Smelling the roses

A study in the journal Frontiers in Neuroscience says people between 60 and 85 who smell odors like roses, oranges, and lemon while they sleep increased their cognitive capacity.

Michael Leon, a professor of neurobiology and behavior from UC Irvine, co-authored the study.

“The idea is that it will keep the memory centers of your brain in good condition throughout life and perhaps prevent memory loss older in life,” said Leon.

People in the study showed a 226% improvement in cognitive testing. One test focused on learning words. The other looked at brain pathways associated with memories. Now take all this with a grain of salt.

It's one study, after all.

And I don't know if it's right, but it would be cool if it were. As I get older, and I watch my relatives get even older, I worry about those worst-case scenarios more than ever before.

I'm not sure if I was 80 that 80-year-old me would want to be me if I wasn't all me anymore.

Of course, there's no way to know that until I am 80.

If taking more time to smell the roses will help, I'm all in!

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