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SAKE is Japan's favorite libation ---- rice and water brewed with human wisdom. It certainly brings you more joy to life, but recent studies on SAKE shows that it contains many substance that are good for enhancing health. Such finding does not come as a surprise, since traditional Japanese diet consisted of well balanced, nutritious items, such as rice, miso, soybeans, green vegetables and small fishes. So, SAKE which has also been enjoyed among people for several hundred years is likely to be a healthy drink.
Anyway it certainly is good news for SAKE-lovers.
Just as good wine engenders good blood, SAKE is the best of all medicines.
Besides enjoying drinking, Japanese SAKE has been utilized for centuries as beauty medicine, cosmetic essence, bathing essence and poultice. It had been a popular folk remedy since the time when SAKE's medical effectiveness was unknown.
SAKE contains various substances besides alcohol. Over 100 infinitesimal nutrients are contained in SAKE including sugar, organic acid, amino acid and vitamins. Reports are being made one after another for new discoveries of substance contained in SAKE which is expected to be effective preventing diseases, promoting health and longevity.
Here is a list showing how effective it is when SAKE is taken daily at proper quantity.
| * prevention of forgetfulness | contains peptide |
| * prevention of senile dementia, depression, insomnia | contains S-adenosylmethionine |
| * prevention of fatty liver | contains glutathione |
| * prevention of cardiac infarction, thrombosis | suppresses function of platelet |
| * prevention of osteoporosis | suppresses cathepsins-L |
| * prevention of allergy to pollen | suppresses cathepsins-B |
| * slows skin aging | koji acid is effective |
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