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Theanine Calms Your Brain, Gives Your Heart a Boost

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Theanine Calms Your Brain, Gives Your Heart a Boost
The thin matcha (or usucha) is light and fragrant with a springlike green grassy quality. Benjamin Chasteen/Epoch Times
Jennifer Margulis
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Anxiety was on the rise even before COVID-19 pushed us all into even more pronounced panic. So anything that can help us humans feel calmer and more centered is particularly welcome right now.

Several fascinating studies have shown that theanine, a compound found in tea and some mushrooms, is connected to better brain and heart health and to longevity.

Jennifer Margulis
Jennifer Margulis
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Jennifer Margulis, Ph.D., is an award-winning journalist and author of “Your Baby, Your Way: Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Parenting Decisions for a Happier, Healthier Family.” A Fulbright awardee and mother of four, she has worked on a child survival campaign in West Africa, advocated for an end to child slavery in Pakistan on prime-time TV in France, and taught post-colonial literature to nontraditional students in inner-city Atlanta. Learn more about her at JenniferMargulis.net
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