Jakarta, Humans have millions of smell receptors in the nose that can detect odors and guess what is being kissed. Smelling this perfume was good for health.When someone smelled an odor, then the signal will be sent to the limbic system in the brain. The smell that smell can help lower stress levels, improve performance, reduce pain, insomnia, and even to lose weight.
As quoted from the Prevention, on Monday (6/12/2010) there are 8 aroma that can be beneficial to health, namely:
Aroma of green apple: to overcome the desire snacking
Alan Hirsch as the founder of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago, tells a favorite scent can help manage cravings.
In his study Hirsch gives aroma of green apples and bananas when someone feels addicted to or want to snacking. The results of participants lost weight faster than those that do not smell.
The smell of citrus: to soothe
In a study in Austria, the researchers gave the participants citrus scent while others do not. The group given the scent of orange felt more positive, less anxious and more calm.
These conditions can help overcome the stress experienced daily.
Aroma rosemarry: to help your memory
Researchers at the University of Nurtumbria in England tells someone who smelled rosemarry give memory tests and memory better.
For that there's nothing wrong rosemarry smell when you're studying or memorizing something.
The smell of lavender: to fight pain
Doctors at New York University Medical Center, some patients who require more analgesic medication, will be greatly assisted by using the scent of lavender and peppermint.
Wheeling Jesuit University researchers also said the scent of lavender and peppermint can reduce headaches, other pain.
The aroma of essential oils: to treat menstrual cramps
Studies in 2006 in Korea to get the group given aromatherapy essential oils can relieve menstrual cramps tidaknyaman and half.
Try rubbing the stomach with capuran one drop of clary sage oil, 2 drops of lavender oil and 1 tets rose oil once daily for a week before menstruation.
The smell of baby powder: to increase libido
The smell of baby powder that comes with the scent of cucumber and licorice can increase libido in women by increasing blood flow to the vagina of 13 percent. Apply with a soft baby powder after a bath or on a pillow.
Grapefruit Aroma: to feel younger
The smell of fresh grapefruit can affect people's perceptions about age. Generally one would expect age of 3 years younger when he smelled the grapefruit when viewing photos or images.
The smell of peppermint: to improve training
Studies in Wheeling Jesuit University showed basketball players have given peppermint scent motovasi, energy, speed and confidence is higher.
Some athletes have the use of peppermint inhalers, while Reebok company issued a product that can cause peppermint scent of sports bra.
source: (http://www.detikhealth.com/read/2010/12/06/171955/1510205/766/sehat-dengan-mencium-cium-wewangian)
