The message regarding molecule of scent is passed along olfactory nerve to nerve centre in brain. The neurons of olfactory nerve, control inner responses, i.e. emotions and memories, as well as body's hormones. There is no generally accepted classification of basic types of smells recognized by man. The sense of smell can be very sensitive, sensing minute concentrations of some substances in air.

There is considerable individual variation in activity of sense of smell. Adaption can occur to pleasant as well as nasty smells, due to changes in both receptors and central connections.

It is important to remember that inhalation of aromas of essential oils also has a profound and instantaneous effect on us today. The limbic lobe of brain receives information about smell via olfactory nerve and this part of brain is also concerned with our emotional memory. The limbic system produces autonomic responses that accompany emotional states and behaviours.

So why is there disease? The very word means that body is in a state of Diss-Ease. It is certainly not being provided with optimal conditions that it requires to maintain itself healthily. Unless you provide it with right conditions, mentally, physically and spiritually, it will not function at its optimum level.

The triangle of MIND, BODY and SPIRIT represents three inseparable components of our being and wellness. None of these factors can be affected without there being an effect on others. Similarly, you cannot treat one without considering others.

It is however fair to say that at a given time it may be appropriate to devote more attention to one area, rather than another. Good health is about good balance, just as homeostasis within organism is about good balance.

Major Factors Affecting Health:

Stress Digestion Absorption Circulation Elimination

These processes play a major role in determining wellness of an individual. They are all intimately related ... an imbalance in one will have an effect on all of others. These are always first things to consider when looking at a your own or another person's health.

Five Basic Considerations For Health

Good nutrition is fundamental to good physical health. You cannot expect to have a healthy body if you choose to run it on junk.

Much of energy that we draw from our food is actually channelled back to service for digestion, absorption, circulation and elimination. The rest of our body energy is used in processes of thinking, working and playing,

Unfortunately, in modern society, there is another factor which is a crippling drain on bodily resources - this is STRESS. Our cells are smallest living units of our bodies, and each cell is like a tiny factory. Each cell must be nourished completely and constantly, and waste efficiently eliminated. If this is not done, cell will either function inefficiently or it will die.

Health begins and ends at cellular level and it is here where we must focus our attention. Stress is crippling at all levels.

Let's look at other four components of our model. Our cells must be fed and cleansed if they are to function efficiently. The first stage in meeting nutritional requirements of each cell is digestion. Inefficient digestion, which is breaking down of food into its tiniest components, spells immediate problems.

Similarly, if absorption of these digested foods is not occurring, then nutrients cannot get to cells. We rely on our blood to carry absorbed nutrients from digestive system to each cell. If circulation is impaired this will not happen. Finally, elimination.

If cells are bathed in their own wastes, they cannot function therefore elimination via kidneys, skin and bowel is of paramount importance.

The Cost of Processed Foods

When we eat processed, low quality foods, we not only do not provide our body with sufficient nutrients, but we also burden it further with more difficult task of ELIMINATING them. From this very simple example, you can see how poor quality foods sap our vital energy.

There is only so much to go around. Vital energy used in process of digesting and detoxifying valueless food, and then eliminating in heavy, fibreless waste leaves much less energy available for good things in life. There is also much less energy available for our IMMUNE SYSTEM and other vital functions. This all contributes to a corresponding reduction in health.