Pheromones… love at first whiff

The concept of love at first sight…or rather, love at first smell…since this sense plays a major role in feeling attraction or choosing a partner, and is responsible for detecting pheromones, which are chemicals secreted by the body through sweat and other secretions.
The word “pheromone” is derived from two Greek words: “pheran” (to carry) and “hormas” (to excite).
In short, these are chemicals that subconsciously send scent signals to the opposite sex, naturally stimulating feelings of attraction and facilitating sexual relations.
Pheromones serve to enhance one’s sex life, but they also improve social and work relationships. These chemicals secreted by the human body send olfactory signals that make another person seem powerfully attractive to us and cause us to feel intense sexual desire.
That “scent” significantly influences the attraction we feel toward that person and serves as a primary guide for natural selection.
In fact, pheromones help us determine potential compatibility between two people. We’ve all felt a particular attraction to the scent of someone’s skin at some point, understanding that this is not the same as “body odor” when used in a negative sense. We all produce pheromones in varying amounts, and perfumes are a good example of this. The same perfume doesn’t smell the same on two different people. Body temperature also plays a role in this difference, but according to chemists, it’s this combination of pheromones and temperature that makes the same perfume smell different on different people.

How can you stimulate the secretion of pheromones?
The centers that regulate pheromone secretion are linked to the hypothalamus. Frequent and satisfying sexual activity, exercise, and basically anything that brings pleasure—even if it isn’t directly sexual—are the best ways to boost pheromone production…
So now you know: the best way to become irresistible to the opposite sex is to live an active, fulfilling, happy life—and to make love, not war…