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