Jun
19
2008
Spearmint Tea For Weight Loss?
Posted by: WordVixen in food info, general tips, weight loss tips
UPDATE: I’ve built a Squidoo lens on my findings on how spearmint can effect PCOS. It’s been working well for me, so far.
My mother (the nurse) called me up today with a new home remedy for PCOS. You see, some of the side effects of PCOS is an inability to lose weight, facial hair (I don’t have much, but some), acne, excessive tiredness, insulin resistance, and so on.
I’ve been diagnosed with quite severe PCOS. And the best treatment? Birth control pill. Not so good when you’re trying to get pregnant. Of course, being that PCOS stands for Poly-Cystic Ovary Syndrome, um, infertility is kind of a given.
Anyway. The main culprit, at least in my case, is an excess of Androgen. Yanno, I’ve never had good experiences with men named Andy. And, Androgen is a male hormone, sooooo…
Here’s the thing. Supposedly, drinking 2 cups of spearmint tea a day can reduce your Androgen count. I wouldn’t recommend it for men (obviously) and it’s being touted as the cure for female facial hair. But, since it’s reducing the cause of female facial hair, and that cause is the same cause for my PCOS, it stands to reason that the spearmint tea would help my PCOS. If true, it should help me to lose weight, clear my face, and do all the wonderful things that birth control did except prevent pregnancy.
They recommend loose leaf tea, which is harder to come by. However, one of my search results noted that the androgen levels went down within 5 days of starting the tea therapy. Sound good? Sounds good to me too.
I figure I’ll give it 2 weeks of drinking it hot once I get my hands on some of the loose stuff, and if it seems to be working, I’ll experiment a little with making it ahead and drinking it as iced tea. Wish me luck!
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Just bumped into your blog. So, did the spearmint help? I have PCOS too, but doing my homework before I sip on it.
Actually, it did! I got my first natural, normal period in years just about 2 months ago. However, I haven’t had it again since, though I do feel somewhat healthier than I did before the spearmint.
I don’t think it’s going to cure my PCOS, but anything that lessens the symptoms? Is a good thing. Good luck!
That’s awesome! And just about how long do you think one should have? I read 5 days somewhere..but it didnt mention in what? Month? Months? Year?! I want to get my hirsutism under control. Hopefully it’ll work. Thank you so much for your reply! Appreciate it.
The 5 days is as long as they used for the test. I believe the 9th through the 14th day of your cycle? The fertile period.
Now, that’s only as long as they tested, and they only tested to see what the androgen levels were. They used two cups a day for those 5 days.
I try to drink a cup or two almost every day, but then, my problems go beyond the hirsutism. You might only need it for those few days. Luckily, spearmint is a mostly safe tea, so you shouldn’t have any problems if you keep it to 1 or 2 cups a day. Good luck!