georgy

This was in todays 'Metro' newspaper, in the UK;


Drinking 2 cups of spearmint tea a day could help women with excess body hair, scientists claim today.

Hirsuitism is a condition which leads women to grow hair on their faces, breasts and stomachs.
It is caused by high levels of 'masculine' hormones called androgens and can be a symptom of polycystic ovary syndrome.
However, drinking spearmint tea can have a good effect in counteracting high androgen levels, test on 21 women showed.
The Turkish team decided to study the effects of spearmint following reports that it could cut sexual desire in men because it reduced their androgen levels.
The women were given a cup of the tea twice a day for 5 days in phase of their menstrual cycle when the ovarian follicle develops.

Researcher Mehmet Numan Tamer said "This study shows spearmint could be a good natural alternative for women who have mild symptoms of hirsuitism"
Previously, the contraceptive pill has been used to treat the condition as it suppresses androgen production.
The research, by the team from Suleyman Demirel University in Isparta, is published today in the journal Phytotherapy Research.
More research is now needed into the subject to check how useful spearmint tea is, Ms Numan added.

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I was just away to post that - I saw it on the Sky News website.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...252355,00.html

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If I'd found that link before, I'd never have spent the time typing that bloody post up Thanks Amanda x

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Interesting! I'll add it to the research forum in a few!

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hi
i saw this on the tv earlier (great food live show), could be interersting


another article about it, saying the same thing.

http://news.netdoctor.co.uk/news_detail.php?id=18066411

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ttara123

Wow! That's crazy!

I wish it was peppermint tea, though... I drink that like my life depends on it...

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georgy

give the spearmint tea a try, it might be similar.

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Deb34

drinking spearmint tea right now! i went and got some Flora brand spearmint leaf loose tea last night after i saw the articles.

I think i could get used to this, its quite tasty and it would be great if it helped reduce the excess hair growth too!

georgy

I'm going to have to look for it somewhere, the UK is just starting to get up to date with 'alternative' foods I can get Peppermint everywhere, but I guess thats no use!

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sauerkraut

I had a look in the supermarket yesterday and there were two twinings teas with spearmint. camomile and spearmint and 'clease' (which is part of the 'blended for you' range) which has spearmint, milk thistle, nettle and peppermint. I bought the 'cleanse' and it's ok.. doesn't actually taste as bad as I thought! I would still like to find a pure loose leaf spearmint though as the percentages aren't great in the twinings stuff and you only get 20 bags per box.

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I'm going shopping tomorrow so I'll have a look for that then, thanks very much Sauerkraut!

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sauerkraut

I've been drinking it for a couple of days now and today I'm peeing like crazy! maybe that 'cleanse' stuff actually works?

Ammaarah

Just an FYI for anyone who is breastfeeding - mint decreases breastmilk supply and is often an ingredient in "dry-up" teas and potions. So for my BF cysters, maybe wait until you've weaned to try this.

Lonely

Hi all and thanks georgy!

I often read the Metro as it is usually left on the bus or my partner brings one home for me to read. I must have missed out on an issue tho, definitely going out to buy some spearmint tea tomorrow and knock those back instead!

Anyone noticed any change in appearances? Do you think the tea's work on acne as well?

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georgy

I went to Asda yesterday and they had about 6 types of green tea, 4 types of Peppermint and gawd knows how many types of others...but no Spearmint! I'll keep searching and let you know where I can find this stuff. I saw all the different Twinings ones and they all look delicious!

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