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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Isabel Keane

This gross habit could reduce your risk of alzheimer’s by 37%, according to experts

Instead of stopping to smell the flowers, scientists suggest stopping to smell your farts.

While the thought may be enough to make your stomach turn, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say the gas behind the foul, rotten-egg-smelling stench, known as hydrogen sulfide, can help protect aging brain cells from Alzheimer’s disease.

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