Dear Friends,
Recently, I was watching an interview with a famous naturopathy consultant. He has not been brushing for the last 15 years, yet there is no smell. He does not use soap; he just takes simple water baths, and there is no smell! He does not get any odor from sweat. In fact, he tested wearing the same socks for six months, and there was still no smell!! Surprising, right!! However, it is always due to gut bacteria and the food we eat. Food intake and odor are directly correlated.
However, living in that format requires a high level of discipline, commitment, and dedication. Food lovers like me cannot even dare to think like this. We understand the philosophy, but our taste buds are anchored to different varieties of food.
Of late, the concept of gut bacteria is growing in importance. Dr. D. Nageshwar Reddy, an Indian gastroenterologist and Director at AIG Hospitals, has been promoting awareness about the same. They started the Centre for Microbiome Research India, a dedicated and integrated hub envisioned to advance gut microbiome–based research and therapeutics for chronic gastrointestinal diseases. They are conducting extensive research on the microbiome and therapeutic strategies for chronic, increasingly prevalent gastrointestinal conditions such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease, fatty liver disease, obesity, and other metabolic diseases.
In fact, more than diabetes (~11%) and BP, India is facing another important issue—fatty liver (~40%), even among non-alcoholic individuals. Pollution, genetics, and food habits are indeed key contributors to fatty liver disease in India, alongside metabolic factors like obesity.
Anyway, I am deviating from the topic. My title says, “Funny, Hilarious, but Pleasant Innovation.” Can you guess?
The body-smell business is a $108 billion market!! The combined global deodorant and perfume markets make this a massive industry. But what about the smell of farts?
Christian Poincheval, a 65-year-old inventor from France, created “Pilule Pet” pills that transform foul-smelling fart into pleasant scents like chocolate, rose, violet, or ginger. Inspired by a gassy dinner party in 2004, he developed the homeopathic formula using vegetable carbon, fennel, and other natural ingredients!!
Foods such as onions, garlic, dairy, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, beans, carbonated drinks, eggs, and meat can cause this smell. How does it happen? Fart smell arises mainly from sulfur-containing compounds, such as hydrogen sulfide, produced by gut bacteria as they ferment undigested food.
The world is moving towards a Problem–Pill Loop: From Food to Fragrance!!
Ravi Saripalle
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