Wellness: Chasing a Cold

CHASING A COLD

We haven't been to the doctors for an illness in 2 1/2 years. That number coincides with our oil use. We are fast approaching out 3 year anniversary and I love it.

When little sickness happens we simply look up the symptom in our Modern Essentials book, A-Z Usage Guide, or Everythingessential.me and off we run! I often find that if I oil the sick person, every hour, with On Guard and whatever else we need for the symptom, we can get nearly 100% better within 48 hours. It's awesome.

However, every so often, we will come into contact with a nasty virus that will run through the family and stick around for 7-10 days. Or first experience with it was November 2012. Everyone in Spokane called it "the Gunk." They were sick with it for 6 weeks. It lasted 5 LONG days in our family for the first person and 48 hours by the time person #6 got it. Why? Well as soon as we knew there was something infiltrating our immune systems, I got right on it and started oiling everybody several times a day. It helped.

Fast forward to today. First my 3-year-olds got it, within a couple of days my baby got it, and then I got it. BUT the other 3 kids and Daddy did not. Why? We oiled everybody! I know that letting all of us indulge in Christmas treats suppressed our immune systems, and neglecting to oil everybody while knowing they were consuming said treats was a problem too. Frankly, I'm human! I got tired of being ever vigilant. It's nice to see why it's important and recommit to it again.

The last 10 days I've been chasing a cold. As soon as the throat started to feel dry and sore, I oiled. Then sinus congestion and pressure hit, I oiled. The bug moved to my ears? I oiled (and switched up to a few different oils). Then to my eyes? I oiled. Back to my sinuses and mouth, I oiled! Yet, through all of that, I kept the virus captive from the neck up. My body felt great through the whole process, super healthy. My head? That was a different story. And that's the beauty of oils.

I believe that we are meant to see adversary during our life, so I can't claim that with oils I will never get sick again. But with oils, I can keep it captive in one location and keep loved ones around me healthy!