Forest Scents

A patient who ingested large quantities of celery soup eaten before UV irradiation has been reported suffered for severe sunburn. Bergamot oil  (citrus bergamia) in  eau de cologne  had been described to cause hyperpigmented lesions. A woman burned her one arm and leg after a 20-minute session on a sunbed, taken immediately after a sauna with lemon oil. All the issues reported above are the side effects and contra-indication when using plants and essential oils. One of the safety consideration as mentioned in my previously article  Essential Oils Safety and Toxicity is phototoxicity . Today, we are going to delve further into this. What is Phototoxicity? Phototoxicity is  a form of photosensitivity that is not depended on immunologic response. It is the result of  direct cellular damage caused by the reaction between photoactive agents and sunlight or ultraviolet (UV) light at the same time . This means, without the exposure to UV light, the ...

Have you ever ask yourself this question: why do I get sick? I believe all of us want a healthy and wealthy life, but sometimes it goes against our will, and we get sick. But, do you really try to understand the reasons behind our sickness? Maybe you are not sure what I mean… Therefore, I tried to categorize it into two kind of sickness: sickness of the heart and sickness of the body. 1) Sickness of the Heart Sometimes we fall sick because we “wanted” to. “No way, I definitely not!” … this might be your first response. “Who want to get sick anyway!” Try to recall, have you ever fall sick when you wanted to run away from a thing you hate most or a job that make you sick? If yes, in a way, it is regarding to the payoff we get when we fall sick. Many years ago, I read an interesting case mentioned that a woman cancer kept recurring although the treatment was successfully every time. At last, the doctor noticed that her health issue is related t...