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​10 Incredible Facts About Your Sense of Smell

1/24/2019

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 This is the second-last part in the series "Using Your Senses To Transform Your Life.”
Our sense of smell is 10,000 times more powerful than the other senses - merely a sniff of a smell can raise powerful emotions from your past. Fragrances have the power to cure one’s body, mind and soul. Maybe this is the explanation for the use of incense in churches and spiritual rituals.

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​Just like finger prints, everyone has their own unique smell
Nothing is more memorable than a smell. 
One scent can be unexpected, 
momentary and fleeting, 
yet conjure up a childhood summer 
beside a lake in the mountains; 
another, a moonlit beach; 
a third, a family dinner of pot roast 
and sweet potatoes during a myrtle-mad 
August in a Midwestern town. 

Smells detonate softly in our memory 
like poignant land mines hidden 
under the weedy mass of years. 
Hit a tripwire of smell and memories 
explode all at once. 
A complex vision leaps out of the undergrowth.

Diane Ackerman,
 A Natural History of the Senses

10 Incredible facts about your sense of smell

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​Your Sense of Smell
  • Fragrances were made use of to heal the sick in historical Egypt. Frankincense detoxifies, myrrh is made use of to heal and draw in love, and Dragon's Blood is thought to attract love and inspire bravery and strength.
  • Healing and mood-changing smells are found in cleansing soaps, shower gels, fragrance lamps and candles. 
  • It is claimed that Cleopatra used fragrance to attract her lovers. 
  • Building and construction firms in Japan use fragrance to de-stress their staff members. 
  • During the Black Plague in Europe, it was discovered that perfumers were untouched by the dreadful disease.
  • People are able to detect at the very least 1 trillion unique scents as discovered by scientists from Rockefeller University (posted in the journal Science)
  • Your scent tissues are completely renewed each 30 to 60 days.
  • One can smell fear and dislike. You can smell emotions of fear and dislike by means of sweat, and then afterwards you may experience the exact same feelings, according to a 2012 research study posted in the journal Psychological Science.
  • Canines have almost 44 times more scent cells than people.
  • Just like finger prints, everyone has their own unique smell.

If you struggle with heart disease, asthma, epilepsy or other chronic illnesses, consult your physician before using aroma therapies. Pregnant women and young children also need to be cautious with breathing in certain fragrances and should not try to self treat - even with aromas.
Some of uppermost enjoyable or pleasurable fragrances include vanilla, cinnamon, crayons, and cookies.
Search in your public library, best-loved book shop, or on-line to discover more of these kinds of treatments. I found some very handy essential oil inhalers available at ETSY, pictured below.
 
Aroma therapy can assist you put an end to stress at the end of a very long day, get you moving when you initially get up, stimulate perceptions of wellbeing, and a lot more - all with a simple scent!
Also Read: Using your Senses To Transform Your Life
Also Read: ​Your Sense Of Touch - MUCH more Powerful Than you Realise
Also Read: Get in touch With Your Soul By Using your Sense Of Sight
Also Read: Free Workbook: Transform Your Life With The Power Of Your Senses

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Essential Oil Inhalers Available At ETSY

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2 Comments
Ryan K Biddulph link
1/24/2019 03:28:18 am

Cool note on Frankincense. I see it all over the place here in Oman.

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Annalie Coetzer Life Success Blog
1/29/2019 02:37:12 am

Hello Ryan, thank you for your comment. You welcome to send us a picture of the Frankincense growing wild for inclusion in this blog post should you wish. Have a lovely day!

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