About me…
Meet my family. That’s my husband, Robert, and my daughter, Sofia at our favorite local park. We live in Houston, and go there often to get our nature fix! I know we look all cute and happy for the picture, but let’s be real. First off, if you’re skeptical about oils, I get it. I remember thinking that essential oils were a passing fad for hippies and tree huggers. Haha. We were generally healthy, and being naturally suspicious of medicine I would do my best to “tough it out.”
But when Sofia was eight, she started experiencing chronic digestive problems that none of my home remedies (diet, fiber, water, prune juice) helped. I eventually took her to the pediatrician who recommended an over-the-counter medication. It worked great, and after two weeks, I asked about taking her off, believing her to be “cured.”
The doctor laughed and said “It doesn’t work that way. If we take her off the medication, the constipation will come back. She’ll need to stay on it until she hopefully outgrows it- maybe by high school.”
I was floored. There was no way I was going to give my 8-year-old this medication for the next 6-10 years. So I called my sister-in-law, who was using doTERRA essential oils, and said “Ok, what kind of hoodoo-voodoo do you have for constipation?” She laughed and sent me a bottle of DigestZen- an essential oil blend of ginger, peppermint, cardamom, caraway, and other plants known for digestive health benefits.
When Sofia applied it to the outside of her tummy, it took effect within minutes. That was it! We took her off the meds and haven’t looked back. She’s a teenager now, and wouldn’t you know… that over-the-counter medicine was in the news recently, because researchers have linked long term use of it with colon cancer!
So- this is why I’m passionate about natural medicine. Not only does it work when we need it, but it also is the best way to ensure we stay healthy 5, 10, 20 years down the road.