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Smells being used to treat depression:

Our sense of smell tells us where it is safe to live, helps us find food, helps us choose the right partner and recognise our own child. “Smell has been an essential survival mechanism for humans over the course of 1.5 million years,” says Professor James Goodwin, the director of science at the Brain Health Network and the author of Supercharge Your Brain. And having a well-functioning sense of smell is really important for our mental health.

In February, a landmark study by neuroscientists from the University of Pittsburgh revealed that smelling familiar scents can help improve mood in people suffering from depression. For their study, the researchers enrolled 32 people aged 18-55 with severe depression. They were exposed to 12 smells in airtight jars along with a written clue as to the scent.

It turned out smells evoked more specific memories from their lives than word cues.

Problems with autobiographical memory are a hallmark of major depressive disorder, explains Dr Kymberly Young, the co-author of the study, which means patients focus only on negative events or interpret events in a negative light. But smell-triggered memories tend to be more clear and “real” and more effective at triggering positive events, which can interrupt negative thought patterns. “If we improve memory, we can improve problem-solving, emotion regulation and other functional problems that depressed individuals often experience.”

Many of us use lavender on our pillow to help with stress and insomnia. “Lavender is an analgesic, so it reduces pain. It is also proven to be anxiolytic, so it dissolves our anxieties,” says Prof Goodwin. These soothing properties can be just as helpful in clinical settings.

Most excitingly, aromatherapy can help patients living with dementia, says Prof Goodwin who is a big believer in the power of essential oils which can permeate the brain and produce powerful chemical changes to our mood. “Normally the cells of the blood vessels in the brain are meshed very tightly to stop substances passing through what’s called the blood brain barrier. But essential oils are very small aromatic molecules that evaporate easily into the air and can be breathed in. They enter the general circulation and pass into the brain.”

There is scientific evidence that lavender oil can reduce occurrences of aggressive behaviour in dementia. But a host of essential oils can be used for the treatment of Alzheimer’s. “In dementia patients, amyloid beta protein (amyloid plaques) accumulates between the cells and we know that 6-Gingerol (ginger) reduces amyloid accumulation. Coriander, like lavender, can be used to reduce agitation. Rosemary improves concentration. Sweet orange, sandalwood, rose and bergamot also help to dissolve anxiety. Peppermint can bolster acetylcholine, a transmitter that plays a role in memory, learning and attention.” He advises families of dementia patients to use essential oils when massaging their hands and feet, add them to a bath, or heat in an oil burner as a mood lifter.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/ar-BB1l8GaJ

This makes it even more insidious that Covid was designed to ruin the sense of smell.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4229587/posts?page=1

Israel’s Gaza Strip pullout is just to ‘rest’ and resupply troops, US intel says
Nypost ^ | 04/07/2024 | Ronny Reyes
Posted on 4/7/2024, 12:26:14 PM by ChicagoConservative27

The Israeli military has withdrawn all of its ground troops from southern Gaza save for one bridge in order to “rest and refit,” US officials say – as the Jewish State returns to the negotiating table with Hamas.

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contrast this with

37 min ago
Israeli troops leaving Gaza will prepare for “follow-up missions,” including in Rafah, defense minister says

https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-04-07-24/index.html

I can't beleive I forgot to post this on Bagster's memorial thread! From May of 2020.

Blast from the past
Every now and then, someone asks if the Q team reads our Q threads. I believe they do, based on a prior Q drop.
Bagster was joking about "188%" (multiple posts) and in the following thread from 4/2/2018, there were 188 exclamation points included in Q1006.
Bagster sez it:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3644414/posts?page=622#622
Q drops 188 exclamation points:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3644414/posts?page=1457#1457
But wait.....that's not the only time we saw a Q drop with 188 punctuation marks in it.
Apparently, we didn't "get it" the first time (posted above) Q signalled, because I recall posting an MQD stating that I believed that a "line" made of 188 periods included in a Q drop acknowledged our thread via Bagster, because Bagster was then managing editor of The Oracle, which was the summation of all FReeQ content posted on threads.
But, Q1006 was posted before The Oracle began publication on 4/28/2018. So that means there were two separate instances of 188 punctuation marks in a Q drop - the first I'm aware of (h/t Ymani Cricket) appeared in the same thread Bagster used his punch line 188%.
Some Q drops have been rewritten, but there was originally a second instance which occurred during the print run of The Oracle. It's likely still on thread, even if the related Q drop has been rewritten since then.
So yes, I do believe the Q team is aware of our Q threads. Even though there are countless Q shops across the land, they do have it all.

1,141 posted on 5/31/2020, 11:21:59 AM by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)

That’s why I started studying and using aromatherapy years ago; I noted how different smells affected mind and emotions.

Arrests must happen.

George Soros thinks it’s good business, and perhaps good politics, to be in your ears.

Over the last two years, Soros Fund Management, the firm founded by the billionaire investor and now controlled by the Open Society Foundations, has become an increasingly key player in the oldest electronic mass media: radio.

In February, the company became the largest shareholder in Audacy, the bankrupt second-largest radio company in the U.S., with more than 230 U.S. stations and a podcast arm that includes Cadence13 and Pineapple Street Studios. In 2022, Soros invested an undisclosed amount in Crooked Media, the liberal podcast network behind the ultra-popular Pod Save America. And a Soros-backed firm played a crucial role in Univision’s $60 million sale in 2022 of 18 Hispanic radio stations to a new firm run by veterans of Democratic politics. The deal, which included conservative Cuban powerhouse broadcasters in Miami, drew opposition from Republican members of Congress.

https://www.semafor.com/article/04/07/2024/soros-fund-is-building-an-audio-empire

Uh oh.

Smells being used to treat depression:

Our sense of smell tells us where it is safe to live, helps us find food, helps us choose the right partner and recognise our own child. “Smell has been an essential survival mechanism for humans over the course of 1.5 million years,” says Professor James Goodwin, the director of science at the Brain Health Network and the author of Supercharge Your Brain. And having a well-functioning sense of smell is really important for our mental health.

In February, a landmark study by neuroscientists from the University of Pittsburgh revealed that smelling familiar scents can help improve mood in people suffering from depression. For their study, the researchers enrolled 32 people aged 18-55 with severe depression. They were exposed to 12 smells in airtight jars along with a written clue as to the scent.

It turned out smells evoked more specific memories from their lives than word cues.

Problems with autobiographical memory are a hallmark of major depressive disorder, explains Dr Kymberly Young, the co-author of the study, which means patients focus only on negative events or interpret events in a negative light. But smell-triggered memories tend to be more clear and “real” and more effective at triggering positive events, which can interrupt negative thought patterns. “If we improve memory, we can improve problem-solving, emotion regulation and other functional problems that depressed individuals often experience.”

Many of us use lavender on our pillow to help with stress and insomnia. “Lavender is an analgesic, so it reduces pain. It is also proven to be anxiolytic, so it dissolves our anxieties,” says Prof Goodwin. These soothing properties can be just as helpful in clinical settings.

Most excitingly, aromatherapy can help patients living with dementia, says Prof Goodwin who is a big believer in the power of essential oils which can permeate the brain and produce powerful chemical changes to our mood. “Normally the cells of the blood vessels in the brain are meshed very tightly to stop substances passing through what’s called the blood brain barrier. But essential oils are very small aromatic molecules that evaporate easily into the air and can be breathed in. They enter the general circulation and pass into the brain.”

There is scientific evidence that lavender oil can reduce occurrences of aggressive behaviour in dementia. But a host of essential oils can be used for the treatment of Alzheimer’s. “In dementia patients, amyloid beta protein (amyloid plaques) accumulates between the cells and we know that 6-Gingerol (ginger) reduces amyloid accumulation. Coriander, like lavender, can be used to reduce agitation. Rosemary improves concentration. Sweet orange, sandalwood, rose and bergamot also help to dissolve anxiety. Peppermint can bolster acetylcholine, a transmitter that plays a role in memory, learning and attention.” He advises families of dementia patients to use essential oils when massaging their hands and feet, add them to a bath, or heat in an oil burner as a mood lifter.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/ar-BB1l8GaJ

This makes it even more insidious that Covid was designed to ruin the sense of smell.

Thank you, Melian!

All I have been smelling for about 5-6 weeks lately is fireplace smoke or cigarette smoke and nobody smokes and no fires have been lit. It’s driving me crazy! It’s worse at night when I lay my head down to try and sleep. UGH! It goes with me wherever I go. Started after I was running a good fever on and off a few weeks.