Here's a great article from Turf Design Build Magazine....
Turf Aromatherapy
Inhale that freshly cut
grass; it's good for you ... Australian
researchers have discovered when grass is cut, it releases chemicals that make
people feel happy and relaxed. In fact, it can even prevent the mental decline
of old age.
The scent works directly
on the brain, affecting the regions responsible for emotion and memory,
according to Nick Lavidis, a neuroscientist at the University of Queensland.
These two areas "are responsible for the flight or fight response and the
endocrine system, which controls the releasing of stress hormones like
corticosteroids," he says, explaining that the scent of freshly cut grass
helps regulate those areas.
So, go ahead. Take a few
nice, deep inhales of spring.
