Incense makes you happy!

[beetiger]

Or at least, one of the major components of frankincense affects areas in the brains of mice which are associated with anti-anxiety and anti-depressive effects.

It's unclear from the abstract whether they actually administered the chemical by inhalation -- they seem to be implying that, but I find it unlikely. I'm going to have to pony up the $7 to flex my rusty neuro chops on the actual article to find out.

I know burning frankincense makes *me* happy.

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[beetiger.livejournal.com]

*nods* I'm not usually a pusher, and I don't know your father, but a lot of people who are "allergic" to incense really just can't tolerate synthetic scents. Might be worth a try with something gentle/natural.