There seems to be some interesting news on mint...
I've recently been reading up about the effects of melatonin and growth hormone on aging, and sleep.
And it seems quite plausible that melatonin and growth hormone are linked.
And we all know that melatonin 'fixes' our sleep patterns
And we know that most of these hormones are released from the pituitary, which is governed by the hypothalamus
What I didn't expect was this:
Alan Hirsch. M.D., Director of the Smell and Taste Research Foundation in Chicago has shown that several fragrances - including peppermint - exert a highly stimulating effect on the hypothalamus of the brain. Peppermint seems to act specifically on the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus, which regulates many basic drives, including the sense of satiety (the feeling of fullness generated by eating). During his clinical trials, the aroma of peppermint generated dramatic reductions in weight in people who had previously been unsuccessful in any sort of weight reduction program
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So you might have some scientific basis for real effects of your mint tea after all
Except this indicates better eating habits, and not dream recall or the other stuff necessarily
The fact that it affects you hypothalamus interests me, in itself, as the hypothalamus is also involved in sleep patterns and aging effects
But then again, melatonin is also meant for sleep patterns, and not dreams or recall either...
Just thought this was interesting. I might be wrong about some of it, and I haven't finished researching. Call it preliminary
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and this...
Vitamin B-6, magnesium and zinc are also pivotal in maintaining optimal pituitary function.[/b]
So there we have our link to both Vit B6 *and* zinc. Interesting, methinks
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Another link I seem to have come out to, is the broad bean, or horse bean. Eating about 100g of broad beans every now and again - pod and all
Anyone want to experiment?
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