Where does it say anywhere in that article that this phenomena was restricted to gringas?
Panama Daisy has been using grapefruits for years. Many of you may not realize this but she is actually 70 years old.
This story sounded like a joke and since Papi didn't cite the source of his information I decided to look it up. There actually is a Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago
http://www.scienceofsmell.com/. But I think one really has to wonder about the credibility of a scientist that has appeared on Oprah more times than he's been published in JAMA. That said I thought you guys might find some of his other research interesting as well.
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Hirsch says. “Humans can detect 30,000 smells; we obviously can’t test them all.â€
But they have tested quite a few. They’ve found that lavender relaxes people. Jasmine raises our alertness. The smell of green apples can reduce migraine headaches, and buttered popcorn’s scent makes exercisers burn more calories – which only helps, Hirsch points out, if they don’t actually eat the buttered popcorn. It’s a world of mysteries. “Who would have known the smell that increases female sexual arousal, for example, is a mix of Good & Plenty and cucumber?†Hirsch asks.
I guess I know what candy I'm bringing with me next time I go to CR.
Here is another interesting double-blind study that the chicas might learn from. Dr. Hirsch and colleague Dr. Jason Gruss initiated a study to investigate the impact of ambient olfactory stimuli upon sexual response in the human male. They took 31 male test subjects and assessed the effects of the 30 odors on penile blood flow by attaching the subjects to a plethysmograph (I'd rather not think about how they did that) and comparing a subject’s brachial penile index while wearing an odorized mask to his average index while wearing an unodorized mask. Here are their results:
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Results:
Each of the 30 odors produced an increase in penile blood flow. However, not all increased arousal to the same degree. The combined odor of lavender and pumpkin pie had the greatest effect, increasing median penile blood flow by 40%. Next in effectiveness was the combination of black licorice and doughnut, which increased arousal by 31.5%. And so on, all the way down to cranberry, which only increased penile blood flow by 2%. Depending on the man’s age, they may have reacted differently than their counterparts to certain smells. For instance, older men tended to respond strongly to vanilla.
Increase in Penile Blood Flow Produced by Top 10 Odors in 31 Male Volunteers
Odor or odor combination
Lavender and pumpkin pie 40%
Doughnut & black licorice 31.5%
Pumpkin pie & doughnut 20%
Orange 19.5%
Lavender & doughnut 18%
Black licorice and cola 13%
Black licorice 13%
Doughnut & cola 12.5%
Lily of the valley 11%
Buttered popcorn 9%
So the next time you go to CR, if you happen to notice your chica smells like pumpkin pie and lavender, it probably means she is trying to get you off quicker.
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