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Mulungu vs. Belly Fat Yes, belly fat responds to a calming, relaxing, sleep enhancing herb because stress triggers your body to hang on to fat like super-glue. No matter what you do right, in the way of eating, exercise, or good fat-burning supplements, stress will undermine all of your efforts. The amount of stress that you maintain over a 24-hour period determines how well you respond to all other fat-burning strategies. Normally, a good night's sleep includes several (at least 4-5) 90-minute long cycles between light sleep and deep sleep. It's okay if you wake up briefly during the light sleep phase, as long as you go right back to sleep and into the next deep sleep phase. This pattern allows stress hormones that you build up during the day to dissipate, it allows you to boost your growth hormone levels and balance other hormones, and it sets you up for an energetic metabolism for the next day. Whatever interrupts or prevents you from getting a good night's sleep also stops you from getting the night-time metabolic rebalancing that your body needs for getting energy out of the calories you eat instead of storing them as fat. This is why the wonder herb mulungu is so important as part of your fat-burning program. Tribal and Herbal Medicine Uses Mulungu has long been used in Brazil by Amazon natives as a natural sedative, to calm an overexcited nervous system and promote restful sleep. In both North and South American herbal medicine systems, mulungu is considered to be an excellent mild sedative. It is especially important in preparations for treating insomnia and anxiety. In both Peru and Brazil, mulungu is even used for epilepsy. Although it is not yet well-known in the United States, some herbal practitioners are starting to use mulungu to quiet hysteria from trauma or shock, to calm the nervous system, and to treat insomnia and promote healthy sleeping patterns. Biological Activities and Clinical Research The folk medical uses of mulungu have been validated by scientific research in several recent studies in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Journal of Natural Products, and Brazilian Journal of Biological and Medicinal Research. For example, an animal model (correlating to human generalized anxiety disorder, as well as panic disorder) was undertaken on an extract of mulungu. The researchers reported that the mulungu extract had an effect similar to the commonly-prescribed anti-anxiety drug diazepam (former brand name, Valium). It was suggested in this study that the phytochemicals in mulungu may alter certain kinds of neurotransmission similar to that of GABA (gamma-amino butyric acid). GABA is widely used as a supplement for its calming action. Further research has validated the traditional use of mulungu as an antimicrobial agent for throat and urinary infections. Mulungu has demonstrated antibacterial activity in studies on the disease-causing bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium smegmatis. Current Practical Uses Mulungu is not yet widely known in North America. Nevertheless, it is a wonderful rainforest herb with well-established uses in Brazil and surrounding countries. It deserves and will undoubtedly achieve much more attention as more herbalists and their clients discover the power of this herb for helping people attain optimal wellness through natural stress management. Indeed, mulungu provides the same calming effect of kava kava, whose has been undermined by negative press propaganda about supposed liver damage and is now associated with unwarranted fear. Moreover, since mulungu has an additional positive effect on the liver, this herb is poised as the new replacement for kava kava. Top Product The best mulungu-containing product available at the moment is Mulungu Sleep Formula, which is a combination of mulungu with the addition of two of the best known calming and sleep-enhancing ingredients for overall night-time stress management. |
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