As an added bonus, theanine appears to boost the immune system.
Not sure that’s merely a “bonus”: there’s a lot of literature suggesting a link between immune system activity and affective states, and if we take the somatic marker hypothesis seriously this is likely where the real action is.
Not sure that’s merely a “bonus”: there’s a lot of literature suggesting a link between immune system activity and affective states, and if we take the somatic marker hypothesis seriously this is likely where the real action is.
e.g. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2006.06.006