It's no big secret I am more natural minded, a mondern day hippie, a counterculture mamma . I would like to say there is a time and a place for modern medicine and doctors, just not always. Lately I have been reading more and thinking more about healing herbs and essential oils. I have already been using things like hylands teething tabs (yes despite the pointless recall), my kids and I are on probiotics, and I try not to use pharma-drugs if I don't have too. (Although these migraines make me resort to deeper measures than pure peppermint oil).
Mister has been sickly lately, poor kid has had one bug after another and a seemingly endless snotty nose. During the Christmas week his cold got worse and moved into his chest with congrstion and cough and I am pretty sure an ear ache from the cold. He is too young for cough medicine (not that I would give him any) so I found out that eucalyptus and lavender oil can really help calm a cough so I went out and found some for him. I am lucky enough to live in a semi-decent green/hippie area! I also make him some garlic oil for his ears, and mine as this could has gotten to me as well. He seems to have gotten better with my measures! His snot is no longr a solid green color and now clear and his cough is calmed quite a bit, as well as his ears are not causng him to scream during the night!
I want to get more into this world of healing herbs and oils. I know it can be an expensive one but a few of my like-minded friends have pointed me to some good sites to browse through :) For now I have a small wipes case filled with my home mix and I am excited to learn more!
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