Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Thank Heavens for Essential Oils!!

Not only does Aubree have multiple food allergies she also as a list of environmental allergies to go along! She is allergic to cats, dust mites, mold and pollen! They were progressively getting worse. She was a mess constantly snotting, eyes swollen with big circles, sneezing, itchy eyes and red dots on her face and overall miserable. Nothing was touching it. We were all miserable. (NOT to mention the whole issue of trying to decide if a reaction was food related or environmental!  Oh the stress it can cause) We had even spoke to her allergist about shots. Her doctor recommended moving forward with them, but I wanted to think about it a bit. I did not know what to do. I truly want to do what is best for my kids. Watching her struggle was painful. But I knew putting her through shots would also be painful!

This was a picture of Aubree in the Fall 2014. Many times she looked way worse than this! Plus pictures never do it justice!


THAT'S when I heard about essential oils. I don't even remember now where I heard they could help seasonal allergies. BUT I thought it sounds way better than the lots and lots of shots that would be in our future Natural oil that comes from plants, flowers and stems used to help SO many things. NO additives, chemicals, toxins. All natural....AND best of all painless to my baby girl! . So with some research I decided to give these little oils a try. I bought a Premium Starter Kit from Young Living in February 2015. We chose Young Living because they have a Seed to Seal guarantee! Meaning they own their own farm and are part of the process from start to finish. They are hands down the best company for oils. Not a question in my mind on purity. WOW, OH WOW. With consistent use Aubree's environmental allergies are 95% Better. WE will take it! We use the oils (Lemon, Lavender and Peppermint) topically 2-3 times a day. If for some reason she is struggling, like harvesting fields around us, we will also put those same oils in the diffuser. It was an answer to many prayers.  Cue the start of my love for Essential Oils! Boy, do I love oils! (and allergies is just ONE of the many ways we use oils!) I feel like God placed these amazing oils in our life at the perfect time!

At our yearly appointment with Aubree's allergist in May I told her what we had been doing. She didn't seem to know too much about oils. She wrote it down in her chart and said keep doing what we are doing because it was working! SCORE!

Obviously everyone is different, but it worked for us! I am happy to answer any questions about this journey. I wish essential oils were more well known because they are amazing additions to every home. So, I feel it is my mission to talk about them and share the love. So, if you notice I love to talk and post about oils a lot on FB, I can't help myself. I love them and truly want others to know about them and love them too.