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Can Peppermint Improve Athletic Performance?

When researchers found that spraying whiffs of peppermint in night clubs seemed to perk people up, making them feel more cheerful and wanting to dance more, they decided to go a step further to see if the herb could help in other areas. In the business community, secretaries exposed to peppermint aroma typed faster. And, when the same was tried with college athletes on treadmills, they too seemed to do better, NutritionFacts.org reports. While more intensive follow-up studies failed to...