Benefits of Green Tea to make your Memory Sharper Green tea reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease , cardiovascular disease, improves oral health and is an effective weight management option. As Alzheimer’s is a degenerative disease affecting cognitive skills and memory research has been focused on the effects Green tea has on improving memory Short Term Memory Loss There are several causes of short term memory loss although the two most common causes are insufficient sleep and stress. In our busy lives the recommended 8 hours sleep is rarely achieved and most people tend to disregard they actually suffer from stress. Cortisol commonly called the stress hormone can be caused by an overload of sensory inputs to the brain. These sensory inputs from driving, neon lights, load music, TV’s and video games etc. put our sensory system on overload increasing cortisol levels in the body; increased cortisol destroys brain cells in the hippocampus. It is not uncom...