Living Up to the Nickname Earthmuffin...

I have been working on something for the past few months and I am so excited about it.

I have jumped head first into working with and using essential oils. I couldn’t be more pleased. Yes I am living up to my nickname- Earthmuffin. Lou would be proud that she named me correctly. LOL I have always loved herbs to cook with and have had a desire to learn more about them. But some health issues with my darling hubby lead me to oils and I have seen wonderful results in just a few short applications. Just to give a few examples.

My first guinea pig was my husband. He had several things going on so we played with my oils. First, we used Di Gize oil blend for his hay fever. AWESOME is the only word I can think of to describe it. I want to get a personal diffuser so he will always have it with him. Second, he has tennis elbow, which is micro tears in the muscles and tendons around the elbow. He was going through physical therapy but it didn’t seem to help. We started using Pan Away for the pain and he sleeps through the night now. We are also using Lemongrass to promote the repair of the tissue.

One of the women I go to church with was bitten by her cat and it was red, hot to the touch and extremely sore. So we used Lemon, Frankincense, and Pan Away oil blend. In less than a week her arm was clear and had only had one little scab over the deepest puncture wound.

The custodian where I work was in an accident over the weekend. When I saw her yesterday morning her arm was purple and very painful. I had Gentle Baby oil blend with me and we applied it in the morning and afternoon. This morning it was nowhere near as purple and she said it was not painful today either. We applied Gentle Baby again and we will apply it before she goes home. Hopefully by tomorrow she will be as good as new.

I have used Pan Away myself and I can tell you it is a wonder oil. We had gone away for the weekend and I didn’t take my pillow. We arrived home Sunday evening and I was so tired I didn’t even unpack I just went straight to bed. I got up yesterday morning and could barely move my left arm. The muscle strain from sleeping on horrible pillows had caught up to me. I applied Pan Away yesterday morning and last night today I can move my arm.

I love Gentle Baby. I had a wart removed from my face (this is what started my adventure in oils) and the scar just was not going away. I have a friend that is a distributor for Young Living Essential Oils and she sent me Gentle Baby. I started using on the scar and now the hard knot that was the scar tissue under the skin is half the size it was and the scar is hardly visible. You have to look for it because it is no longer red.

Tea Tree oil is another of my favorites. I have a bad habit of wearing shoes without socks. I wore a cheap pair of shoes and developed a skin rash from it. It spread like wildfire over my foot. Seriously, it looked like I had scalded my foot with hot water. I went to the doctor and he said I had athletes foot and told me to get some OTC foot spray. Well it worked for a while but it kept coming back. Someone told me about Tea Tree oil and I picked some up and started using it. I used it once a day on my foot and I am pleased to see that the rash is gone and has not come back; another benefit has been my dry cracked heels have healed and are nice and smooth.

By no means am I offering medical advice to anyone. I am just sharing what I have witnessed and experienced. I believe that we have created super bugs by taking antibiotics for everything. I want to lean more on natural cures, things that the super bugs have not adapted to and grow in spite of us taking them.

I have since revamped my first aid kit and now it is stocked with oils. Next I want to learn about the herbs that make these oils. So…I am going back to school. I have found a course online where I can become a master herbalist. Like I said I am so excited. I can’t wait to delve into something new. With all of these super germs out there a ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. A strong immune system is the first step in preventing illness so if can prevent getting sick then I am going to figure out a way…