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Special Report:
Basic Nutrition & Weight Management
Relora
by Robert Garrison
Relora® is an all-natural ingredient
proven to help stressed individuals relax
and to normalize levels of hormones
associated with stress-related weight
gain. The benefits of Relora for an overweight
condition called metabolic syndrome
are described in a book by Dr. Jim LaValle
called Cracking The Metabolic
Code (Basic Books, September 2003)
and have been featured in a number of
magazines, including Women’s World.
Dr. LaValle describes the syndrome
as a stress-related condition that is
keeping as many as 47 million adults
overweight and frustrated. Scientists at
the National Institute of Health (NIH)
and other research centers have demonstrated
that hormonal imbalances
associated with stress and metabolic
syndrome contribute to excess body
fat (especially around the middle),
immune dysfunction, cardiovascular disease
and a number of other age-related
disorders.
“Most people haven’t heard of this
condition,” says LaValle. “They try to
treat the obvious symptom—the belly
fat—and ignore the other symptoms.
unless you treat the condition as a
whole, it’s hard to get results.” For the
past eight years, Dr. LaValle has specialized
in the treatment of metabolic
syndrome at his clinic in Cincinnati.
Recently he has found that Relora has
special properties that go beyond its
ability to help stressed individuals relax.
According to LaValle, Relora plays a key
role in the reversal of metabolic syndrome.
In a study at LaValle’s clinic,
Relora was found to normalize the levels
of cortisol, a stress hormone that is
a key culprit in metabolic syndrome and
its associated weight gain, especially
around the belly.
In a human study Relora was tested
and found to be a safe, effective, rapidly
acting, non-sedating dietary supplement
that helps control stress and its associated
symptoms: irritability, emotional ups
and downs, restlessness, tense muscles,
poor sleep and concentration difficulties.
Fifty subjects were treated with Relora for
two weeks; eight out of 10 individuals felt
that Relora was excellent for relaxation.
Even though Relora does not cause sedation,
74 percent of the patients had more
restful sleep; 94 percent of the subjects
stated that Relora was gentle on the
stomach.
A second human trial was conducted
in Dr. LaValle’s clinic to measure cortisol
and DHEA levels in patients with mild to
moderate stress. Elevated cortisol levels
and depressed DHEA levels are associated
with chronic stress. A two-week regimen
of Relora caused a significant (P=0.003)
increase in salivary DHEA (227 percent)
and a significant (P=0.01) decrease in
morning salivary cortisol levels (37 percent).
Both hormones were brought into
the normal range. These significant findings
support Relora’s ability to relieve
stress and its potential role in weight
control and stress-related eating and
drinking behavior.
For more information visit www.Relora.com.
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