HEADACHES/MIGRAINES...

I am not a big headache person.  I don't get them all that often, but it seems like when I do, they are some doozies :)

I know lots of people who get headaches/migraines all the time.  After the last one I had last week, I really do feel for them.  Mine was so severe that I was vomiting and sobbing from the pain.  To say the least I was MISERABLE.  I honestly appreciate my non-headache status after that one.

Let me tell you my story:
I woke up on Tuesday morning feeling a little off, my eyes hurt and was a little dizzy.  I really didn't think to much about it, as I made the kids breakfast.  Little while later, the hubs called and said he needed a few things from town.  I thought I'll run and grab them really fast in town and come home, no biggie.  So I made a mad dash and got the kids dressed and ready to go in about 10 minutes---then headed to Thriftees to get what the  hubs needed.

While I was driving I started feeling really dizzy, thankfully we were just a minute or so from the store.  As I got the kids out of the truck, I told Britt we HAVE to hurry and you HAVE to help Mommy!   So we did!  I felt like it took us forever, but in all reality we were in and out in 5 minutes- a record I'm sure.  I could barely keep my eyes open and was really worried about driving home.  So I said a little prayer to help us make it home safe and amazingly I drove really SLOW and we made it!

When we got home I sent Britt to get my mom and she came up and helped me get the kids inside and told me to lay down. I headed for my bed, but the urge to throw-up overcame me and I spent the next 10 minutes in the bathroom.  My head was KILLING ME!  It honestly felt like I was being stabbed, really hard and really fast.  I was sobbing. I had NEVER, EVER had a headache like this before.  I finally made it to my bed and my mom is worried!  She thought that maybe I needed to call my husband to come and take me to the ER while she kept my kiddos!  I really didn't want to go there and sit, since I was so miserable, but I was considering it!

I told her I would try to lay down and maybe it would subside.  While I laid down she called my younger sister Jaci, and said what do we do and what oils do I use.  Jaci being the awesome sis that she is gave my mom a list of oils and how to apply them.

1-2 drops of each of these on each location:
Frankincense- top of head and base of neck
PastTense- base of neck and forehead
Wintergreen- base of neck
Serenity- base of neck
Peppermint - base of neck and forehead

My mom applied them on me and left me on my bed in tears to rest.  Within about 2-3 minutes I was OUT cold.  I slept for 2 1/2 hours (during that time my mom said she would come and check on me to just make sure I was still alive) and woke up feeling amazingly better!  My mom was almost in shock, she honestly couldn't believe I felt better.  She seriously thought with the way I was that I would end up at the hospital to get some kind of pain killer or something to relieve the pain.

I honestly believe that if I didn't have my doTERRA Essential Oils to help me I would have ended up sitting in the ER for hours waiting for them to help me or not ( cause sometimes they send you home, saying there is nothing we can do!)

I hope that sharing this will help someone else out in the same situation.  Because, I can't imagine going through that again and I know there is people who do on a daily, weekly basis!

How often do you get headaches/migraines?



Katie

Lemon water

I love doterra's Lemon oil.
L O V E it. period.

I use it for lots of things like frosting, recipes, and on my 3 1/2 year old's cradle cap/dandruff flaky stuff on her head--which worked wonders by the way.

Lately, I've been adding it to my water and I'm loving it.

I grew up with my mom drinking lemon water, so it's nothing new to me.
I put a gallon *glass pitcher full of water with about 3-4 drops of lemon in it and drink that when I'm thirsty.

It quenches my thirst, is very refreshing, and gives me a citrus-y boost. And heaven knows I can always use a boost. Since Lemon is a cleasing oil I get the added bonus of it cleansing and detoxifying my body of toxins daily.

How do you use doTERRA's Lemon oil?


* use a glass pitcher because Lemon is a cleasing oil and will eat away plastic (trust me--I have cups to prove my point) and I don't want to drink plastic.

intro for beginners

doTERRA's blog posted this in the beginning of the month.
It's a short clip of Dr. Hill, doTERRA's Chief Medical Advisor, explaining how you can use the oils.
Short and simple.

Well worth taking the 2 minutes to watch!
Let us know if you have any questions.  WE would love to answer any that you might have. 

You can email us at dailydoseofdoterra@gmail.com

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