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Food for the brain

Lion mane mushroom 猴头菇

Have you heard and eaten lion mane mushroom before?

Before I was a vegetarian, I have not consumed or even heard of lion mane mushroom.  A delicacy that I was missing out!

I love the chewy texture and most vegetarian restaurants use lion mane mushroom to mimic western steak.  It tastes good 😊

I love to include it to my cooking and since my husband likes it too, as it somewhat tastes like meat.

I have tried getting the dry mushroom form from supermarket, but it is not as easy to handle and cook.  So I ended up getting those frozen and ready-to-cook types from vegetarian stores.

Happy that now there are even more reasons to consume lion mane mushrooms – for our brain health 🤩! Be it to prevent Alzheimer’s disease or to improve children’s memory, lion mane mushroom has proven itself to be useful!

E.Excel has <E-memories> and <ToThink>, both contain high concentration of lion mane mushroom.

<E-memories> is in capsule form, containing three concentrated ingredients: Lion mane mushroom, Ji-lin ginseng and Ashitaba for brain power.



<Tothink> is in liquid form with Lion mane mushroom and American ginseng.

Through much exploration, no other brands beat E.Excel when it comes to wholesome ingredients concentration. I love [Tothink] especially! In liquid form, tastes nice and the concentration of the ginseng is so high, by finishing a pack in a few hours, I can feel my energy boosted, focus level still sharp despite having late night the day before 😅

Feeling lethargy or recovering from a illness?  You may want to try [Tothink] for that added boost! 💪

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有听过或吃过猴头菇吗？

在我还没吃素之前，我还从没听说过猴头菇，更别说吃过了！原来我都错过了这么美味的食材！

我喜欢它那有嚼劲的口感，很多素食餐厅都会用猴头菇来模拟西式牛排，真的好吃。

现在我都喜欢在烹饪时加入猴头菇，先生也喜欢，因为也确实有点像肉的口感。

我曾在超市买干的猴头菇，但不太容易处理和烹饪。后来我就改从素食店购买冷冻即煮的那种，方便许多。

现在吃猴头菇又多了一个好理由 —— 对大脑健康有益呀！😊

你知道吗？E.Excel 丞燕 产品【乐回忆 E-memories】 和 【趣想 Tothink】 都含有高浓缩的猴头菇。

【乐回忆 E-memories】 胶囊状含有猴头菇、吉林人参和明日叶，都是助于增强脑力的成分。无论是预防阿尔茨海默病，还是提高儿童的记忆力，狮鬃蘑菇都已被证明非常有用！

【趣想 Tothink】 是液体饮品，含有猴头菇和美国人参西洋参。我特别喜欢【趣想 Tothink】！味道好，人参的浓度很高，几小时内喝完一包，我就能感觉到能量被提升，精神集中程度依然很高，尽管前一天晚上熬夜 😅。

在成分浓度方面，还真的找不到其他品牌比这还浓缩！

感觉疲倦，或正处于康复期？那就可以喝 【趣想 Tothink】来补助，提振精神！

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Chill!

Orchestra with sparkling water tastes so nice and so thirst-quenching!!!

What I have here are Orchestra kumquats. Ordered sparkling water and added in the self-brought orchestra sachets. Wow, this really brings the taste of orchestra to the next level 😀 Same for the sparkling water… the plain carbonated drink becomes a super healthy drink!

I like to bring Orchestra with me when I have meals outside. It can reduce inflammation triggered by fried and spicy food, and can prevent the throat from getting sore. It can also enhance digestion and has anti-viral and anti-bacterial properties. And more importantly, inhibits fat absorption 🤭 All these are contributed by the ingredients Kumazasa, Ashitaba and Platycodon found in Orchestra!

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E-Memories Testimonial

My friend’s mum lately had trouble remembering things.  It was so bad that when she was on the phone with her mom, her mum will immediately forget what the daughter had told her after they put down the phone.  The mom had to call my friend back to ask again.  Her mum was so frustrated with herself and my friend, on the other hand felt so stressed as her mum had to call her every other minute due to her forgetfulness.  

She decided to let her mum try E-Memories (twice a day) and after taking it for 1 month, her mum is able to remember what was said after putting down the call!  Now her mum is so much happier with herself and my friend no longer feel stressful communicating with her mum.

Our brain and nervous system needs a protein called Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) for normal development.  However, age, illness and environment can affect the level of NGF in our brain and research have shown that Lion’s mane mushroom, Ji-Lin ginseng and Ashitaba can help to support the NGF level in our brain.  These 3 ingredients are in E-Memories:

Lion’s Mane Mushroom
Researchers discovered that Lion’s Mane Mushroom influences the production of enzymes that signal cells to release NGF, thus supporting the normal function of NGF in maintaining, repairing and improving the infrastructure of memory.

Ji-Lin Ginseng
Ji-Lin ginseng is found to also contain ginseng saponins which are good in supporting healthy NGF levels in the brain.  Ginseng saponins also helped to maintain cell viability in the hippocampus (a memory-making part of the brain) which aid healthy learning and memory.

Ginseng also helps to support brain cells against free radical toxicity.  Free radical-induced toxicity is a contributing factor in degenerative neurons.

Ashitaba
Ashitaba supports healthy levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) which belongs to the same group of nerve cell proteins as NGF.  BDNF is particularly vital to the hippocampus to create persistent, long-term memories.
Ashitaba also contain a compound called chalcone which supports the production of multiple neurotrophic factors which are proteins that support neurons.

Article contributed by Ou Ee Him. 17 July 2018.

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Preventing Dementia

I was watching the television on Talking Point a few days back. The topic caught my attention – ‘Am I at Risk of Dementia‘. It was said in 2015 that 1 in 10 Singaporeans over 60 have dementia.  In 2012, about 28,000 people in Singapore aged 60 and older had dementia.  And this number is expected to soar to 80,000 by 2030.

As defined in ADA (Alzheimer’s Disease Association) website:

Dementia is an illness which affects the brain, causing the brain cells to die at a faster rate than normal. It is not normal ageing. As a result, the mental abilities of the person with dementia declines. This leads to failing memory, deterioration of intellectual function and personality changes.

What further disturbs was the mention that more and more younger people are diagnosed with dementia and, as early as at 40; the prime of their life and careers.

 Prevention seems the only solution. 

The Nerve Growth Factor 

Our brain and nervous system depend on a vital protein called the NGF (Nerve Growth Factor) for normal development.  NGF supports the health of growing and existing neurons.  Our body produces NGF naturally, but age, illness, medications and environment can affect the level of our NGF.

Healthy Brain Foods 

Examples of foods that allow our body to produce more NGF are Lion’s Mane Mushrooms (Hericium erinaceus)Ji-Lin Ginseng (Panax ginseng) and Ashitaba (Angelica keiskei Koidzumi).

Lion’s Mane Mushroom can influence the production of enzymes that signal cells to release more NGF.

Ji-Lin Ginseng contains ginseng saponins that are found to maintain cell viability in the hippocampus, a memory-making part of the brain.  Thus it supports healthy learning and memory.  It also contains ginsenoside Rg1 that supports healthy neurons, cognition, and internal signaling, which supports the creation of proteins vital to the health of the brain.

Ashitaba supports healthy levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) which belongs to the same group of nerve cell proteins as NGF.  BDNF is particularly vital to the hippocampus, and its ability to create persistent, long-term memories.  Ashitaba also contains chalcone which supports the production of multiple neurotrophic factors, which are proteins that support neurons.

E-memories actually contains all the mentioned ingredients in concentrated form! That’s so nice! It can also be consumed by the young at school to enhance their learning, for the working adults to be more effective in ‘retrieving their memories’, and last but not least, the elderly to prevent declining of memory.

2 June 2018

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