UGH~ It's Sinus Infection Time!

If you walk outside our home you will smell the incredible smell of orange blossoms blooming.  Look around and you will see the yellow pollen falling off the oak tree in our yard.  The sight and smell are breathtaking, literally.  Thanks to these wonderful trees and the onset of spring; the puny's have hit our house.  No one is really down hard, except for poor Robert.  While everyone is in a general state of suffering with various degrees of sinus pressure, coughing, sneezing, and in general stuffy heads, Robert is miserable.  This is no fun and it's something that happens every year at this time.  We knew it was coming, but this year it's different.   Instead of grabbing tons of medicine, we've been reaching for some essential oils and we've been really pleased with the results.

I recently ordered the First Aid set and the Create Your Own Set from Eden's Garden. The biggest go-to for me has been the Head Ease.   This oil really helps me fight headaches without applying the oil.  Just opening the bottle and smelling the oil for a minute or two makes a huge difference.  I'm not reaching for Advil or Tylenol as much but for Head Ease.  With this oil, my headaches usually dissipates in a minute or two instead of 20 and I'm not popping any pills. 

 We aren't reaching for Pepto Bismol as much either.  Instead we are using the ginger and peppermint mixed together with a carrier oil (we are using Jojoba).  This has helped calm upset or nervous tummy's and even heart burn and acid reflux.  Another favorite is their muscle relief.  This oil has helped with some tense aching muscles and joints, especially after a rough day at work.  BUT, the main thing that I have noticed is the Breath Ease and how it's helping everyone breath easier.

 Remember me mentioning the sniffles have hit?  Well, the main person down is Robert.  He is suffering from his annual allergy/sinus infection that always knocks him for a loop.  He started with his symptoms while we were gone.  It started off with watery eyes, sneezing, and slight sniffles.  He is now in the full blown total congestion, can't taste, and has so much head pressure that he sounds like Lurch from the "Adams Family" with the moaning and groaning he is doing.  

People have called to check on him.  Mucinex, Alka Seltzer, Sudafed, and Nyquil have all been suggested as what he needs to take.  Thanks, but no thanks, we aren't using them because we have found that they don't work.  What has helped him the most has been the Breath Ease essential oil.  Within minutes of putting the oil on (which has been mixed with Jojoba Oil), Robert is breathing.  He will start coughing as he feels the congestion breaking up.  No over the counter medication, no prescriptions, just natural essential oils.  

Yes, Robert has the sniffles and is miserable.  Yes it's that wonderful time of year.  But, thanks to our essential oils, specifically Breath Ease, I think that we might make it out of this time of year without a trip to the doctor.  We will fight this naturally, and be healthier in the long run.