Been drinking a lot of coffee lately...a LOT. Chad's last chemo cycle was horrendous - the first day he was there for 14 hours straight. YES 14 long, long, long hours. The next two days were shorter but I"m at the end of my exhaustion rope. When you have the most important person in your world going through a cure that's almost as bad as the disease, who has time for the stupid holidays, I mean REALLY!?
Anyway, as I said, I've been drinking tons of coffee and I'm so sick of it. I received a complimentary sample of this stuff called Matcha, which is essentially a REALLY concentrated green tea powder. You've heard all the hype about green tea, has antioxidants, so good for you. But tea is just...tea. It doesn't have that robust oomph like coffee does. Matcha is so different, and a little goes a long way. My favorite way to use it right now is iced with vanilla almond milk. I use the "lightly sweetened" type. It's amazingly refreshing and like I said, a nice change from coffee.
Since Chad's appetite wanes quite a bit during chemo cycles, he's been drinking a lot of vanilla protein shakes (gotta get that protein People!) and putting a little bit of Matcha in there sort of shakes things up for him, and offers a nice change of pace. Given that Matcha enhances focus and memory, I'm hoping it will cut through that "chemo brain" he gets at times, where he just gets a little foggy and he finds it so frustrating. Not to mention, the increase in energy Matcha provides, which seems to cut through that malaise he experiences after a chemo cycle.
According to Matcha Organics ( #matchaorganics )
Some of the benefits of drinking this green tea powder are:
Enhanced Focus & Memory
Fat Blocker & Calorie Burner
Stimulates Metabolism
Jitter-Free Organic Energy
High in L-Theanine
If you're interested in trying it, here's where I got mine:
http://www.amazon.com/Matcha-Green-Tea-Powder-Antioxidants/dp/B00OJMI0CK
It may seem expensive, but a little goes a long way! I use about a teaspoon in an 8 oz glass with the almond milk. Also, when you purchase it, it comes with a recipe books with a ton more ideas for using it. I plan to keep using it, and since Chad seems to love it, I plan to add it to his long list of supplements for easing his side effects.
Anyway, as I said, I've been drinking tons of coffee and I'm so sick of it. I received a complimentary sample of this stuff called Matcha, which is essentially a REALLY concentrated green tea powder. You've heard all the hype about green tea, has antioxidants, so good for you. But tea is just...tea. It doesn't have that robust oomph like coffee does. Matcha is so different, and a little goes a long way. My favorite way to use it right now is iced with vanilla almond milk. I use the "lightly sweetened" type. It's amazingly refreshing and like I said, a nice change from coffee.
Since Chad's appetite wanes quite a bit during chemo cycles, he's been drinking a lot of vanilla protein shakes (gotta get that protein People!) and putting a little bit of Matcha in there sort of shakes things up for him, and offers a nice change of pace. Given that Matcha enhances focus and memory, I'm hoping it will cut through that "chemo brain" he gets at times, where he just gets a little foggy and he finds it so frustrating. Not to mention, the increase in energy Matcha provides, which seems to cut through that malaise he experiences after a chemo cycle.
According to Matcha Organics ( #matchaorganics )
Some of the benefits of drinking this green tea powder are:
Enhanced Focus & Memory
Fat Blocker & Calorie Burner
Stimulates Metabolism
Jitter-Free Organic Energy
High in L-Theanine
If you're interested in trying it, here's where I got mine:
http://www.amazon.com/Matcha-Green-Tea-Powder-Antioxidants/dp/B00OJMI0CK
It may seem expensive, but a little goes a long way! I use about a teaspoon in an 8 oz glass with the almond milk. Also, when you purchase it, it comes with a recipe books with a ton more ideas for using it. I plan to keep using it, and since Chad seems to love it, I plan to add it to his long list of supplements for easing his side effects.
