The Real Life Rocks

I plan animal experiences events w/an awesome zoo at special event spaces! Such a mood uplifter! About 8 years ago, I had some strange symptoms and ended up being diagnosed with multiple autoimmune diseases such as Sjogren’s Syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Raynaud’s, neuropathy plus a couple more and had Irritable Bowel Syndrome for all my life. Sounds lovely eh? I tried multiple pharmaceuticals including Humira shots, Plaquenil, Methrotrexate and more. Our family spent thousands of dollars on doctors visits, prescriptions plus tried some natural remedies with a top Naturalist in the area and was no better. Each year, I got worse and was to the point that I could not walk up stairs normally, could not squat to the ground anymore, could not open jars and it was hard to even type on the computer or hold a pencil in my mid 30’s. In Feb 2013, I attended a doTERRA workshop very skeptical and broken. I was in a slump and was really struggling with brain fog, fatigue, stiffness, not being able to sleep and more. The dry mouth from the Sjogren’s Syndrome had caused one molar to crack and I was having 5-6 cavities every visit after living into my 30’s without any dental issues. The autoimmune's were wreaking havoc on my system. I went to the workshop and had the privilege of hearing a speaker about essential oils in my friends home. She advised me to try the Lifelong Vitality Supplements, another supplement called DDR prime, plus Frankincense under the tongue twice per day. I ordered that night and had hope. Hope is powerful. If you have lost that, pray to God that you can get that back so you can keep battling whatever your ailments are. Hope makes you keep trying. After three weeks on the nutritional supplements,my husband commented that I had quit leaving lists everywhere and I seemed less tired. My brain fog and fatigue had disappeared and have never returned. I immediately wanted to order an entire kit of the pure essential oils to see what else they could do for our family! After several months of taking the nutritional supplements and cleaning up my diet even further, my health continued to improve. After a year of improved health with cleaner foods and balancing nutrition with supplements, I weaned off the biologic drugs completely(that were not helping me anyways because I still had all those symptoms). I had ceased having numb hands and feet from the Raynaud’s at that point too. Two years later, I have had two normal blood panels and four dental check ups with no cavities. My numbers used to be way off the charts in the wrong direction and they are now in the normal range for the first time in 7+ years. My doctor calls it “spontaneous remission”. I call it an answer to prayer and am confidant my body has healed through balancing my nutrition with quality supplements, a clean diet, and getting toxins out of our home and bodies. We use the oils now in every way we can and continue to find ways to w**d chemicals out of our diets, our cleaning products, etc. If you have never researched “leaky gut syndrome”, do yourself a favor and “google” it. This theory is tied to many autoimmune conditions, skin conditions and more. I now ride horses, garden, clean my house without pain, hike mountains and more. I completed an 11 mile hike with my kids this spring for a weekend trip. Afterwards, I was sore like a "normal" person and that's it. That was a huge accomplishment! I sincerely hope this post helps someone out there. My regimen is still the same with the supplements plus I do the clove/coconut oil for oil pulling a few nights a week after I brush. I do a 30 day cleanse once or twice per year too. I used to use wintergreen or Deep Blue topically for joint pain, basil for relief from blocked glands in my face, cypress or helichyrsum topically to help improve circulation and would rinse with clove oil and coconut oil nightly for better dental health. These oils helped me to get through until my body could heal from the inside out. Praise the Lord! I don’t even have any symptoms now to treat, but I will continue to work hard to keep my nutrition in balance and my gut healed so that the autoimmune’s stay in remission. By the way, I hate writing a story that says “I” in it 50 times, but know that this will help some of you and your family members. I kept my health issues private while suffering through them. Very few new how bad it was as I wanted to stay “positive” and not talk about it or post it publicly. However, God has healed me through natural substances, eating real foods and getting chemicals out of our home. It would be wrong not to share this with others. He deserves all the glory in this as He is the creator of these “real” substances. We have just gone too far with the chemicals and it’s time to get back to basics. Living in a state of “optimum health” is a combination of many things. There is not one quick cure. However, using natural substances for your health care, eating clean and avoiding as many chemicals as possible is a great start! My new mission in life is to help educate others on their choices. We DO have choices and making changes now can be beneficial for the rest of your life and the lives of your children. I hope my story encourages you! My family is still a huge work in progress. We are not perfect. We mess up every day and still have ways we can “clean” up ever more, BUT we are trying to live healthier and hope you will too!