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It’s hard to find a natural solution to today’s overstressed world. The encouraging news is that lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), a plant native to the Mediterranean region, has been clinically proven to reduce anxiety by 49% and sleeplessness by up to 39% in as little as 15 days.4 What’s more, lemon balm produces these calming effects while also enhancing memory and attention!5
Cyracos® lemon balm extract is prepared from special lemon balm chosen for its high concentrations of hydroxycinnamic and rosmarinic acids. These active lemon balm constituents appear to enhance mood and cognitive performance by exhibiting central nervous system acetylcholine receptor activity, including nicotinic and muscarinic binding properties in the cerebral cortex of the human brain.6
Aside from relieving everyday stress and sleep problems, the anxiety-relieving properties of this plant extract may also offer smokers relief from the mental stress of quitting, aid in leveling mood swings, support female balance, and promote a feeling of satiety.*
Relaxation-promoting effects of theanine
The Japanese have long known that theanine, an amino acid derived from green tea, is a natural relaxant that diminishes stress4 —without drowsiness, impaired thought, or other side effects.
Theanine produces tranquilizing effects in the brain in ways that have been compared to meditation, massage, and aromatherapy.
Theanine induces relaxation without causing drowsiness. In fact, studies show that theanine enhances the brain’s ability to concentrate, learn, and remember.7 Theanine also increases levels of serotonin and dopamine, critical brain chemicals that are depleted by various stress factors.8
A host of health-enhancing benefits
Research shows that theanine has numerous health-enhancing effects, including protecting cognitive function.* In studies of neurons in cell culture, theanine significantly reversed glutamate-induced toxicity, a major cause of degenerative brain decline.5
Based on published data showing the multiple beneficial effects of lemon balm extract and theanine, Life Extension has combined these potent but safe nutrients into a formula called Natural Stress Relief.
The theanine used in Natural Stress Relief is Suntheanine®, the only pure form of L-theanine available worldwide and the only form protected by 40 internationally recognized patents and scientifically proven in clinical studies to be safe and efficacious. Independent laboratory analysis has verified that certain other products on the market claiming to contain “L-theanine” are only half L-theanine, the other half being a different form of theanine known as “D-theanine” which has not been scientifically evaluated in published studies. |