
Sniff Your Way to Relaxation: Part I
Aromatherapy seems to be the new catchword. Everything from body lotion to kitchen trash bags contain some sort of scent to them. But does having lavender in your dish soap really help you reach a state of relaxation? A smell can bring on a flood of memories, influence people's moods and even affect their work performance. Because the olfactory bulb is part of the brain's limbic system, an area so closely associated with memory and feeling it's sometimes called the "emotional