Free Radicals May Cause These Illnesses and Diseases:
Cancer
Cardiovascular Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
Hypertension
Myocardial Ischemia
Liver Cell Injury
Carcinogenesis
And More
Simply put, the end result of having to many free radicals in your body
without proper treatment is oxidation, which can lead to a variety of illnesses
and diseases, some life-threatening. Although free radicals are actually a
normal element of your metabolism, and your body actually creates some of its
own antioxidants to fight off those nasty free radicals. However, there are
many things that can dangerously increase the amount of free radicals in your
body, and your natural antioxidants won't be able to keep up with the abundance
of them. This includes air pollution, and cigarette smoke. Consuming foods and
beverages with antioxidants can extensively limit the amount of free radicals
in your body, helping your body fight off the oxidation. Some natural ways to
consume antioxidants are by simply eating fruits and vegetables on a daily
basis. However, according to WebMD, green tea has 8-10 times the amount of
antioxidants than fruits and vegetables, or any other food or beverage for that
matter.
Green, black and oolong tea, surprisingly, all come from the same plant known
as the Camellia Sinensis. The leaves from the Camellia Sinensis are simply
processed in different ways. The green tea leaves are processed like the
others, but not fermented as the others are. All of these teas have a lot of
certain different types of an antioxidant called polyphenols. Polyphenols are able
to enter your body and find the free radicals there and detoxify them.
According to WebMD, research and studies have found that the various
antioxidants in these teas can prevent numerous ailments, diseases and
illnesses.
Some of these ailments include:
The damage of blood clot formation
Cancers
Atherosclerosis
A decrease in the occurrence of heart disease and strokes