Surely you have encountered pipe smokers who cannot understand why everyone doesn't like the smell of tobacco smoke. Cigar smokers are a breed unto themselves. While they insist that not smoking while treating patients gets them off the hook, the cigar odor never leaves them. Think of the patients you are currently treating. Or, even more disgusting, a patient who flatulates during an adjustment.
People approach more readily attractive things and persons.
If patients look unpleasant or has bad breath or body odor, it is unlikely that we will want to touch them. Attractive people in society receive more touch because attractiveness is related to scent. Since chiropractic is a highly specialized profession involving touch, it is essential that we become sensitized to how intimately touch and scent interface. In any responsible discussion of odor, diet must be taken into consideration. I am referring to people who eat such things as garlic, onions, and fermented cabbage.