Smell the coffee to melt away stress

A brand new study in lab rats shows that coffee may help relieve stress from not sleeping. After inhaling the aroma of coffee, more than a dozen stress-relieving genes turned on in the brains of sleep deprived rats. What is interesting, is that the smell of something can have such an effect on our brains, well in this case, rats. These types of studies are useful to set up human studies, but are not necessarily appropriate for making human recommendations. But, for now, it would not hurt to to inhale deeply while enjoying your cup of Java after a rough-night's sleep. Or, for those of you that do not drink coffee, breath deeply while purchasing your yogurt parfaits at Starbucks.