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Put Your Nose to Work this Season Smell o Health
December 17, 2008 by drmommy
Filed under Healthy Solutions
On www.drmommysays.com
"If you are stressing over the holidays and over-eating those very tempting goodies or reaching for an extra glass of wine, a new study from Warwick Olfaction Research Group in England has a much better solution.The research has shown that simply smelling certain fragrances will have a stress-reducing effect on the brain that is similar to mood altering drugs and certain foods.
Some scents may even your pituitary gland to release the hormones that will ease many health-related ailments.
Here are 3 specific scents to sniff this season:
1. Peppermint - researchers have found that peppermint infused oil in the air actually reduces fatigue. When the peppermint infused oil is inhaled, the capillaries constrict and then dilate, sending a rush of blood through the body and will then result in a rush of energizing oxygen. The need for caffeine will not be necessary to keep you awake while wrapping those gifts on Christmas Eve.
2. Vanilla - (this is my favorite scent) - this scent has a calming effect because it boosts the serotonin levels in the brain. Vanilla can replace the comfort foods while bringing you to a place of security and peace. Try burning a vanilla scented candle or vanilla scented oil and feel yourself relaxing while everyone else is frazzled with the Holiday rush.
3. Lavender - this scent actually will block the stress response in the body and relaxes the muscles. Lavender contains linalool, which is the substance that blocks the stress response. Try using lavender infused lotion to enhance the relaxation mood as well as a wonderful lavender infused bath which will definitely bring the relaxation effect.
So, put your nose to work this season and find yourself relaxed and enjoying the season while many others will be stressed and frazzled.
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
Dr Mommy"
Great article right?
So im just going to speak my mind............I am a big fan of the work done by Bill Harris of the Centerpointe Research Institute who has developed Holosync® audio technology from the discovery that electrical brain wave patterns resonate to certain precise frequencies when presented with audio tones of certain frequencies.
Harris and others went on to measure the precise frequencies during different mental states from studying to meditating like a Zen Monk. He realised the difference between the frequencies being received in each ear was the frequency at which the brain would operate and so he could now induce the mental states and frequencies associated with deep meditation. See this Wiki page on Binaural beatsOk so moving on............one of the leading proponents in the olfactory and perfumery world Luca Turin (CTO of Flexitral)is in my opinion a genius. Firstly he has he developed the first universal room-temperature methods for total extraction of fragrances and flavours from natural sources. So Luca Turin Ph.D. he has made a ground breaking and controversial point based around the fact that the traditional theory of olfactory function doesn’t explain the problem of stereo-isomers (two identical shaped particles smelling the same) - see my We Smell Vibrations not Shapes post for clarity. He has hence suggested we are born with a spectroscope in our noses (measures the electron vibration/ frequency of an atom), so suggesting we smell vibrations or particular frequency. He has proven this time and again and is on his way to concerning the multinational $40,000,000 business that Bill Harris of Centrepointe built on his kitchen table. It is predicted that Luca Turin is to be the next big millionaire and rightfully so. Just for the sake of saying let me say obviously they are not in competition, being in different industries, its just how I measure change.
So what’s the relationship? Well, I have never shared this information before, but it is my belief that a similar technology to the Centerpointe's Holosync can be created for the sense of smell. I also believe that in 2012 the human race will 'wake up' and that maybe somewhat related but lets get back to the first point.
Many different pieces of research from institutes ranging in idustries from Scent Marketing such as Aroma Co to Medical advancement such as the University of Pennsylvania who created UPSIT; the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test for the early diagnosis for Parkinson’s disease have identified the manipulative properties caused by changes in emotional mental states induced by the manipulation of scent. Scents are processed by the Paleomammalian brain; the part which also deals with memory, emotions and behavioural temperament. Human scent susceptibility has been recorded to be as high as 75%.
Given the technology to so easily create and replicate scent molecules based upon their electron frequency by simply identifying and matching them on a computer opens many doors. With the ability to create scents of specific frequency and the ability to measure the brains response to this stimulus one could yield some very valuable results, similar to those being used at Centerpointe. To create very specific molecules to induce very specific mental alterations - similar to mood altering drugs, one could yield massive profits at minimal cost. The money won’t be so much in the technology but in the library of findings.
If it is possible to manipulate mental state through the Sense of smell and hearing like with Centrepointe maybe one could create the ultimate meditative experience by combining the two. There are the obvious dangers, I myself was very sceptical the first time I used Holosync to alter my brainwaves from Beta through Alfa and Theta To Delta, but I lived through it, the course is progressive and can take several years to reach the deeper more dangerous frequencies. (Zen Monks require 20-30 years to reach and maintain low Delta). Maybe with the inclusion of specific inductive scents one could improve the timescale of development? One could possibly 'train' the Paleomammalian brains associative memory to activate brain waves to resemble the desired pattern corresponding to the needs of a particular activity, triggered by a specific smell - simple associative recall. Unlike Centerpointe which uses stereo speakers and Binaural beats the Smelly side of things has a requirement for synthetic smells to gain FEMA GRAS status so the path will be difficult. The danger is we become optimal in all aspects - sleep, reading, creation and meditation.
"In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfection". - Hannah Arendt
Did you know binaural beats can alter brainwaves and hence relieve pain? Also certain attainable frequencies cause the release of hormones and glandular activity?
Mass control and manipulation? Well Centerpointe's course is based around solitary use with stereo headphones, so I don’t see a massive threat here. The sense of smell although powerful, in my opinion lacks the individual capability for causing massive mental alteration, beyond a person’s mood and emotional state.
The power of smell stems from what many people argue is a bank of likes and dislike we inherit at birth, if this is true then we will have a general basis for mankind, but there will be differences in perception and association on an individual level. All this technology needs to do is improve and amplify the process. The perils and possibility for mankind, in my opinion are in the ability to rapidly shift brainwaves to the desired state upon simple associative recall, I believe this is best induced by smell, evidence is shown in numerous scientific studies. Furthermore, I believe this associative recall and submission into specified brain wave frequencies will be best induced by a smell manufactured of a specific frequency, which when combined with its own particular affect on the mental pattern can yield any desired result. In meditation there is no sense of sight, touch or taste. Continuous and uniform Smell is not consciously perceived beyond a short time span; in fact it is known to have the opposite and detrimental effect if it is. Those of you who have been following my posts know I call this Scented Subliminal Suggestion© .Late for Work.
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