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“De chemische bestanddelen van verschillende bloemengeuren stimuleren bepaalde stemmingen en beïnvloeden hoe alert of juist ontspannen we ons voelen. Zo is recent gebleken dat lavendel, waarvan de kalmerende werking al lange tijd bekend is, het serotonineniveau in de hersenen laat stijgen. Daar staat tegenover dat de geur van rozemarijn juist stimulerend is, en zowel het dopamine- als het acetylcholineniveau in de hersenen doet stijgen. Citrusbloesems hebben een opwekkende werking vanwege de gecombineerde werking van serotonine en dopamine. Rozengeur, wellicht de geur die we het sterkst in verband brengen met de liefde, verlaagt het stresshormoon adrenaline - in een onderzoek zelfs met wel dertig procent. Daar komt bij dat rozengeur fenylethylamine bevat, een chemische stof die de afbraak van onze lichaamseigen opioïden vertraagt, wat een gevoel van rust en kalmte schept.”

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Book:The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature
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