"Spearmint tea" refers to a type of herbal tea made from the leaves of the spearmint plant. It has a cool and refreshing taste, and is often consumed for its natural health benefits.
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-- Spearmint (Mentha spicata): Preliminary Turkish research finds
drinking spearmint tea can lower free testosterone levels, without impacting DHEA or total testosterone.
However, spearmint's nutrient profile is different, so in 2007, Isparta University scientists tested a herbal
spearmint tea on female humans.
I have read
about Spearmint Tea being able to lessen hirsutism in PCOS women, but by what mechanism?
The evidence strongly supports the hordes of women on the internet using
spearmint tea for acne, PCOS and hormonal woes.
Spearmint tea acts as an appetite suppressant that will help you feel full for longer and eat less throughout the day, but it also enhances the digestive process and promotes better absorption of nutrients.
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The spearmint plant grows heavily on this plateau, and the villagers drank four cups of peppermint or
spearmint tea per day.
Enhancing digestion was traditionally the mint family's most famous property, but over the years, a steady stream of women reported that
spearmint tea reduced their acne.
For example, what
if spearmint tea works by increasing the aromatase enzyme, the enzyme which creates estrogen via conversion from testosterone, and thus increases overall estrogen levels too?
If you enjoy tea, you will love this: drinking green or
spearmint tea on a daily basis can improve many aspects of PCOS.
What's strange
about spearmint tea is that both studies detected an increase in leuteinising hormone (LT) and follicle - stimulating hormone (FST).
However, they made a few speculations: 1) that
spearmint tea increases the enzyme CYP3A4, a detoxification enzyme (for example, also responsible for metabolising caffeine) which breaks down testosterone.
The herbs that can reduce your breast milk supply usually only have this effect when taken in large amounts, so unless you eat lots of parsley, drink liters of peppermint or
spearmint teas, or cook with lots of jasmine and sage, you should be fine.
Try
the spearmint tea (make sure it is not Pepermint as its a completely different thing).
I purchased some when I had persistent cystic acne (beofre I discovered that its legumes that sets it off), and I found
the spearmint tea did infact help.
I am already vegan, so I am going to try
the spearmint tea and see how that improves my PCOS.
So I did my own research and started taking Indole 3 carbinol, saw palmetto,
spearmint tea, fish oil, ashwagandha, gymnema, Vitamin D3 and a very good multivitamin and feel so much better.
Spearmint tea, for example, has been shown to have anti-androgen effects in PCOS and can reduce hirsutism.
Peppermint or
spearmint teas are known for their calming effect on digestive ailments.
Spearmint tea, one of the most rapidly accelerating acne trends, is simply the leaves of the spearmint plant distilled into a beverage.
Spearmint tea's influence in the world of acne is growing steadily and in 2017, there's been a big upswing in popularity.
Every study on
spearmint tea has shown a reduction in either total or free testosterone, and that's why it can clear acne.
Spearmint tea is one of the strongest anti-androgen foods, lowering testosterone enough to rob men of their health, but give women a huge improvement in acne.
Only women should drink
spearmint tea, and the countdown to clear skin will require patience.
For acne,
spearmint tea's sole benefit is for ending oily skin, but for that purpose, it's an excellent secret.
Most similar to
spearmint tea is licorice root with its glycyrrhizic acid compound, which lowers testosterone by curtailing certain enzymes used to make it.