FAQs

What makes a supplement a SENSEable Supplement?

Smell and taste-ability. SENSEable Supplements are packaged and presented individually and prepared without any additives, flavors or scents that could interfere with using smell or taste to determine your personal nutrient preferences.

What is a Nutrient Preference Test?

Nutrient Preference Tests are based upon a simple scientific premise:

Smell or taste responses to biologically relevant nutrients are directly proportional to that person’s appetite or need for that nutrient.

Nutrient Preference Tests turn smell and taste responses for specific nutrients into Preference Scores. Preference Tests help you determine the nutrient value of a supplement at the time of the test. A Preference Test for a single nutrient reveals your body’s appetite or need for that nutrient at that moment. Multiple Preference Tests for individual nutrients compare and prioritize nutrients from greater to lesser nutrient value.

• Test dry supplements by smell -nutrients in tablet and capsule form.
• Test liquid supplements by taste.
• Increase or decrease supplements or  foods according to your Preference Scores.
• Preference Scores will change according to diet, activities and stress levels. Re-Score often to track changes and progress.

I don’t think my sense of smell works – can I still do a Nutrient Preference Test?

Most people have an adequate sense of smell for Preference Tests. If you can smell common spices like cinnamon, vanilla or cloves you most likely are capable of scoring your Preferences by smell. Taste is dependent on smell, so if you can smell test you can also taste test.

• If you think you may have a diminished sense of smell, you can try one of the  SENSEable Supplement Starter Kits to see how they work for you.
• If you have no sense of smell (anosmia) you will be unable to score your preferences by smell or taste.

Isn’t a Preference Test just a subjective response, feeling or opinion?

Research with both animals and humans clearly indicate smell and tastes responses correlate directly to levels of nutrient repletion or depletion.

Test subjects in these studies showed both physiological and emotional differences based upon the levels nutrients in their body at the time.

Physiological characteristics include physical receptor variances in avidity in which the receptors change according to need (much like the pupil of the eye dilates in response to low light vs bright light)  and perceptual-emotional variances characterized by the range of pleasantness experienced when smelling or tasting specific nutrients.

The Zinc Tally taste test, for example, has an index of accuracy above 90%. Taste perception is comprised mostly of smell – which means that smell plays a major part in any taste test. The neurological processing system for smell and taste go together- but smell has priority both neurologically and perceptually.

This speaks directly to the appropriateness and repeatability of using smell and taste Preference Tests as a tool for measuring appetite for specific nutrients in humans and animals.

What is a Preference Score?

A Preference Score for a SENSEable Supplement is made by sniffing or sipping a supplement to rate the degree of pleasantness for that specific nutrient using the Preference Scorecard.  The degree of pleasantness is an indicator of the nutrient value of that supplement for you at the time of the test.

The Preference Scorecard is a seven point hedonic scale where a score of 1 = Good/Sweet and a score of 7 = Bad.

A supplement with a Preference Score of 1 has a greater nutrient value than a supplement rated with a score of 7.

As a general rule, a supplement with a higher nutrient value will score more pleasant than one with a lesser nutrient value.  Preference Scores indicate which nutrients to increase or decrease in supplements or foods.

Preference Scores are dynamic- they will change according to your diet, activity and stress level. Re-score often for best results!

What can I learn from a SENSEable Supplement Preference Score?

Preference Scores are your guide to finding the supplements and foods your body is asking for. Preference Scores reveal your body’s preference or appetite for a specific nutrient. Preference Scores from 1-4 (good to mild) indicate the body has a need for those supplements. Scores of 5-7 (so-so to bad) indicate the body has less or no need for those supplements.

The optimal score range is ‘4-5’. These scores indicate your body has an adequate supply of these nutrients at this time.

Your Preference Scores will change. This is normal as your body’s needs change due to diet, activity and stress.

Do I need to record my scores?

Keeping track of your scores is a great way to manage your supplement and diet choices for optimal performance.

Record your scores, track your changes and manage your progress using SENSEable Supplement’s Nutrient Report Card.

What is a SENSEable Supplement Nutrient Report Card?

The Nutrient Report Card is an online bio-navigation tool that creates a personal nutrient profile that tracks your personal vitality based on what you eat and what you do.

The Nutrient Report Card provides a visual report of your current and past Preference Scores and food lists based upon your scores.

Updating your Nutrient Report Card manages your supplement and food choices, tracks changes and monitors progress. Add Vitality Markers to the Nutrient Report Card to demonstrate how smell & taste preferences can positively affect your well being!

What does Nutrient Preference IQ mean?

Nutrient Preference IQ is the measure of an individual’s ability or capacity to perceive, assess and manage smell & taste (chemosensory) responses to physiologically relevant nutrients for personal nutritional need.