Unique bedtime habit drastically improves memory?

I don’t know about you, but after a long day there’s nothing better than drawing the shades and turning in for the night.

During this time of year, I particularly enjoy slipping into cozy pajamas and under a heavy blanket.

But what if I told you that a simple bedtime habit could significantly boost your brain power while you sleep? (It’s simple!)

A dramatic 226 percent boost

I’m talking about something as simple as inhaling a pleasant aroma. Relaxing, right?

In a small randomized controlled trial (RCT), researchers exposed cognitively healthy individuals to the scent of an essential oil for two hours each night.

Over six months, they used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure how this practice influenced cognition.

Turns out, exposure to a pleasant scent improved function of the left uncinate fasciculus. (This brain region is linked to memory and cognition. And its functionality typically declines with age and in neurodegenerative diseases, like Alzheimer’s.)

Subjects saw an incredible 226 percent memory boost, compared to a control group who was exposed to trace amounts of the scent.

Why isn’t this being shouted from the rooftops?

I mean, if Big Pharma created something this powerful… well, it would be everywhere.

Our sense of smell is powerful

Of course, it’s true that any odor we breathe in will have an effect on our bodies.

That’s because the olfactory part of the brain has a direct input to the memory center areas of the brain, like the hippocampus.

(Our other four senses reach our brain through indirect pathways, which diminish their impact on brain power and memory.)

This is why your sense of smell strongly predicts cognitive decline. In fact, losing your sense of smell is often an early sign of Alzheimer’s and is linked to nearly all neurological and psychiatric disorders.

The good news is, inhaling essential oils can help improve your sense of smell… AND your memory!

I even reported on a “magic concoction” that can rejuvenate your sense of smell after a COVID-19 infection. You might consider giving those essential oils a try.

Alternatively, you can try the essential oils used in the study. Researchers rotated the scents of rose, orange, eucalyptus, peppermint, rosemary, and lavender.

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Source:

“Inhaling Pleasant Scents During Sleep Tied to a Dramatic Boost in Cognition.” Medscape, 08/08/2023. (medscape.com/viewarticle/995295)