Now I think I’ve heard everything…A new study finds that inhaling the aroma of freshly brewed coffee may actually provide instant relaxation instead of alertness as one would think. Health Day gives more details:

Just sniffing that first hot cup of coffee in the morning may help ease some stresses you might be feeling, a South Korean trial indicates.

When rats inhaled the aroma of roasted coffee beans, a number of genes were activated, including some that produce proteins with healthful antioxidant activity, the researchers reported.

The experiment was done with laboratory rats, some of whom were stressed by being deprived of sleep. The researchers did detailed genetic studies that showed the activity of 11 genes was increased and the activity of two genes was decreased in the rats that smelled the coffee, compared to those who did not. In effect, the aroma of the coffee beans helped ease the stress of the sleep-deprived rodents.

In other words, the stress caused by sleep loss via caffeine may be alleviated through smelling the coffee aroma.”

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