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Jan 25, 2005 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- GREEN TEA MAY SUPPRESS APPETITE
A Neptune, N.J., supplement company says green tea extract may help suppress appetite. DynaPure Nutrition says its green tea product, WARP 9, may help reduce hunger pangs by decreasing a hormone called leptin and increasing a chemical neurotransmitter called noradrenaline. Leptin is a fat-produced protein that appears to play a key role in how the body manages fat storage through brain signals. WARP 9 formulator Pete Maletto says, "There is clear evidence that green tea's polyphenols are a factor in depressing leptin as well as affecting other hormone levels important in regulating appetite." Green tea also may increase levels of noradrenaline, a chemical neurotransmitter in the nervous system that plays a major role in the activation of brown fat tissue, a metabolically active fat, he says. Activation of brown fat burns calories from the white fat located around our waistline, hips and thighs, Maletto says.
MEDICINE FOR CANKER SORES
Orahealth USA Inc. of Bellevue, Wash., says its Cankermelts-GX can heal canker sores in one to four days. The company says the product is available in stores as well as online, at drugstore.com. Canker sores affect 50 million Americans, says Mary Madigan, director of merchandising for drugstore.com. "The advanced technology used in Cankermelts to deliver medication directly to the affected area makes them easy to use, and we're pleased to provide this product to customers who have previously had to endure painful canker sores," she says.
BEEFING UP THE LIBIDO
Australian researchers say a plan aimed at boosting libido can help prevent premature ejaculation, a problem that affects up to a third of men. Alex Sharp, founder of Natural Stamina, says the seven-day program provides a non-drug alternative that focuses on breaking bad habits and replacing them with good ones. The program consists of an exercise regime designed to train "mother nature's sex muscles," Sharp says. He says a man's sex muscles are just like any other muscle; if they aren't used correctly, or often enough, they become weak and don't function properly.
HELPING CHILDREN SHED POUNDS
Alabama pediatricians say families can work together to help overweight children shed unhealthy pounds. "Childhood obesity has increased dramatically in this country during the last two decades," says Dr. Frank Franklin of the University of Alabama, Birmingham. "It's a real issue and a real challenge for parents to help themselves and their children lose weight and keep it off." He advises parents to: eat the way you want your children to eat (the mirror rule); be consistent and persistent in following the prescribed diet; encourage and help healthy eating; don't inflict blame, shame or guilt; enjoy family and food; and, eat socially and slowly.
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(EDITORS: For more information about TEA, Pete Maletto at (732) 918-0565 or pete@dynapurenutrition.com. For CANKER, Jill Keane at (425) 451-9876. For LIBIDO, Alex Sharp at (612) 403-609-975. For WEIGHT, Joy Carter at (205) 934-1676 or mjcarter@uab.edu)
Copyright 2005 by United Press International.
