Hmmm... now I'm thinking of the Doublemint Twins and...
Never mind.
Posted on 02/20/2007 10:26:27 AM PST by Zakeet
Drinking two cups of spearmint tea a day could help women lose excessive body hair by lowering levels of sex hormones in their blood, scientists said yesterday.
Women who drank tea leaves from the spearmint plant, Mentha spicata, for five consecutive days had reduced levels of a sex hormone believed to trigger hirsutism, a condition where thick, dark hairs sprout on the face, stomach and breasts.
The disorder is linked to a hormonal imbalance and is common among women with polycystic ovary syndrome, which affects 5-10% of women of childbearing age. It is usually treated with drugs that block the hormones working, or the contraceptive pill, which cuts the available testosterone in the bloodstream.
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There will be a Brittney Spears joke before this post hits.
3 -- 2 -- 1
Won't be a big seller in San Francisco!!
Waxing is out now?
Hair today.
Gum tomorrow?
A well-groomed woman is worth a mint.
Hmmm... now I'm thinking of the Doublemint Twins and...
Never mind.
Hell yes, it reduces hair. Just get some caught in it.
I know what some of you nasty right-wing nuts are thinking.
s/ Perkie
I have a theory (subscribed to by no one else on Earth, I'm sure) that the hottie chick on Mythbusters used to be a Doublemint Gal.
The one on the right or the left?
Interesting theory. She is wicked hot!
Your right or stage right?
The team decided to study the effects of spearmint after reports emerged of men experiencing reduced libidos after consuming the drink over long periods.
:')
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