Got acne? TikTok says 'spearmint tea' will clear your spots... but the experts aren't convinced
TikTok users claim drinking spearmint tea can cure acne. But Holland & Barrett's retail health lead Dr Anojan Arulananthan urges people not to swap their acne treatment for herbal tea. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

German chamomile, rosehip and spearmint tea could cut risk of Alzheimer's disease
Three herbal teas, including German chamomile, could help boost your memory, according to an expert. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Women who drink a daily cup of chamomile suffer less pain from PMS and arthritis, study claims
British researchers found drinking chamomile, rose hip or spearmint tea helps control women's hormonal changes. The teas all reduce pregnancy, menstruation and menopause issues. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mint Drink Recipes
Mint is a wonderful flavor to enrich warm-weather coolers. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 16, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Florence Fabricant Tags: Recipes Cocktails and Mixed Drinks Content Type: Service Spearmint Herbs Source Type: news

The end of endometriosis thanks to da-Vinci – Lynnann ’ s story
The post The end of endometriosis thanks to da-Vinci – Lynnann’s story appeared first on Hysterectomy Association. I have always had painful periods they made me physically unwell. Sometimes I’d have this irritating right sided pain resting on my shoulder blade. I’d been in hospital and seen many consultant with multiple mysterious illnesses. At 45 yrs. I was diagnosed with endometriosis to my bowel with treatment my symptoms were manageable. Until I was 48, when it came back and worse, I was referred back to a gynaecologist, his care was terrible after tests, I was told I had a bulky uterus, and the Mirena...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - March 28, 2016 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Your Stories adenomyosis da vinci hysterectomy endometriosis Source Type: news

The end of endometriosis thanks to da-Vinci – Lynnann’s story
The post The end of endometriosis thanks to da-Vinci – Lynnann’s story appeared first on Hysterectomy Association. I have always had painful periods they made me physically unwell. Sometimes I’d have this irritating right sided pain resting on my shoulder blade. I’d been in hospital and seen many consultant with multiple mysterious illnesses. At 45 yrs. I was diagnosed with endometriosis to my bowel with treatment my symptoms were manageable. Until I was 48, when it came back and worse, I was referred back to a gynaecologist, his care was terrible after tests, I was told I had a bulky uterus, and the Mirena...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - March 28, 2016 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Your Stories adenomyosis da vinci hysterectomy endometriosis Source Type: news

The end of endometriosis thanks to da-Vinci – Lynnann ’ s story
I have always had painful periods they made me physically unwell. Sometimes I’d have this irritating right sided pain resting on my shoulder blade. I’d been in hospital and seen many consultant with multiple mysterious illnesses. At 45 yrs. I was diagnosed with endometriosis to my bowel with treatment my symptoms were manageable. Until I was 48, when it came back and worse, I was referred back to a gynaecologist, his care was terrible after tests, I was told I had a bulky uterus, and the Mirena coil was inserted. I had awful side effects, vaginal pain and discharge, I begged for its removal, it took a year of arguing w...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - March 28, 2016 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health adenomyosis da vinci hysterectomy endometriosis hysterectomy stories Source Type: news

The end of endometriosis thanks to da-Vinci – Lynnann ’ s story
I have always had painful periods they made me physically unwell. Sometimes I’d have this irritating right sided pain resting on my shoulder blade. I’d been in hospital and seen many consultant with multiple mysterious illnesses. At 45 yrs. I was diagnosed with endometriosis to my bowel with treatment my symptoms were manageable. Until I was 48, when it came back and worse, I was referred back to a gynaecologist, his care was terrible after tests, I was told I had a bulky uterus, and the Mirena coil was inserted. I had awful side effects, vaginal pain and discharge, I begged for its removal, it took a year of arguing w...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - March 28, 2016 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health adenomyosis da vinci hysterectomy endometriosis hysterectomy stories Source Type: news

Sensors could give machines more accurate sense of smell than that of humans
Scientists have come up with a way of creating sensors which could allow machines to smell more accurately humans. Every odour has its own specific pattern which our noses are able to identify. Using a combination of proteins coupled to transistors, for the first time machines are able to differentiate smells that are mirror images of each other, so called chiral molecules, something that has not been possible before. The human nose can distinguish between some of these molecules and the different forms of the same molecule of carvone, for example, can smell either like spearmint or caraway. Previous machines would not hav...
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 16, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

Study: spearmint and rosemary extracts improve memory
The health benefits of spearmint and rosemary have been described for years in numerous studies, but new research in mice suggests that antioxidants from spearmint and rosemary made into an enhanced extract can improve learning and memory, potentially helping with age-related cognitive decline.Prof. Susan Farr, from Saint Louis University School of Medicine in Missouri, presented her early findings at Neuroscience 2013, a meeting hosted by the Society for Neuroscience. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

Can certain herbs stave off Alzheimer's disease?
(Saint Louis University) Saint Louis University researchers have found that antioxidant extracts from spearmint and rosemary fight mild cognitive impairment in an animal model. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 15, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

What are the health benefits of spearmint?
Spearmint is a pleasant-smelling species of mint often used in medicine for its claimed therapeutic properties. The herb is found in many health food products, toothpastes, mouthwashes, and cosmetics . Spearmint is loaded with vitamins, antioxidants and vital nutrients. There are many health claims associated with the consumption of the herb. Some people consume spearming to help alleviate symptoms of nausea, indigestion, gas, headache, toothache, cramps, and sore throat. Spearming is also applied topically (to the skin) to help reduce swelling due to nerve or muscle pain... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine Source Type: news

What is peppermint?
Peppermint (Mentha piperita) is a sterile, hybrid plant, created from the blending of watermint (Mentha aquatica) and spearmint (Mentha spicata). Peppermint is used for adding flavor or fragrance to several foods, cosmetics, soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, and other products - it is also popular for medicinal purposes. Peppermint leaves can be used dried or fresh in teas. Indigenous to Europe, peppermint today is cultivated all over the world... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine Source Type: news