Can Certain Smells REALLY Make You Lose Weight?

Can certain Smells really help you lose weight?

Did you know that people who lose their sense of smell ten to gain 10 pounds! (http://www.kpvi.com/index.cfm?page=platkin.cfm&ID=44 ) That was the same logic that that has been applied to the new trend “Aromatherapy Dieting”. One doctor found that when overweight people inhaled sweet smells whenever they were hungry -- such as banana, green apple, and peppermint -- they were able to lose 30 pounds in 6 months!
According to http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/MedicalMinute/story?id=451163&page=1
Edible crystals that smell like cocoa, strawberry, raspberry and banana over food can change the way people eat, said Dr. Alan Hirsch, of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago. The scent of the crystals has the effect of tricking the brain, he said.
"It fools your brain into thinking you've eaten more and thus you eat less," Hirsch said. "You can eat whatever you want to eat. You eat whatever you normally would eat. You'll feel full faster, you'll eat less."
These crystals are calorie free.
There are 12 different crystals or powders are divided into two groups: sweet crystals to put on sweet or neutral foods, and salty crystals to put on everything else. The sweet food crystals come in the flavors of cocoa, spearmint, banana, strawberry, raspberry and malt. The salty crystals come in the flavors of taco, cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, ranch dressing flavor, horseradish and onion.

Another study, at St. George's Hospital in London, tested a skin aroma patch that released the aroma of vanilla to help reduce cravings for chocolate and other high-calorie sweet foods and drinks. The participants lost an average of 4.5 pounds in 4 weeks. This same study also suggested that you can use vanilla scented candles to produce the same outcome.

There are several companies currently offering Aromatherapy Diet information and products. One company, Aromatherpay Diet.com, has a full product line of mouth sprays and inhailers available to the public. If you would like to check out their products you may do so here: http://www.aromatherapydiet.com/