Helichrysum Essential Oil 

In late December 2008 we began trying an essential oil called Helichrysum, diffusing it around Beth while she was sleeping for 20 minutes morning and night.  It was after this this that Beth stopped having seizures.  However, please note that there were also a number of other changes for Beth in that exact same week - namely, coming entirely off the drug Epilim, being constipated and in pain requiring enemas to get her going again, and also receiving her 12 month vaccinations (catching up where we left off).  That said, we have since stopped using Helichrysum at least three times for periods of 2-3 days and have seen an increase in seizure activity which reduced again when we started diffusing Helichrysum.

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It has been one week since starting diffussion of Peppermit (2x30mins daily, 3 drops of oil and diffusser set on midway between min and max) and massage of Valor onto Beth's feet (two drops valor to 8 drops vegtable oils twice daily).  Overall we have not noticed significant change in seizure levels up or down, although Jo believes that when we have missed a foot massage which has happened twice, seizures did tend to be more prevalent in the 12 hours afterwards.

Hence we will now increase the amount of these oils, by setting the diffuser to maximum and also increase the valor to 3 drops plus 6 drops of vegetable oil.