With all the research done on the benefits of antioxidants, this little energy boost is something you won't want to be without! In the most extreme cases, it helps fight cancer, heart problems, and diabetes. In everyday life, it combats cellular aging and cholesterol.
But did you know that your cup of tea contains ten times more antioxidants than your serving of various fruits? Not bad, right? If we also consider that your infusion contains neither calories nor sugar (unless you sweeten it, which is allowed, of course, but hardly necessary), it is easy to deduce that to stock up on antioxidants, tea is therefore the source to turn to.

Okay: antioxidants work against oxidants, the name says it all, and advertisements and health articles constantly tell you they're fantastic for your body. Even if you don't understand the complex mechanisms of your diet, you're still capable of understanding that cholesterol = bad and antioxidants = beneficial.
However, let's investigate the subject a little.

It all starts with an oxygen atom that splits into radicals. Free radicals are a highly reactive and unstable species—they only have one electron, and if you remember your chemistry lessons, electrons like to pair up. So, to find their missing electron, radicals attack other cells to "steal" this elusive electron. Sound familiar from the melodramas of your favorite TV series? Just like the drama queen in the soap opera destroys couples, oxidants destroy your cells, your DNA—they even oxidize your fat cells. Not a pretty sight.

Antioxidants help stabilize these damaging free radicals by donating an electron to them. As a result, your cells are free to regenerate, and without oxidation, your body stays healthy and young for longer!