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Peppermint’s Wonder!

June 1, 2010 by  
Filed under Aromatherapy, Scents Bible

This may sound strange and hard to believe, but smelling peppermint can result in weight loss. Yes, this is absolutely right, and for those who may be yearning for the perfect weight without getting into those enduring crash diets, or struggling over a treadmill, this is a ray of hope wherein you can simply smell your way out to a goddess-like body without having to give up your favourite meals. That’s not all, smelling peppermint scent can additionally boost motivation and mood during physical exertion, thus improving athletic performance.

As indicated by Dr. Bryan Raudenbush in his study (associate Psychology professor at the West Virginia “Wheeling Jesuit University”), just by inhaling peppermint scents, you can notice satisfactory weight loss. During his research, he further implied that all the subjects who had inhaled peppermint just before their meal consumed an average of 1,800 calories which was much fewer than other individuals over the course of week.

Typically speaking, you can use peppermint to decrease cravings (hunger), and appetite, thus helping people to consume lesser calories which in turn can result in favourable weight loss, as illustrated by Dr. Raudenbush. You may be wondering as to how exactly peppermint scents results in weight loss! Well the fact is that the strong scent of peppermints basically tricks our brain into thinking that we are full. This in turn can influence users to cut down more on the consumption of food, while maintaining a healthy weight and appetite. One such product that provides minty smells which you can sniff before meals is the aromatherapy diet pen “SlimScents”.

The next question prevails as to: “How does peppermint scents improve athletic performance?” Researchers have suggested that sniffing the latter scent during workout sessions and games can give weekend warriors and athletes the competitive and extra push that is necessary for them to excel. Basically, the scent helps put people in a favourable and better mood, influencing them to go the extra mile in their activities.

A study was adopted by Dr. Raudenbush and his colleagues at the Jesuit University, testing whether the peppermint scent can indeed improve athletes’ performance. They found that the athletes were able to do more push-ups, squeeze a hand grip harder and run faster when they had infused peppermint adhesive strips under their noses. Undoubtedly, peppermint scents can be the next big trend in enhancing performance, for it has been proven to put athletes in a better mood by relatively excelling their performance.

Conclusively, if you are one of the many that are facing overweight problems, you should consider opting for peppermint scents and you will experience long term weight loss. As for those who are having trouble with athletic performance, it has been proven that peppermint scents can excel your ability to perform by putting you in a positive mood. Although further research is needed to test this issue, one thing that is for sure is the fact that the high smell of peppermint scents have led to weigh loss and an increased performance among individuals in the test study conducted.

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