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June 30, 2009

Pleasant Bug Repellent: Is There Such A Thing?

I was out surveying my garden today, and there were some little flies buzzing around my face, driving me absolutely crazy.  So I decided to get out my “Terrashield,” Doterra’s repellent oil blend, and apply some to myself.

First of all, I’ve bought a lot of “natural” bug repellents, and most of them smelled strongly unpleasant, but I continued to use them because I hate DEET.  It causes neurological damage, especially to small children. Read more…

June 15, 2009

Hay Fever Attacks!

Frankly, I’m getting tired of them . . .allergy attacks, that is.  I hear Cedar City has a fairly high pollen count.

All I know is, on and off, all spring and summer I get sneezy, runny nose, itchy throat and sometimes itchy eyes.
I’ve noticed that it’s worse when the clouds roll in.  It doesn’t make any sense to me, but it definitely gets worse when rain is threatening.  When I eat too much dairy, my symptoms are exacerbated further. Read more…

June 10, 2009

Oils To The Rescue!

My son had his last baseball game of the season tonight.  We do sports about once a year for each child, otherwise our lives are too crazy.  Anyway, I decided to take the kids out afterward for some food and dessert at Hogi Yogi.  I try not to buy things with white sugar, but we splurge here and there.  We ate chicken and brown rice, then frozen pineapple yogurt with raspberries on top.  Sounds pretty benign, right? Read more…

June 4, 2009

Discovering Doterra

dr-mom-oilsMy sister, Emili, invited me to a meeting a few months ago, to learn about a new company selling essential oils.  Just the previous month, I had dropped a wad of money buying essential oils from Vickie for my emergency preparedness cabinet.

Essential oils have a pretty long shelf life if they are protected from heat, oxygen and light.  So I figured it would be a good investment.  With the economy the way it is, I wanted to be prepared with effective tools with which to care for my family. Read more…

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