Guest Post!

I asked some of my "oily" friends if they would want to share a little about their oil experiences.  This is from one of my best friends who I'm pretty sure thought I was crazy when she first met me 18 months ago!  Now we are just crazy and oily together!

How Young Living Essential Oils Have Worked For My Family

My family of five (my husband CH, Me, BNH (5), twins BMH and BJH (3)) started using YLEO (Young LIving Essential Oils) in August 2013.  I started with two oils, Thieves and R.C.  

ALLERGIES

CH and all 3 girls have pretty bad allergies, so I thought R.C. would be a good start.  We are all usually congested with inflamed sinuses every time the weather changes (which in L.A. - lower Alabama- is every single day).  CH has been tested for allergies and started allergy shots (2 shots, twice a week) about 6 years ago.  He has since had 3 allergic reactions to his allergy shots, one resulting in a trip to the ER.  He has had 2 sinus surgeries and suffers basically everyday.  He quit taking the shots after the third reaction and hasn’t been on them for about a year and a half.  He started using Allegra and Flonase more often and it helped enough.  After I expanded my YLEO collection, he discovered Lavender.  He uses a glass roller ball with grapeseed oil and Lavender every night over this nose and frontal sinuses above his eyes.  He does not use the Flonase anymore and has only had 1 Allegra since he started this (the day we took the Christmas tree down).  I started using Lavender on the girls’ feet to help them sleep better.  They used to get up several times a night -- still at age 3!  It worked!!  We were all sleeping better.  (I also apply R.C. on their feet at night the same way.) This past week, CH had the roller ball in the bathroom so he would remember to use it before bed so I haven’t been putting it on the girls’ feet.  For the past few days, I’ve noticed that they are more congested and inflamed.  I thought it might be the weather because we have had a 70 degree temperature change over the past 5 days.  Then tonight I realized that I haven’t been using Lavender on their feet at night and they have been suffering ever since.  I am convinced the Lavender is working on their allergies and have started using it again tonight.  

THIEVES

Last year our family was basically sick for about 4 months.  It started in October, we passed a stomach virus around for about 3 months, then I woke up with the flu on Christmas Eve.  It was then spread to CH and BJH, thus putting the whole family on Tamiflu, plus some on antibiotics, steroids and/or cough medicine.  That one illness cost us about $500.00, with insurance coverage.  We were determined to keep the family well this year and I am convinced Thieves has helped us achieve that!  I apply it in a roller ball with grapeseed oil on their feet every night before bed.  We have only had one week of sickness since August.  That’s 6 months!!!  We are truly amazed by these small miracle drops of oils and blessed beyond measure with a happy, healthy family. 

~RH