Relora® is an exciting new natural anti-anxiety and stress relief ingredient used to control stress-related eating and drinking that has the added value of being non-sedating with potential anti-depressant properties.

Human Open Trial results show:

• 8 out of 10 people felt more relaxed.
  
• 7 out of 10 people enjoyed more restful sleep.
  
• 9 out of 10 people said it (Relora®) was gentle on the stomach.
  
  STRESS AND FAT
  Chronic stress can cause cravings for cookies, candy, chips and other high-fat, high-carbohydrate foods. The stress-driven appetite for these foods leads to dangerous weight gain, primarily around the waist. Sixty percent (60%) of American adults are overweight or obese, much of which is due to stress-related food cravings. Over twenty percent (20%) of American adults are obese with a stress-related condition known as "metabolic syndrome." This condition is characterized by a “beer belly”, high blood pressure, poor cholesterol readings and high blood sugar.
  
  According to Dr. Pamela Peeke, a former scientist at the National Institutes of Health and associate clinical professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, people with an apple-shaped figure are at greater risk for heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and some types of cancer. "It's not just what you weigh; it's where you weigh it," says Dr. Peeke, author of Fight Fat After Forty (Viking).
  
  Until recently there were few known predictors of stress-induced eating. While most adults who have sugar and/or fat cravings under stress are aware of their out-of-control appetite, scientists have had difficulty in demonstrating actual cause and effect. Dr. Elissa Epel and colleagues at the University of California, San Francisco have now clearly shown that individuals who are high reactors to the stress hormone called cortisol, consume more calories and more sweet foods under stress. Their recent study also demonstrated that greater food consumption occurred in high cortisol reactors when they were in a negative mood.
  
  Relora®, a natural dietary supplement developed by Next Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Irvine California, was developed to improve mood, help stressed individuals relax, and to normalize the hormones related to stress-induced eating. Eighty percent (80%) of stressed adults studied feel more relaxed with Relora®. Relora® has also been shown in a pilot study to normalize cortisol levels in stressed individuals. Preliminary findings suggest that Relora® can decrease the cravings for high fat, high sugar foods in stressed individuals, most likely due to its ability to normalize stress hormone levels that cause these cravings.