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Can Tea Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease?
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One of the most frightening health concerns facing the aging is
Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain
disorder that gradually destroys a person’s memory and ability
to learn, reason, make judgments, communicate and carry out daily
activities.
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Can Tea Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease?
Copyright (c) 2007 Jon M. Stout
Golden Moon Tea
http://www.GoldenMoonTea.com
One of the most frightening health concerns facing the aging is
Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain
disorder that gradually destroys a person’s memory and ability
to learn, reason, make judgments, communicate and carry out daily
activities. As Alzheimer’s progresses, victims sometimes
experience changes in personality and behavior, such as anxiety,
suspiciousness or agitation. In addition, some patients have
hallucinations or delusions.
Doctors don’t fully understand what causes Alzheimer’s, though
much research is ongoing. Once diagnosed, the disease may
progress very slowly or very quickly. The first functions to be
affected are memory and thinking, but as the disease progresses,
cells die in other parts of the brain, too. Eventually the
patient requires complete care. Though most Alzheimer’s patients
die from other health issues, Alzheimer’s itself can be fatal,
once enough brain function is lost.
As with most serious illnesses, research focuses on two areas;
prevention and treatment. Today, though there is no cure for the
disease, there are treatments available that can improve
cognitive function, at least for some period of time. In terms of
prevention, since little is known about what causes the disease,
we also don’t know a lot about how to prevent it.
However, we are learning the benefit of the anti-oxidants in tea
in both the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s. In the past
few years, lots of research has shown tea’s anti-oxidants to be
powerful fighters of aging and disease. Green tea, in particular,
has been shown to prevent heart disease and several forms of
cancer.
Anti-oxidants are important because they fight free radicals in
our bodies. Free radicals are created as we process the food we
eat into energy. Free radicals have the capacity to damage our
cells and our DNA if we don’t keep them in check. Anti-oxidants
rid our bodies of the free radicals, protecting it from the
damage they can cause.
Fruits and vegetables are full of anti-oxidants, as are coffee,
dark chocolate and red wine. In addition, tea is a great source
of anti-oxidants. For prevention and treatment of most diseases,
green tea has been found to be more protective than black tea,
because the anti-oxidants in green tea are in a more natural
state than those in black tea. This is because black tea is
fermented during processing while green tea is not.
However, in the research surrounding Alzheimer’s there seems to
be no difference between using black tea and green tea, because
the particular anti-oxidant most effective against Alzheimer’s
is not altered by the fermentation process, making both teas
equal for this purpose.
One study reported by the UK Tea Council showed drinking tea to
be an effective way to prevent and even treat Alzheimer’s. The
study concluded that the anti-oxidants had a neuro protective
effect on some of the brain chemicals that become toxic to brain
cells during Alzheimer’s.
While far more research is required, this is promising news. If
tea can protect the brain, it may show potential in both
prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s. In terms of protection,
it is theorized that drinking tea may have the ability to prevent
brain chemicals from turning toxic and killing brain cells.
As far as treatment goes, tea’s ability to protect brain cells
from toxic chemicals may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s. It
is far too soon to predict if tea’s anti-oxidants may someday
lead to a cure for Alzheimer’s, but the news does represent some
hope in the face of a disease whose cure has eluded us so far.
Green Tea and Aging
In addition to the research noted above, it’s important to
consider the overall effect of green tea on the aging process.
Green tea has been shown to slow down the aging process and
protect our bodies from many different types of disease,
including cardiovascular disease.
Why is this important in the fight against Alzheimer’s?
While scientists don’t have a full understanding of the causes
of Alzheimer’s disease, they do have some understanding of at
least some of the risk factors for this disease. Two important
risk factors for Alzheimer’s are:
Age – The greatest known risk factor for Alzheimer’s is
increasing age. Few people contract the disease under the age of
65. The risk for developing Alzheimer’s doubles every five years
over the age of 65. After age 85, the risk of Alzheimer’s is
nearly 50%.
Heart Health – Any disease that decreases the health of the heart
decreases the health of the brain. Cardiovascular problems such
as high blood pressure and atherosclerosis have been shown to be
linked to the development of Alzheimer’s. This is thought to
because the damage to the arteries and veins caused by these
conditions reduces the amount and quality of blood flow to the
brain.
Since we know that green tea helps prevent heart disease and
premature aging, it stands to reason that adding green tea to
your diet can also, in the long run, prevent Alzheimer’s. While
we can’t actually prevent ourselves from getting older, we can
minimize the damage of aging by filling our bodies with
anti-oxidants like those found in green tea.
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Jon M. Stout is the Chairman of the Golden Moon Tea Company.
Golden Moon Tea carefully selects the finest rare and orthodox
teas, which are processed slowly and handcrafted with extreme
care. At their website, you can learn more about their current
tea offerings, including their exceptional green tea
(http://www.goldenmoontea.com/greentea), white tea, black
tea, oolong tea (also known as wu-long and wu long tea -
http://www.goldenmoontea.com/wu-long) and chai. Visit
http://www.goldenmoontea.com for all details concerning
the Golden Moon Tea Company’s fine line of teas.
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