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Can Tea Prevent Alzheimer's Disease?

One of the most frightening health concerns
facing the aging is Alzheimer's disease.One study reported by the UK Tea Council
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive brainshowed drinking tea to be an effective way to
disorder that gradually destroys a person'sprevent and even treat Alzheimer's. The study
memory and ability to learn, reason, makeconcluded that the anti-oxidants had a neuro
judgments, communicate and carry out dailyprotective effect on some of the brain
activities. As Alzheimer's progresses,chemicals that become toxic to brain cells
victims sometimes experience changes induring  Alzheimer's.
personality and behavior, such as anxiety,
suspiciousness or agitation. In addition,While far more research is required, this is
some patients have hallucinations orpromising news. If tea can protect the brain,
delusions.it may show potential in both prevention and
treatment of Alzheimer's. In terms of
Doctors don't fully understand what causesprotection, it is theorized that drinking tea
Alzheimer's, though much research is ongoing.may have the ability to prevent brain
Once diagnosed, the disease may progress verychemicals from turning toxic and killing
slowly or very quickly. The first functionsbrain  cells.
to be affected are memory and thinking, but
as the disease progresses, cells die in otherAs far as treatment goes, tea's ability to
parts of the brain, too. Eventually theprotect brain cells from toxic chemicals may
patient requires complete care. Though mostslow the progression of Alzheimer's. It is
Alzheimer's patients die from other healthfar too soon to predict if tea's
issues, Alzheimer's itself can be fatal, onceanti-oxidants may someday lead to a cure for
enough  brain  function  is  lost.Alzheimer's, but the news does represent some
hope in the face of a disease whose cure has
As with most serious illnesses, researcheluded  us  so  far.
focuses on two areas; prevention and
treatment. Today, though there is no cure forGreen  Tea  and  Aging
the disease, there are treatments available
that can improve cognitive function, at leastIn addition to the research noted above, it's
for some period of time. In terms ofimportant to consider the overall effect of
prevention, since little is known about whatgreen tea on the aging process. Green tea has
causes the disease, we also don't know a lotbeen shown to slow down the aging process and
about  how  to  prevent  it.protect our bodies from many different types
of disease, including cardiovascular disease.
However, we are learning the benefit of the
anti-oxidants in tea in both the preventionWhy is this important in the fight against
and treatment of Alzheimer's. In the past fewAlzheimer's?
years, lots of research has shown tea's
anti-oxidants to be powerful fighters ofWhile scientists don't have a full
aging and disease. Green tea, in particular,understanding of the causes of Alzheimer's
has been shown to prevent heart disease anddisease, they do have some understanding of
several  forms  of  cancer.at least some of the risk factors for this
disease. Two important risk factors for
Anti-oxidants are important because theyAlzheimer's  are:
fight free radicals in our bodies. Free
radicals are created as we process the foodAge - The greatest known risk factor for
we eat into energy. Free radicals have theAlzheimer's is increasing age. Few people
capacity to damage our cells and our DNA ifcontract the disease under the age of 65. The
we don't keep them in check. Anti-oxidantsrisk for developing Alzheimer's doubles every
rid our bodies of the free radicals,five years over the age of 65. After age 85,
protecting it from the damage they can cause.the  risk  of  Alzheimer's  is  nearly  50%.
Fruits and vegetables are full ofHeart Health - Any disease that decreases the
anti-oxidants, as are coffee, dark chocolatehealth of the heart decreases the health of
and red wine. In addition, tea is a greatthe brain. Cardiovascular problems such as
source of anti-oxidants. For prevention andhigh blood pressure and atherosclerosis have
treatment of most diseases, green tea hasbeen shown to be linked to the development of
been found to be more protective than blackAlzheimer's. This is thought to because the
tea, because the anti-oxidants in green teadamage to the arteries and veins caused by
are in a more natural state than those inthese conditions reduces the amount and
black tea. This is because black tea isquality  of  blood  flow  to  the  brain.
fermented during processing while green tea
is  not.Since we know that green tea helps prevent
heart disease and premature aging, it stands
However, in the research surroundingto reason that adding green tea to your diet
Alzheimer's there seems to be no differencecan also, in the long run, prevent
between using black tea and green tea,Alzheimer's. While we can't actually prevent
because the particular anti-oxidant mostourselves from getting older, we can minimize
effective against Alzheimer's is not alteredthe damage of aging by filling our bodies
by the fermentation process, making both teaswith anti-oxidants like those found in green
equal  for  this  purpose.tea.



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