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FDA Warns Against Certain Zicam Products

Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to the makers of Zicam concerning two products: Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel and Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs. (A third, discontinued product was also mentioned.) In response, the makers of Zicam withdrew the two products from the market, pending review with the FDA. It’s important to note that other products in the Zicam line are not included in this warning, and have not been recalled. What’s the problem? The FDA has received more than 100 reports of people using the Cold Remedy Nasal Gel and Cold Remedy … Continue reading →

Seven Ways Scent Can Enhance Your Health

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Your nose is as much as ten thousand times sharper than your taste buds. That can make your sniffer a pretty powerful tool for your health! Here are some ways you can use aromatherapy to boost your health. Food scents can actually help you lose weight! A study from the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago found that sniffing food scents like apple, banana, and peppermint could help stave off cravings. Try keeping your favorite food scent handy and see if you a whiff of something delicious can keep your stomach happy. Use rosemary to boost brainpower. … Continue reading →

What Your Nose Knows

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Don’t knock your nose — scientists believe that the nose is capable of recognizing thousands of smells. In fact, studies are showing that your sense of smell may be as much as ten thousand times sharper than your sense of taste. That’s pretty amazing! So how does smell work? Inside your nose are millions are cells that act as scent receptors. We have hundreds of different kinds of smell receptors that allow us to identify lots of different odors. Once your scent receptors detect a smell, they send the information to a cluster of neurons in the brain known as … Continue reading →

Quick Fixes for Stubborn Smells

We know that a box or a cup of baking soda in the fridge will help curb odors. It’s a simple way to keep the fridge and the foods inside it fresher. It also works in the freezer. If you freeze something with a strong scent, that scent may well overpower ice cream, ice cubes, or anything else in the freezer. Baking soda can help with that. However, baking soda also works in many other areas. The best things about baking soda are that it’s readily available, it’s inexpensive and it’s easy to use. Most of the time, all you … Continue reading →

How to Handle Flying with Smelly Seatmates

Admit it. It’s happened to me and I’m sure that at one time or another it’s happened to you too. You are crammed like a sardine on an overbooked flight, your seatmate has commandeered the armrest and your “15-minute delay” is going into its second hour. Then, it hits you. (No, not the fact that you forgot to pack your toothbrush.) A smell so strong it makes the hairs on the back of your head stand straight up. You may think there is no solution to this “odor problem”, but you do have recourse — if you time it right. … Continue reading →