Aromatherapy Q & A with Joie Yiu

Just before Joie Yiu will host our next Sharing Session on Aromatherapy and Alzheimer's Disease this afternoon, we had a chance to have a quick chat with her.

On APA's bookshelf: Aromatherapy vs. MRSA by Maggie Tisserand

MRSA is a global problem. Known as a "superbug", some fatal cases of MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) have also been reported in Hong Kong in recent years. In fact, the Centre for Health Protection announced the death of a 35 year-old man only last March who tested positive for a community-associated MRSA infection. The man with a good past health was admitted to hospital for multiple joint pain and fever. He was taken to the intensive care unit but tragically died two days later.

MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body and becomes increasingly difficult to treat due to its resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics. Many infections are not serious, however, some can be life-threatening especially when dealing with tough, resistant strains of MRSA.

Q&A with Ada Lui, APA Diploma Course Graduate and owner of "SisaHandmade"

Today we had a little chat with Ada Lui who is not only an early APA Diploma Course graduate, but also founder and owner of "SisaHandmade", a very popular online store for beautifully handcrafted soaps and aromatherapy products.

Ada told us about how and why she decided to study aromatherapy, her first experience with "Vetiver" and her philosophy behind her business: