Huberman Lab Clips(@HLPClips):How to get your sense of smell back: - If you have partial or complete olfactory loss start smelling a number of different scents - Use what you already own: things from your refrigerator or your makeup cabinet - Sniff them attentionally and constantly, not passively - Evidence for smell training programs is stronger than for alpha-lipoic acid - Skip the expensive kits people are already selling for this Olfaction is a use it or lose it system. Keeping those neurons electrically active maintains their connections, otherwise they die. Dr. Noam Sobel on @hubermanlab

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How to get your sense of smell back: - If you have partial or complete olfactory loss start smelling a number of different scents - Use what you already own: things from your refrigerator or your makeup cabinet - Sniff them attentionally and constantly, not passively - Evidence for smell training programs is stronger than for alpha-lipoic acid - Skip the expensive kits people are already selling for this Olfaction is a use it or lose it system. Keeping those neurons electrically active maintains their connections, otherwise they die. Dr. Noam Sobel on @hubermanlab