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Rosemary on my mind - Memory Booster
Men's Fitness, August, 2002 by Mike Carlson, Allan Donnelly, Ben Kallen, Bobby Lee, Mark Thorpe, Tom Weede
IN OUR MAY ISSUE, we told you about aromatherapy studies that linked certain odors to improved mental or physical performance ("Training Scents"). Here's one more: In cognitive tests conducted by British researchers, young adults demonstrated improvements in long-term memory when breathing air scented with the herb rosemary.
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By contrast, those who smelled lavender-considered a relaxant--actually did worse on mental tests than those who didn't smell anything at all. If you're preparing for an upcoming exam or for an important board meeting, get a sprig of rosemary from your local grocer, or try aromatherapy shops for rosemary-scented products.
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