From Dec 1st I've been sleep med free!! Hooray!
Don't sleep alot but I'm supposed to have about a year of withdrawl from the meds I've been on. I do have a thing or two to say to my Doctor!
BUT POSITIVELY --
I'm into Essential Oils - Love them!
I started with doTERRA in November!!
MY STORY:
The Elders Quorum President in our ward has worked with me to come up with Emergency Prep Items and asked me if I was interested in learning about essential oils. Probably the only reason I said 'Yes' is that I don't see him as someone who would go for strange and way out kinds of things (he's one of the most down to earth, common sense kind of guys, I know) so I was curious. The day I went to my first oils class to learn about them, Michelle (His wife) offered me a couple of her oils to try. I wasn't going to buy anything unless I thought they did me some good. When I went home that day I had a headache. She had offered me lavender to try for sleep issues. I looked it up and lavender was one that is used for headaches so I put some on my neck. A couple minutes (yes minutes) later I realized my headache was gone!! I couldn't believe it. I use lavender and peppermint the first sign of a stress headache/neck ache and I haven't used one pain med since then. (Nov) Also for a while I was waking up with a headache and thought it was sinuses - I started putting 'Breathe' on my nose before I went to bed for a couple of nights, and the morning sinus headache never returned!)
I was sold! Now I use lots of them and love them! (Tell you the truth, I still hardly believe it myself.)
My favorites - plus uses (there are lots more uses)
(ways I have used - me) (used - for Scott)
Lavender - stress, headache, neck pain, sedative, antiseptic, acne, itching, back pain, nausea, sunburn...
Peppermint - uplift, pain relief, stomach issues, congestion, fever, enhance other oils, morning sickness, motion sickness, asthma...
Rosemary - cramps, sinus headache, wounds, sedative...
Frankincense - facial moisture, general health, anti aging, allergies, healing
On Guard (Blend) - immune system support, restore health, flu, colds, food poisoning, sore throat, cankers...
[Blend - Wild Orange, Clove, Cinnamon, Eucalyptus, Rosemary]
Deep Blue (Blend) - aches, strains, pain, Bruises, Joint pain, soothe inflammation, foot pain...
[Blend - Wintergreen, Camphor, Peppermint, Blue Tansy, Blue Camomile, Helichrysm, Osmanthus]
Breathe (Blend) - nasal congestion, allergies, asthma, cough, flu, migraine...
[Blend - Laurel Leaf, Peppermint, Eucalyptus, Melaleuca, Lemon, Ravensara]
Cinnamon - added to drinking water immune boost, anti bacterial, anti depressant
Grapefruit - diet aid, anti oxidant, cellulite, edema, gallstones, stress
Lemongrass - sleep aid, acne, fatigue, muscle stiffness...
DigestZen - digestive system ailments, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, stomach ache, IBS...
[Blend - Ginger, peppermint, Tarragon, Fennel, Caraway, Coriander, Anise]
Melaleuca - anti infectious, cold and flu relief, immune system support, acne...
Wintergreen - mood elevation, pain relief (bone, muscle, neck, joint...), inflammation
Think about it - Emergency Situation or everyday - if you have these, you can do something for your family with out a Doctor!
Check them out here!
doTERRA
What would you like to try?
Congrats on being sleep med free! That's exciting.
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting that you got into the essential oils thing. Bonnie did a post not too long ago on the same topic. You'll have to show me next time we are down there.
Oh, I want to try the wintergreen, frankincense, lavender, on guard, deep blue, Lemon grass, grapefruit. (for future reference ;)
ReplyDeleteI love peppermint. When I am in labor its awesome rubbed on feet. Glad you found something that works for you
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