April showers bring May flowers. Spring is here and so are…allergens. While everyone around you continues to giddily await spring, as an allergy sufferer, you may know a different reality. Spring represents a time of the year where blossoms might also equal blowing...
You don’t need to wait until New Year’s Day to adopt new, healthier behaviors. While January 1 is the traditional date for making resolutions, consider using the end of Daylight Saving Time (DST) — this year, November 5 — as the date you begin easing into new...
It’s a sad fact: Some of our favorite foods produce other people’s least-favorite smells. Ironically, some of those smells overwhelm us too. Compare how you feel about smelling popcorn at a movie theater with the scent lingering in your office all afternoon after a...
Your home’s indoor air probably smells fine to you and the rest of your household — even if it isn’t fine. That’s because humans lose sensitivity to odors the longer we’re exposed to them. Woe to the first-time visitor greeted by a funky aroma upon crossing your...
Isn’t it funny how a whiff of a smell brings you back to a place instantly? You remember every detail from a space you thought was a distant memory. It turns out that our olfactory senses are actually far more effective at generating accurate and detailed memories...
