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"Be careful what you sniff for; you might get smarter than you bargained for and ruin a perfectly good argument" - Mark Twain.

Scientists have discovered something amazing: many brain disorders come with a loss of smell. Around 70 different brain and mental health conditions involve losing the ability to smell.

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A study called "Sleep and Smell" explored this connection. ⁽¹⁾ The researchers worked with men and women between 60 and 85 years old. They split these people into two groups: one group received different smells, while the other group (the control group) did not.

The smell group experienced seven different scents throughout each week. Each night, they smelled one scent for two hours through a diffuser. The scientists took brain scans (MRIs) and tested everyone's mental abilities at the start and after six months.

The study built on several key ideas:

• People often lose their sense of smell before or during memory loss from dementia.

• Stimulating smell can help restore the ability to smell.

• Exposing people to smells changes their brain structure - MRI scans showed the smell group developed thicker brain tissue in important areas like the right inferior frontal gyrus.

• Regular exposure to smells improves brain function.

• More complex smell training significantly reduces dementia risk.

The scientists used these seven essential oils:

• Rose

• Orange

• Eucalyptus

• Lemon

• Peppermint

• Rosemary

• Lavender

A diffuser released these scents into the air for two hours each night. The researchers used a different scent each day for six months.

The results amazed everyone: the group that smelled the different scents performed 226% better on verbal learning and memory tests than the control group!

Quality is of the essence here. First of all, we're talking about pure, therapeutic-grade essential oils from plants, NOT synthetic fragrance oils or perfumes, which can be toxic and typically contain allergenic compounds.

When you inhale the fragrance of an essential oil, the aroma penetrates your bloodstream via your lungs. This is thought to be one mechanism by which aromatherapy exerts its physiological effects. Essential oils are also easily absorbed through your skin when applied topically. ⁽²⁾

The fragrance also affects the limbic system in your brain, which controls both memories and emotions. Many essential oils have antibacterial, antifungal, and/or antiviral qualities, and contrary to antibiotics, essential oils do not promote resistance. ⁽³⁾

Research shows that stimulating the olfactory bulb (the part of your brain that processes smells) and learning to distinguish different scents helps create new brain cells. Without stimulating smells, these newly created brain cells will likely die off.

So, what happens when we smell things while we are asleep?

Scientists found something interesting in their study using seven different scents during sleep. They discovered you don't need to actively try to smell the scents - just being exposed to them works! Even better, the specific type of essential oil might not matter that much.

Here's a simple suggestion: Get a diffuser and seven random essential oils, then sleep with these scents for six months.

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Scientists have also studied specific oils:

Rosemary:

• It helps people complete the Stroop test faster (this test measures how flexible your thinking is).
  It improves overall brain performance.

• Improves cognitive function in children with ADHD. ⁽⁴⁾

• Leads to a significant performance enhancement in memory quality and secondary memory factors in adults. ⁽⁵⁾

Lavender:

• A clinical study with healthy adults found that lavender essential oil reduces working memory and slows reaction time.

• However, lavender increases GABA, a brain chemical that helps calm your brain down.

• Lavender essential oil has a calming scent, making it an excellent nerve tonic. Therefore, it helps treat migraines, headaches, anxiety, depression, nervous tension, and emotional stress.

• Orally administered lavender oil preparation (Silexan) was as effective as the drug Lorazepam for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder.  ⁽⁶⁾

• Lavender oil is extensively used for various respiratory problems, including throat infections, flu, cough, cold, asthma, sinus congestion, bronchitis, whooping cough, laryngitis, and tonsillitis. The oil is either used as vapor or applied to the neck, chest, and back skin. It is also added to many vaporizers and inhalers used for colds and coughs.

• Lavender essential oil induces sleep, so it is often recommended for insomnia.

Coffee:

• A study with healthy young people showed that the smell of ground coffee for five minutes increases attention, memory, and reaction speed - compared to the control group.

• Most interestingly, this also works in animals, and the aroma of roasted coffee beans reduces stress markers.

Orange:

• reducing stress and anxiety. ⁽⁷⁾

• relieving pain. ⁽⁸⁾

• boosting mood. ⁽⁹⁾

• supporting a healthy weight. ⁽¹⁰⁾

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Kos and Helen.

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