You are probably familiar with how activities such as exercising, meditation and deep breathing can help you unwind after a stressful day. However, did you also know that smell as your strongest sense can be a powerful force in influencing brain activity and even mood?

Here, we talk about how your sense of smell can work to create positive feelings and which smells are most likely to help.

In today’s world we hear so much about what we should be doing to stay fit and healthy: what we should be eating, how we should exercise, how we should sleep, the list goes on... The trouble is that with so much information out there it can be overwhelming and hard to cut through the noise. You may find some information contradictory or confusing, as well as advice that has very little scientific basis.