My wife has a sniffer that amazes me. But until I read this story below, it seemed the focus was on the disturbing effects of “bad” smells.
I would walk outside in the heat, and upon my return I was met with the directive from my Diane brief and to the point – “shower before bed.” I smelled nothing but she was assaulted with the itty bit of salt on my skin. I resisted at first, but shower I must with no questions. Diane is a retired nurse, and I now believe there is no smell, good or bad, that she does not miss from infection, sour dishes, or even a gas leak that that the gas company kept missing.
Of course, I would focus on the responses I did not like, but I did learn aromatherapy with scented candles and more would tame the olfactory beast within her.
Now I know that good fragrances are a “good” thing for your health, your memory, and your critical thinking. Whoda thunk?
“Of all the senses we love to indulge, scent is often neglected – but the right smells could be just what your brain needs to keep it whirring in old age.”
Here is a link to the story. And my prime directive now is “more fragrances”.
“Researchers at the University of California, Irvine recently uncovered strong evidence that enriching the air with fragrances improves cognitive performance by strengthening a critical connection between neurological areas involving memory and decision-making.
Their experiment, involving 43 men and women aged 60 to 85, suggests cognitive decline and conditions such as dementia might be slowed by simply diffusing a different choice of perfumes through the bedroom before bed each night.
Keeping the old gray matter stimulated as we age is vital to maintaining good cognitive health. That doesn’t just mean keeping up with the daily crossword – it means peppering our environment with all kinds of sights and sounds for the brain to chew on.”
Source – https://www.sciencealert.com/exposure-to-certain-fragrances-during-sleep-dramatically-boosts-cognitive-function?fbclid=IwAR2hQl_bp40tpeecYXA5-vXNQ68NcX2cMXAyAfnJ7ebjEtsr8RpgxNjq6vA