Just an intersting tidbit I learned this morning while watching the news; maybe this is why a bride is supposed to carry flowers down the isle at a wedding.
A new study by scientists in Japan claims that people that inhale the scent of certain plants can reduce stress. The component in these plants is linaloo. Linaloo is reported to reduce stress-elevated levels of neutrophilis and lymphocytes (key parts of the immune system) to near normal levels. Inhaling Linaloo also reduces the activity of more than 100 genes that go into overdrive in stessful situations.
So for the bride about to make that long walk down the isle, if you are feeling the stress, take a moment to give your bouquet a good sniff. It may be that breath that gets you down the isle stress free.
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