By Isabella M.
Green tea is a popular herbal drink that is known to contain bigger amounts of antioxidants than vitamin C. Vitamin C used to be our parents' supplement of choice and widely used by most people to build resistance and protect against various diseases.
Many years after gaining popularity, vitamin C was sidetracked and green tea became famous wordwide as the antioxidant that can better fight against stress and fatigue better than vitamin C does.
As we were growing up, we were taught that vitamin C protects against the common colds and cough, and builds resistance against diseases. Our moms would give us one tablet of vitamin C a day to keep the doctor away.
But whether it was vitamin C before and green tea now, both antioxidants have become effective in fighting stress and fatigue and in protecting against diseases.
But what are antioxidants? The word antioxidant became a buzzword and became an important part of our modern vocabulary. Why are vitamin C and green tea called antioxidants? What do these two substances protect us from?
Antioxidants are molecules that tend to slow down the oxidation process whose various subsequent reactions produce harmful free radicals. Antioxidants protect us from the harmful effects of free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS), substances that can impair and damage cellular functions, and cause various health disorders collectively called oxidative stress.
Green tea contains epigallocatechin gallate, the major antioxidant that protects the body from oxidative stress by regularly scouring free radicals that are lurking in the body's every nook and cranny. Regular consumption of green tea can significantly reduce stress and fatigue, cleanses your body and generally make you feel invigorated and energized.
Antioxidants help reduce and prevent damage caused by the harmful effects of free radicals by donating electrons that have the ability to neutralize the free radical without having to form another similar atom.
This explains why ascorbic acid is one of the most effective antioxidants due to its ability to remain stable after having donated an electron to a free radical and by donating the unstable electron to the antioxidant molecule.
The various known antioxidants such as vitamins C, vitamin E and vitamin A, glutathione, beta carotene and superoxide dismutase can also delay the aging process by preventing free radicals to undergo the process of oxidation and cause harm to the body.
Green tea is a popular herbal drink that is known to contain bigger amounts of antioxidants than vitamin C. Vitamin C used to be our parents' supplement of choice and widely used by most people to build resistance and protect against various diseases.
Many years after gaining popularity, vitamin C was sidetracked and green tea became famous wordwide as the antioxidant that can better fight against stress and fatigue better than vitamin C does.
As we were growing up, we were taught that vitamin C protects against the common colds and cough, and builds resistance against diseases. Our moms would give us one tablet of vitamin C a day to keep the doctor away.
But whether it was vitamin C before and green tea now, both antioxidants have become effective in fighting stress and fatigue and in protecting against diseases.
But what are antioxidants? The word antioxidant became a buzzword and became an important part of our modern vocabulary. Why are vitamin C and green tea called antioxidants? What do these two substances protect us from?
Antioxidants are molecules that tend to slow down the oxidation process whose various subsequent reactions produce harmful free radicals. Antioxidants protect us from the harmful effects of free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS), substances that can impair and damage cellular functions, and cause various health disorders collectively called oxidative stress.
Green tea contains epigallocatechin gallate, the major antioxidant that protects the body from oxidative stress by regularly scouring free radicals that are lurking in the body's every nook and cranny. Regular consumption of green tea can significantly reduce stress and fatigue, cleanses your body and generally make you feel invigorated and energized.
Antioxidants help reduce and prevent damage caused by the harmful effects of free radicals by donating electrons that have the ability to neutralize the free radical without having to form another similar atom.
This explains why ascorbic acid is one of the most effective antioxidants due to its ability to remain stable after having donated an electron to a free radical and by donating the unstable electron to the antioxidant molecule.
The various known antioxidants such as vitamins C, vitamin E and vitamin A, glutathione, beta carotene and superoxide dismutase can also delay the aging process by preventing free radicals to undergo the process of oxidation and cause harm to the body.
