Science Proves: Incense is Good for You
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As it turns out: "Researchers from Johns Hopkins University and Hebrew University administered incensole acetate, a component of frankincense, to lab mice and learned that it lit up areas of their little mouse brains that control emotion, including nerve circuits affecting anxiety and depression."Scientific papers aren’t usually tagged with very exciting titles, but recently I came across a real barn burner: Incensole Acetate, an Incense Component, Elicits Psychoactivity by Activating TRPV3 Channels in the Brain.
Whoa.
Reading between the lines of lab-coat lingo, I realized the report was saying that frankincense—the incense traditionally burned in religious ceremonies—can act on the brain to lower anxiety and diminish depression.
So, breathe deep, relax, and worship the Holy Trinity.
Again, the wisdom of our spiritual Fathers — Eastern, Western, or from the Old Testament Church — shines forth.
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1 Comments:
I'm not much of a t-shirt wearing guy (dress a little more formally every day than most), but if I were to design one, it would have a picture of a smoky incense censor, with this caption: "Smoky Churches Are Happy Churches" ;-)
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