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The Healing Power of Aromatherapy- A Rainbow of Possibilities. … The Greek Physician Hippocrates, known as the ‘ Father of Western Medicine’, said in the fourth century BCE… “ The way to health is to have an aromatic bath and scented massage every day” Certainly, the Greeks and later the Romans followed his advice. Throughout time people have recognised the protective and healing power of plants and their aromas. The ancient Greeks held aromatics in high regard and the ancient Egyptians used aromatics for incense, embalming and perfume. The holy anointi...

What on Earth is Smell Training? The lyrics to the Passenger song ‘Let Her Go’ pretty much sum up what it is like to lose one’s sense of smell: You only need the light when it's burning low Only miss the sun when it starts to snow Only know you love her when you let her go Like so many things, until it is gone, we do not realise how much we need it. Perhaps after a global pandemic we might at last begin to no longer take anything for granted? I had Covid-19 in October and lost my sense of smell and taste for 24 hours, gi...