In this video, Dr. Alan Mandelle discusses the potential benefits of sniffing black pepper to break habits, particularly smoking. He explains that the compound pepperine in black pepper stimulates the olfactory receptors in the nasal passages, which then trigger neural activity in the brain’s limbic system related to emotions, memory, and motivation. This stimulation leads to an increase in dopamine release, which is associated with pleasure and reinforcement of behaviors. Furthermore, black pepper can also impact serotonin levels, improving mood and emotional processing. Dr. Mandelle suggests that sniffing black pepper may temporarily change our brain’s response to cravings and help break bad habits.
Key Insights:
- Black pepper, specifically the compound piperine, has the potential to help break habits, particularly smoking.
- When sniffed, the pungent aroma of black pepper stimulates the olfactory receptors in the nasal passages, which then send signals to the olfactory bulb in the brain.
- The olfactory bulb is part of the limbic system, which is involved in emotions, memory, and motivation.
- Stimulating the olfactory bulb can trigger a cascade of neural activity that influences the brain’s perception and response to certain stimuli.
- Sniffing black pepper not only takes away the urge for cravings but also increases the release of dopamine in the brain’s reward pathways.
- Dopamine is a neurotransmitter associated with pleasure, motivation, and reinforcement of behaviors.
- Black pepper also impacts serotonin levels, leading to better mood, emotional processing, and behavior.
- The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is affected, resulting in lower stress levels, decreased cortisol levels, and increased endorphins.
- The changes in neurotransmitters and hormones induced by black pepper can help break bad habits.
- Sniffing black pepper three times is suggested for smokers or those with bad habits like drinking to explore the potential benefits.
- This method is inexpensive and may lead to surprising results.
Transcript
I want to share with you something today that you’re going to find quite fascinating, it’s all about black pepper. Yes, we’re going to be sniffing this, but you need to understand the physiology, what happens in the brain, what it can do to help break habits, particularly smoking. So if you’re a smoker or you know anyone else that is a smoker, you definitely need to watch this video. But if you have habits, which we all do, I’m sure that everyone is going to benefit from hopefully sniffing your black pepper. And wouldn’t it be nice to break a habit just by triggering a unique sensory reaction that involves the brain and their nervous system? The compound of black pepper that elicits this response is called pepperine. And black pepper is quite powerful because that pierine we’ve been taught helps turmeric, the active compound curcumin, get to the cells much easier. When we combine turmeric and black pepper, it’s that piering. But let me explain to you what it first does in our brain so we can break these habits.
When you sniff black pepper, the pungent aroma stimulates the olfactory receptors in the nasal passages. Sending signals to the olfactory bulb in the brain. And the olfactory bulb is part of the limbic system, which is involved in emotions, memory, and motivation. The stimulation of this olfactory bulb triggers a cascade of neural activity, potentially influencing the brain’s perception and response to certain stimuli. And when we sniff black pepper, that temporary change takes us away from that stimulus of what we’ve craved. Working within the brain, it does a lot more than taking the urge away, because it increases the dopamine release in the brain’s reward pathways. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter associated with pleasure, motivation, and reinforcement of behaviors. And it also impacts the serotonin levels of the brain as well, increasing your better mood, your emotional processing, and your behavior. And the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is also affected. It lowers stress levels, it lowers cortisol levels, it increases endorphins, giving you that high, that feeling of relaxation, putting you in that great mood. And that’s important to break bad habits.
So here’s the exciting part: inexpensive black pepper, that aroma, those oils, the pepperine, making those changes in our brain, increasing endorphins, serotonin, dopamine, neurotransmitters are being changed, as well as those hormones. When you have that crave, three sniffs, particularly if you’re a smoker or even have those bad habits, drinking or whatever it may be, I want you to explore on your own, and you just may be shocked. I hope you enjoyed this video, and please share it with those who can benefit. Please leave your comments below, and most importantly, make it a great day. I’m Dr. Alan Mandell.
