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We’ve teamed nature’s greatest stress ingredients to create an alternative to anti-anxiety drugs and their unwanted side effects.* Formulated with ashwagandha, valerian extract, L-theanine and GABA.

Name: Allay
Description: 90 capsules
Product Code: 1660

Supplement Facts
Serving Size:1 capsule

Amount Per Serving % Daily Value

GABA 250 mg *
(gamma-aminobutyric acid)

L-Theanine 200 mg *

Ashwagandha 100 mg *
(Withania somnifera) extract (root)

Valerian Root 100 mg *
(Valeriana officinalis) extract (root) (standardized
to 0.8% valerenic acid)

Passion Flower 50 mg *
(Passiflora incarnata) extract (stem, leaves,
berry) (3.5% isovitexin)

*Daily Value not established
Other Ingredients:
Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (Vcap).

Contains no added starch, salt, wheat, gluten,
corn, coloring, or dairy products.

Keep container tightly closed in a cool,
dry and dark place. Keep out of reach of children.

Recommended Dosage: one capsule three times per day.

Hundreds of studies exist showing the many health benefits of green tea. But what makes it the most consumed beverage in the world after water is its pleasant taste and relaxation effect. Both of these qualities—and more—can be traced to a unique, neurologically-active amino acid in tea called L-theanine (gamma-ethylamino-L-glutamic acid).

L-theanine is a free (non-protein) amino acid found almost exclusively in tea plants (Camellia sp.), constituting between 1 and 2-percent of the dry weight of tea leaves. It is the predominant amino acid in green tea leaves, giving tea its characteristic umami or 5th taste (besides the four traditional tastes: sweet, salty, acid, and bitter). Attempts to isolate the L-theanine, with its physical and neurological benefits, from the tea leaves were once difficult, expensive, and inefficient. Economically feasible methods of producing the identical L-theanine now exist and do not require a mountain of tea leaves.

People suffering from stress-related sleepless nights—whether from work-related tension or the September 11 trauma—may find relief in the herbs kava kava and valerian, a British researcher recently reported.

In his pilot study, Dr. D. Wheatley treated 24 patients suffering from stress-induced insomnia with 120 mg of kava kava daily for six weeks. The subjects then stopped treatment for two weeks at which time 19 subjects (5 dropped out) began taking 600 mg of valerian daily for another 6 weeks. Wheatley then evaluated their stress levels in several areas: social, personal and life-events. To gauge how effective the treatment was for insomnia, Wheatley determined how long it took the subjects to fall asleep, hours slept and their waking mood.

Both kava and valerian significantly reduced the severity of the subjects stress and improved the subjects sleep. Fifty-eight percent of the patients experienced no side effects. Only minor side effects were reported such as vivid dreams (16%) with valerian or dizziness with kava (12%). Wheatley wrote, These compounds may be useful in the treatment of stress and insomnia.... He went on to call for further studies.

The researchers chose to study kava and valerian because they are known as natural sedatives. Patients taking kava or valerian do not become dependent on the herbs and experience no serious side effects.

Reference:
Wheatley D. Kava and Valerian in the treatment of stress-induced insomnia. Phytother Res. 2001;15(6):549-51.

Information copyright and courtesy of Vitamin Research Products, Carolyn Perrini CLS, CNC and VRP Staff. Used with permission. VRP 775-884-0177

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