At forty six years of age and in my peri-menopause stage, strenuous operating and high-intensity workouts might be good but in addition they improve stress/cortisol which is counterproductive. Instead of cooking up in 40-forty five minutes, it might take 2-three hours. I acquired a brown rice cooker and it solely takes about 2-three minutes of set-up and clear-up complete. Mix thoroughly and cover an extra 5 minutes earlier than serving.