Stressed? Just mow the lawn.

Stressed? Just mow the lawn.

Posted on 18. Sep, 2009 by in Articles, General

Researchers have discovered that a chemical released by a mown lawn makes people feel happy and relaxed, and could prevent mental decline in old age.

They claim it works directly on the brain, in particular the sections responsible for emotion and memory known as the amygdala and the hippocampus. Now scientists claim to have developed a perfume, that “smells like a freshly cut lawn”, and offers the same benefits.

The Australian experts produced the “eau de mow” after seven years of research.mow

Dr Nick Lavidis, a neuroscientist at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, first came up with the idea for the perfume, named Serenascent, while on a nature walk in Yosemite National Park.

Students working on the project found that animals exposed to Serenascent – which combines three chemicals released when green leaves are cut – did not develop damage to the hippocampus that is the usual result of exposure to chronic stress.

The scent is said to have the “pleasant aroma of a freshly cut lawn or a walk through a lush forest”.

It will go into production next month and will sell for about £4 a bottle.

Dr Lavidis said: “It can be used as a room spray or a personal spray on bed linen, a handkerchief or clothing.”

By Richard Alleyne, Daily Telegraph

Photos courtesy of Chris Campbell & Bobasonic

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