine >> Oh no
Drinking alcohol in moderation protects against heart disease, diabetes and age-related memory loss. Any kind of alcoholic beverage seems to provide such benefits, but red wine has been the focus of much of the research. Red wine contains resveratrol, a compound that likely contributes to its benefits-and, according to animal studies, may activate genes that slow cellular aging.

Olive Oil >> Im using it for my hair ^^
Four decades ago, researchers from the Seven Countries Study concluded that the monounsaturated fats in olive oil were largely responsible for the low rates of heart disease and cancer on the Greek island of Crete. Now we know that olive oil also contains polyphenols, powerful antioxidants that may help prevent age-related diseases.

Yogurt >> one of my best
In the 1970s, Soviet Georgia was rumored to have more centenarians per capita than any other country. Reports at the time claimed that the secret of their long lives was yogurt, a food ubiquitous in their diets. While the age-defying powers of yogurt never have been proved directly, yogurt is rich in calcium, which helps stave off osteoporosis and contains “good bacteria” that help maintain gut health and diminish the incidence of age-related intestinal illness.