For many of us, the day begins with a steaming cup of coffee. We get over our sleep hangovers and get geared for the day after tasting that special caffeine ambrosia. But now a research published in the June 25th issue of Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry implies that one can get over the stress caused due to lack of sleep by just smelling coffee!
The experiment was conducted on rats and has not been tried on humans yet. Sleep deprived rats were made to smell coffee and it was found that it activated seventeen different genes in their brains to diminish the stressful effects of sleep deprivation. Moreover, thirteen of these genes formed proteins to protect nerve cells from the damaging effects of stress. According to the scientists, this is the first study conducted on the aroma of coffee.
Do you know what this implies? If it works for humans then you don’t need to necessarily drink coffee. You can get its good effects by just smelling it. Given the harmful effects of caffeine on the kidney, heart and the liver this comes as a boon for the people who would like to have coffee to get over their stress but cannot do so due to the harmful effects.
With this study it certainly looks as though you can have the cake and eat it too!
Via: Scientific American
Comments
Might be a good idea in theory...in fact it does help...but can anybody resist drinking after smelling the cup? :D...
Yes Jitaditya and Neha none of us can actually resist the cup of coffee after smelling it
”EXCESS OF EVERYTHING IS BAD” this phrase we have to remember for all the things, not only for the coffee.I am a coffee lover and enjoy every sip of it at least one time a day.
Now i have come across many of it’s positive effects. so, it makes me happy and relax to drink it with ease.
yes Neha you are right there are postive effects of coffee and if taken in a balanced manner nothing is harmful.
This study is actually applicable to people who already have a health snag, like vulnerable digestive system,kidneys, liver and heart who cannot indulge librally in the habit even though they love to.
WHO CAN RESIST AFTER SMELLING? AT LEAST NOT ME!
True, sometimes the smell of a cup of java itself is good enough pep up one’s mood.
absolutely nishi,
if you love coffee and still are not being able to due to any reason , you can opt for this method to pep yourself up
Good idea in terms of economics and rising inflation.
If only people could satisfy themselves by smelling things!...I think with the resources becoming scarce day by day a time will come very shortly when we will have to be contented with smelling coffee :D
If you are a coffee addict like me,smelling is just a tease
I fully empathise with you. Nothing can be a bigger tease than just smelling coffee for people who are passionate about it.