Fragrances are powerful. Their value is no longer to be proven, even though the power of scents has not yet finished revealing all their virtues and benefits. The sense of smell was and is neglected in favor of other senses hence we bring you a small writeup to present their formidable therapeutic opportunities.
From calming down the pain, reducing your anxiety, treating trauma and even detecting illnesses: the use of odors in our daily lives is constantly increasing. Through aromatherapy, which is also sometimes called olfactotherapy, is the science of smell and well-being. Let’s discover how the scents can do us good.
Before we start, let's see some recent facts, which may have been further exaggerated due to Covid as the covid and associated lockdowns have immensely affected out psyche.
According to the 2017 Health Barometer:
The sense of smell and our emotions
Physiologically, the olfactory system interacts directly with the hippocampus, a brain region that manages neurogenesis., Brain imaging showed a very strong link between the activation of brain structures involved in the perception of emotions such as the amygdala and those related to olfaction.
The aromatic essential oils stimulate different areas of the brain. As you smell the oil, a chemical signal is converted into a nervous message which will then is transmitted to the limbic brain, which is the seat of the memory and the emotions. Depending on the history of the person, scents and odors will trigger the reminiscence of certain memories that can be extremely specific.
Olfactotherapy:
Olfactotherapy is a therapeutic method similar to Aromatherapy Aromatherapy can be split into 3 parts, one of which would be Olfactotherapy. The principle of this “science of smell” is to use the scents of certain essential oils to reach our unconscious. This allows us to create a psycho-emotional balance by releasing and regulating our emotions. Olfactotherapy is considered as an alternative and complementary medicine that can in no way substitute a medical treatment.
How does it work?
Olfactotherapy is practiced through the inhalation of certain essential oils. Once taken in, the odorant molecules will make their way to the limbic system of our brain, the seat of our emotions and memories. The smell will now tickle our long-term memory. This allows certain emotions or a particular blockage to surface. This can now be de-associated and re-associated with pleasant and positive emotions.
Olfactotherapy relies on odors to “short-circuit” the mind by accessing our emotional memory.
From calming down the pain, reducing your anxiety, treating trauma and even detecting illnesses: the use of odors in our daily lives is constantly increasing. Through aromatherapy, which is also sometimes called olfactotherapy, is the science of smell and well-being. Let’s discover how the scents can do us good.
Before we start, let's see some recent facts, which may have been further exaggerated due to Covid as the covid and associated lockdowns have immensely affected out psyche.
According to the 2017 Health Barometer:
- 1 in 5 people have suffered or will suffer from depression in their lifetime.
- 1 in 10 people aged 18 to 75 reported a depressive episode in the past 1 year.
- Adults, children, teenagers, elderly and people of all ages, are showed to be prone to depression
The sense of smell and our emotions
Physiologically, the olfactory system interacts directly with the hippocampus, a brain region that manages neurogenesis., Brain imaging showed a very strong link between the activation of brain structures involved in the perception of emotions such as the amygdala and those related to olfaction.
The aromatic essential oils stimulate different areas of the brain. As you smell the oil, a chemical signal is converted into a nervous message which will then is transmitted to the limbic brain, which is the seat of the memory and the emotions. Depending on the history of the person, scents and odors will trigger the reminiscence of certain memories that can be extremely specific.
Olfactotherapy:
Olfactotherapy is a therapeutic method similar to Aromatherapy Aromatherapy can be split into 3 parts, one of which would be Olfactotherapy. The principle of this “science of smell” is to use the scents of certain essential oils to reach our unconscious. This allows us to create a psycho-emotional balance by releasing and regulating our emotions. Olfactotherapy is considered as an alternative and complementary medicine that can in no way substitute a medical treatment.
How does it work?
Olfactotherapy is practiced through the inhalation of certain essential oils. Once taken in, the odorant molecules will make their way to the limbic system of our brain, the seat of our emotions and memories. The smell will now tickle our long-term memory. This allows certain emotions or a particular blockage to surface. This can now be de-associated and re-associated with pleasant and positive emotions.
Olfactotherapy relies on odors to “short-circuit” the mind by accessing our emotional memory.
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