Steph's new love affair with Essential Oils

   We are a family that suffers from environmental allergies. My husband, myself and my oldest child especially. We are all on a daily allergy medication and then we have to take additional medicine for coughs and then we get colds because our sinus' are constantly swollen. Then last fall my son started kindergarten and I had two children bringing home germs from school. We have all been taking meds for coughs, runny noses, strep throat (3 times) and various other school induced illnesses. My 3 year old has had strep throat numerous times in the last year and was coughing every night. It was actually becoming a huge problem. We busted out the humidifier, prescription cough syrup, Benedryl for post nasal drip, baby Vicks on the bottom of her feet, blah blah blah. And really it wasn't working all that well. 

   Then a friend of mine handed me a bottle of Breathe, a doTerra essential oil, and told me to use a carrier oil and rub it on her chest before bed. Oh my word it has saved our lives. I started looking into this whole essential oil thing a little skeptically because it sounds weird. I'm not an all natural person. I go to the doctor. I vaccinate my children, I take Tylenol and use antibiotics. But we had reached a point where all of the allergy medication and cough syrup wasn't cutting the mustard and I was hating putting it in my children's bodies for nothing. In the last few months I've learned much more about the various uses of these all natural oils (which I won't bore you with don't panic) and I have really embraced a number of them. 

   The ones we use the most for allergies and coughs are Breathe, peppermint, lavender, and lemon. We combine a drop or two of each of them and rub it on their feet or the back of their necks. I have also started using OnGuard. This stuff is amazing. It boosts your immune system and helps your body fight off infection quickly. After 4 months of sickness we have been antibiotic free since New Years! The essential oils have actually been really empowering for me. Have you ever had the feeling that you're family is always sick? You just keep giving it to each other over and over? This has given me a feeling of control over that! Hallelujah! Heaven knows moms need control over something in their lives....can I get an amen?

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