HOW MATCHA BOOSTS WELL-BEING

Sharpens focus

Matcha contains five times more L-theanine than traditional green tea. Why that matters:

This amino acid stimulates the activity of focus-enhancing alpha brain waves. In fact, research at the Unilever Food & Health Research Institute in the Netherlands shows that L-theanine can increase brainpower by 133% for nearly 2 hours.

Melts a menopot

Matcha brims with the polyphenol EGCG, which activates an enzyme that prompts muscle cells to burn belly fat for fuel. In a study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, this effect helped green tea drinkers lose twice as much weight and four times more belly fat than those who didn’t sip the brew.

Blocks fat storage

A daily dose of matcha can reduce the formation of new fat tissue by 45%. That’s the word from Penn State researchers, who found that EGCG switches on genes that prevent immature fat cells from absorbing more fat or maturing.