A drink that can cut dementia risk by up to 50%
A drink that can cut dementia risk by up to 50% | Healthbiztips
What if I tell you that there is a drink that can cut your risk of developing cognitive impairment by 50%? Even better, if you have a high chance of developing Alzheimer's disease because of your family history, then drinking this extraordinary beverage everyday can reduce your chance of cognitive impairment by up to 86%.
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@healthbiztips by Arlene Gentallan
What it is, you asked?
It's tea! But, what kind of tea?
Tea made from the leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis has been shown by multiple research to have strong ability to protect the brain against degenerative diseases.
Among the most popular tea made from Camellia sinensis are green tea, black tea, and oolong tea. These beverages contains antioxidants and anti-inflammatory components such as catechins and theanine.
Even individuals who carry the APOE e4 gene which increases their chance of getting dementia, shows remarkable benefit from daily consumption of tea.
In a research headed by Professor Feng Lei of the National University of Singapore, they've found out that drinking tea remarkably lowers an elderly's risk of acquiring dementia by 50% and those individuals with a family history of Alzheirmer's by 86% just with daily consumption of tea.
Drinking green tea and oolong tea can reduce the progression of neurodegenerative changes in the brain and cognitive decline.
Cognitive disease such as dementia is on the rise. Old age bring forth images of a forgetful senior citizen, but there are alternative medicine available that can actually have significant positive effect to a person's mental health.
Resources:
National University of Singapore. (2017, March 16). Daily consumption of tea may protect the elderly from cognitive decline, study suggests. ScienceDaily. Retrieved May 19, 2019 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170316093412.htm
Liu, X., Du, X., Han, G., & Gao, W. (). Association between tea consumption and risk of cognitive disorders: A dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies. Oncotarget, 8(26), 43306–43321. doi:10.18632/oncotarget.17429
Shen, W., Xiao, Y., Ying, X., Li, S., Zhai, Y., Shang, X., … Lin, J. (2015). Tea Consumption and Cognitive Impairment: A Cross-Sectional Study among Chinese Elderly. PloS one, 10(9), e0137781. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0137781
