Glossary

Autonomic Nervous System

The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is a sub-section of the Central Nervous System (CNS). The ANS monitors and directs heart rate, digestion, respiration, salivation, perspiration and the diameter of the pupils, among other things. The two extremes of the ANS control system are known as “rest-and-digest” and “fight-or-flight.” If you sense danger, you get an instinctive reflex to fight it or run away. If you are hungry, you get rest and digest signals. These two functions keep our body nourished and safe from danger.

Essential Nutrients

An essential nutrient is a nutrient required by the body that either can’t be synthesized (made) by  the body or can’t be synthesized in amounts adequate for health (e.g. niacin, choline).  Essential nutrients must be obtained from a dietary source (food).  Categories of essential nutrients include vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids, and essential amino acids.

Olfactory Cortex

The Olfactory Cortex connects with most of the limbic system of the brain including the amygdala, septal nuclei, pre-pyriform cortex, entorhinal cortex, subiculum and hippocampus.

The limbic system is concerned with motivation, emotions, certain types of memory. The amygdala and septal nuclei contain regions knows as pleasure centers. The hippocampus handles motivation around food and nutrient stimuli.

Olfactory pathways also reach into the frontal cortex for recognition of nutrients and to the thalamus. The back and forth connections to these brain centers happens in less than one ten thousands of a second- close to the speed of light!

Neurological responses generated from these sections of the brain excite pleasure centers, stimulate cravings and actually change the way the receptors in the nose react to a smell or taste.

Preference Score/Preference Scorecard

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!

SenseAble Supplement

A SenseAble supplement is formulated for smell or taste Preference Tests.

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.

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.

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!