Food for Thought

Do you have difficulty concentrating on tasks? Need to write this report so important? You feel sad or bad mood often?

Catherine Saxelby has healthy eating tips to the brain more.

• brain power
• 6 ways to feed your brain

1. Make breakfast a daily habit
2. Brain glucose fuel
3. Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids
4. Water and Hydration
5. Theanine tea
6. Iron to transport oxygen

As a nation, we are living longer, but how we can maintain our brain function and in the twilight years, they cling to the memory, increase alertness and concentration, and enhance our mood.

Before you throw money away from the promises of extra sure, stop and see what you eat. You'll be surprised how it feels and thinks when he gives your brain, eyes and nervous because they need to function best.

Brain Power

A strong body, our brain is responsible for the coordination of almost all our body processes. And while it represents only 2 percent of our body weight, it requires about 25 percent of kilojoules (calories) we consume continue.

6 ways to feed your brain

1. Make breakfast a daily habit
The brain must have a regular supply of fuel to function properly. After 8 to 10 hours of sleep, your brain is screaming to be fed. Failure to listen to this call and we will pay the price - nutritional researchers have found eating breakfast to concentrate better and more efficient in the workplace who skip breakfast.

For children, there is no doubt that breakfast is a necessity. Children who skip breakfast less alert during daylight hours and have difficulty concentrating on tasks requiring memory and prolonged mental effort. Teachers are often difficult for a math class in the morning program for children should eat something before class. factory workers who skip breakfast has even been found to be more vulnerable to accidents and have a lower production output compared with those who have something to eat in the morning.

Therefore, make a habit has a quick bowl of cereal grain with low-fat milk in the morning or toast with peanut butter or cheese. If you have to run to the door, wrap sandwiches the night before to eat on the train or bus. If children can not cope with the food in the morning, a glass of milk or milk with MILO ® or ACT-Vite is better than none.

2. Brain glucose fuel
While most of the body can use many different fuels, the brain relies on glucose only. But unlike the muscles, the brain can not keep their own glucose which depends on continuous supply of blood circulation.
Depriving the brain of glucose and will be hard to concentrate, feeling tired, irritable and even light headed. Diet in the diet without carbohydrates (such as Atkins) can be familiar with these symptoms and should be regarded as a sign of a balanced diet.

carbohydrate food quality brains and what needed to be the best option is to grains and low GI type (pasta, bread wheat, fruits and temperate vegetables.) This ensures a constant supply of glucose in the blood to feed your brain.

3. Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids
Brain high-fat with fat is the dominant long-chain omega-3 called docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). This study further supports the omega-3 fatty acids in maintaining good brain function - especially in preventing Alzheimer's disease and depression.

Omega-3 fats are important - we can do ourselves to what to get for what we eat. The best source of omega-3 is fatty fish like salmon, mackerel, blue-eyed trevalla, sardines and tuna (check the label - only some brands of tuna rich in omega-3). Try to eat two or three meals of fish a week, including canned, frozen and fresh. If you can not or do not eat fish, fish oil capsule every two days is a good idea.

4. Water and Hydration
The brain should be well hydrated to perform your best. Nutritionists recommend drinking about 8 glasses of fluid a day, more if the weather is wet or has been sweating. Fluid intake should be 100 per cent water, but drinking water is ideal because it is cheap and free kilojoules. Other fluids such as weak tea, tea, broth, diluted juice and sugar-free drinks are also taken into account in 8 cups.

5. Theanine tea
If you are looking for a hit of caffeine to pick you up, skip the coffee and energy drinks - is a tea that has the advantage over other drinks increase concentration and fatigue.

Tea has been valued for its ability to both relax and refresh. Now scientists have discovered that contain a natural compound called theanine unique that can help you through complex tasks, such as changes in attention and to ignore distractions (the things that we all have to do today with multitasking.)

Research shows that tea is a combination of theanine with low levels of caffeine which is the key - theanine appears to work with caffeine to enhance their positive impact on the speed and accuracy, mental fatigue and exhaustion. And that does not interfere with sleep at night like that caffeine is not pure.

You do not need to drink a lot - 2 to 3 cups a day (regular or green tea) is all you need.

6. Iron to transport oxygen

Along with glucose, the brain consumes too much oxygen the body. Iron is an essential mineral that is responsible for transporting oxygen throughout the body, so that when the short supply, the oxygen level in the fall of the brain. Women and girls are vulnerable to iron deficiency.

Keeping the hardware store topped with red meat 3 or 4 times a week. Another option if you do not eat meat for breakfast cereals are fortified with iron and dark green leafy vegetables like spinach or Chinese cabbage. Combined with foods rich in vitamin C such as orange juice, chili and tomatoes to enhance the absorption of iron from meat sources.



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Typical Modern and Traditional Japanese Menu

Japanese cuisine has its own taste, classic and modern menu. Well, in Sekai Restaurant, both Japanese-style menu is presented in full.

In Indonesia, the typical Japanese menu is increasingly popular. The audience of this menu are now more easily locate their favorite menu. From the menu, a la fast food restaurant the menu. One of them is Sekai Restaurant. Unlike other restaurants, here are three options, namely shabu Japanese food, sushi and robatayaki. Sekai name from the Japanese language that means the world.

"The purpose of this floor is expected Sekai Sekai Restaurant became a worldwide restaurant," says Restaurant Manager Sekai, Ahmad Isnaeni.

For this dream, she was also an innovative mix of his menus. In addition to the creative menu, they also present the nuances of the elegant dining room comfort. The restaurant has two floors and a total capacity of 120 seats is an interior form a more elegant furniture. The elegant shades complement the outdoor atmosphere in space, such as trees, grass and garden walls, and a beautiful pond. Of the outer atmosphere of that unit, then the impression of a relaxed, comfortable, friendly, and of course it will feel when entering the restaurant Sekai.

"Despite the fact that in the room, but the atmosphere outside the chamber, that makes visitors more comfortable," said the man, who was called Isnen this confidential.

Restaurant that has been present since mid-June 2005 was originally located in the region Mangunsidi Wolter, South Jakarta. In June 2010, this restaurant moved to Jalan Suryo No. 30, Senopati, Block S, South Jakarta. It is said by Isnaeni, Sekai Restaurant is a restaurant that a unique concept for a mix of traditional and modern Japanese, and it shows on the food menu is served here.

Call it the shabu-shabu is a traditional flavor. Here are three options shabu, shabu that is all you can eat with a choice of New Zealand meat, there are also a la carte methamphetamine use Australian beef, Wagyu Shabu with a choice of Wagyu beef imported from Australia. For the companion crystal meth, there are two special sauce choices, namely Sekai sauce and peanut sauce that can be selected based on taste.

"All special meth cooked with water, ie water konbu, a kind of broth made from sea algae that is useful as a flavor enhancer," said Kasman, Executive Chef Sekai.

Unique, all processed shabu on top of electric stove, next to spoil the guests, the selection of this stove, because it is safe.

As for the traditional menu of modern mix can be tried a variety of sushi, as sushi is a favorite of visitors Sekai roll lover. The menu is made with a very interesting form. When a beautiful woman with a beautiful color.

There is also a menu labeled dragon roll is similar to the dragon. Fusion sushi is a combination that includes a full sushi rice with avocado and nori.

For a modern menu, may be tried robatayaki ie steak with Japanese spices. Sekai Restaurant has a variety robatayaki with a sense of the diverse and unique as the Australian Wagyu ribeye steak. The menu is the most favorite for large berporsi about 180 to 200 grams per dish.

"Sauce is a sauce mixed with Japanese steak sauce, it was a bit salty," Kasman said.

It turns out that steak is not only based on beef meat served, but there are also made of fish, like Sanma shioyaki, fish from the Pacific Ocean, which burned with a maturity of taste.

For the most traditional menu and sown, is a traditional Japanese yakitori skewers are baked with a special sauce. If you want to try your pick tsukune merger, which take minced chicken topped with a diverse suit the tastes of visitors. What makes this menu is a contemporary sauce made with different flavors and there are options, either wasabi, katshubushi (dried fish), cheese, ground beef or fish, teriyaki sauce, mayonnaise, ground black pepper, and nori (seaweed).

The restaurant is open 10 hours and closes at 10 hours per day is set at an affordable price, ranging up to Rp9.000 Rp245.000, including a number of menu packages and all you can eat a la carte.

"Here, promo package all you can eat sushi and shabu was very famous," says Isnaeni.

Sekai commitment to this high quality food at affordable prices backed by superior service to a satisfying experience for every customer. This is clearly Degan the regulars who are owned by Sekai Restaurant.

"The government, even a few ministers ever eat here. Artists too much," said Isnaeni.

Intrigued by the Favorites menu is a mix between traditional and modern Japan? Visit Sekai Restaurant.

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The most Complete Chinese Food in Cewei Restaurants

With the establishment of modern China, this restaurant offers a full menu of different Chinese dishes. One of the flagship menu is a sort of barbecue cooking.

Consistent slogan barbecue restaurant, Cewei grill menu includes several species of choice, such as special Peking duck and roasted duck canton. Menu Excellence Peking Duck Peking duck special use skin peeled imports. Sense of duck is tender and soft, covered with a master pancakes add salt to eat.

Giving a sense of satisfaction, this menu can be varied by the process of cooking is seasoning ginger onion, chopped mushrooms, and black pepper. So even with a menu of roast duck Canton marinade that penetrate the meat. The smell of herbs typical of the spices add taste delicious and tasty menu. In the process of cooking all, the duck meat was not given dye.

For visitors who like the menu of fish, shark fins Cewei restaurant offering seafood. The menu is made from shark fin meat has become a complementary cereal fiber with shrimp, squid and shellfish imports. This menu is ideal for health and for people who are elderly.

There are other menus are popular guests, namely lobster salt pepper. With lobster species of bamboo, the content of the meat a lot and have a sense of tender and tasty. Do not miss out with a mushroom and stir fry menu shemeji pocai (remember the ancestors). This menu is always a favorite among visitors Restaurants Cewei because the manufacturing process of old.

"We present a complete menu of different Chinese dishes with the quality of the kitchen barbeque," said restaurant manager Cewei, Heriyanto.

The restaurant is located on level 3, a food temptation Mal Kelapa Gading III also offers a variety of other menus, such as Hong Kong-style beef stir-fry, bake chicken kungpao, cakwe fried squid content chop ngohiong spring rolls, fried spring roll salad, salted egg and fried shrimp. There are also several menu desserts like coconut pudding with coconut choice Bangkok.

Some of the menu is sent from Bangkok, Thailand. In addition to soft, the smell of coconut pudding flavor is fragrant. There are also menu cewei Fried ice cream that a variety of options, such as vanilla and chocolate flavor. Do not miss the fresh cewei drinks that a combination of fresh oranges and lemons have.

"In addition to various types of food menus, our restaurant also has a unique desserts beverages. Certain raw materials for beverages is also directly imported," said Heriyanto.

With a unique interior design, modern and fast service make visitors happy and feel at home in the restaurant. Different menus are also offered a full and varied. Visitors are free to the menu you choose to eat.

"If the weekend, my family always comes together to eat roast duck, which tastes good," said one visitor, Stephanie.

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Fresh & Delicious Japanese Cuisine Rakuzen

Not only a variety of Japanese cuisine serve Rakuzen also famous for its freshness and quality of material is number one. Plus the elegant interior and reasonable prices, this restaurant deserves underdog.

In the middle of the fifth floor of Pacific Place Mall in the central business Sudirman Central Business District (SCBD), Jakarta, Rakuzen location easy to find. With a unique design resembles a giant fish stomach of wood, this restaurant offers a varied menu of Japanese favorites in the minds of consumers.

The combination of the sophisticated touch of modern life with ancient Japanese aesthetic, personal excellence Rakuzen always considered a measure of true satisfaction. Taste of eating places are made based on the reliability Chef Kenzo Izumi, who is recognized as a cook for the freshness of first class quality and authenticity of food ingredients.

"We have been open since November 22, 2007. Prior to the opening in Jakarta, Rakuzen already exists in

Singapore and Malaysia. While we eat, including the favorite for the Japanese seafood, "said restaurant manager Rakuzen Bona Tampubolon.

According to him, which was Rakuzen advantages compared to other Japanese restaurants is the quality and freshness of the dishes. All material is cooked after the customer order, so nobody saved first.

"Here, how to store and cook it's also different techniques to produce dishes that more special," said Bona.

Rakuzen, Bona said, dividing the space into four different sections and functions of the atmosphere, namely tsukushii, akashii, kamiusa and Izumo, the characteristics of a city to size in the state of the Rising Sun Again, provided that the sushi bar and two VIP rooms. "The capacity can reach 136 seats," he said.

Bona said, although divided into different zones of the room, all places offer every comfort for visitors by placing a bench stool soft and beautiful scenery. Because of its location in the center of business, Rakuzen office staff, businessmen and other wealthy visited during lunch and dinner.

Like other Japanese restaurants, sushi Rakuzen favor of rice which is formed with side dishes (neta) such as fish, meat, raw or cooked vegetables. Sushi rice usually has a mild taste sour because seasoned mixture of rice vinegar, salt and sugar. Here are five types of sushi.

Under Makimono (sushi rolls), Gunkan (sushi boat shape), uramaki (coil size medium rice with nori on the inside), temaki (nori contains a funnel-shaped sushi rice and fish and vegetables) and oshisushi (rice cooked with neta, for a pressed while the intention of compressing the resulting rectangular sushi rice).

The favorite for sushi classes, among them the dragon roll Jumbo Ebi Katsu fried in spices with toping avocado and Tobiko (flying fish eggs).

Pellets flying fish eggs soft reddish offer savory salty sensation on the role of rice. "Here we have prawns, so visitors happy to use", said assistant store Rakuzen Chef, Nova.

There are also grilled salmon roll is a piece of salmon and mushrooms rolled in rice and then burned. Not just sushi, sashimi Moria true Rakuzen also offers a variety of seafood, which is mixed with fresh prime eaten in a raw state with flavors like Shoyu sauce, grated ginger and wasabi.

Examples of this category is oki menu of seven kinds of sashimi, which is dried shrimp, salmon, maguro (tuna), kanpachi (a type of fish, yellow tail), IKA (squid), Tako (octopus), sword fish and locust -scallops (scallops). Fresh and enticing flavors. Set menu, available rakuzen maru Bento is a complete menu ranging from tempura, sashimi, sushi, nikujaga (vegetable stew), Unagi (eel), kobachi (extra menu), fruit, salad, and miso soup.

Nova said that here should not be forgotten served, is that Japanese Wagyu cattle that were carefully bred in a special way. Not only eat grass, but also nutritious grains such as corn and barley are also drinking beer.

Even when entering the age of 10 days, the cows were given vitamin A, B, E and calcium. Cows in a cage width and massaged regularly, so no stress.

"As a result, beef is very tender and melted in the mouth when eaten," he said.

Rakuzen Wagyu beef cooked in different ways eg from the steak, shabu-

shabu, Sukiyaki, tasaki (Wagyu skin is burned), and saikoro (diced and cooked with flour). Overall menu available here numbered about 200 more.

to drink, this restaurant offers a variety of coffee, tea, chocolate, Japanese cocktails, alcoholic drinks, smoothies, and wine. "Most every day we offer

"Today's Special Menu" that vary according to season food in Japan. In essence, we cook with the heart, so a sense of who presented satisfactory guests, "said Nova.

When the month of Ramadan, Iftar Rakuzen three new menu to choose from, namely with Serenity kisu fish, Japanese pumpkin, salmon rolls and cranky offers. There vivo City consisting moriawase sashimi, Chinese yam and Unagi shirayaki. There is a generosity that is a mixture of Wagyu beef, sushi and sashimi.

Rakuzen also provides a menu all you can eat special on Saturday, Sunday and holidays. With prices only Rp189.000 for adults and children under the age of 10 years Rp89.000, you're happy to eat every meal here smelling Japanese.

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