In 1998, my wife Ann, in her new career as a massage therapist, began using Young Living Essential Oils as aromatherapy in her new practice. Neither she nor I knew anything about essential oils, other than they smelled nice. In April 1999 our 15 month old son caught a cold, and we noticed that he was having a hard time breathing. I don't remember specifically, but I'm quite sure we took him to the pediatrician, and probably gave him some over the counter medicine, and possibly a prescription anti-biotic. His symptoms subsided. The next month, he caught another cold, but this time, his breathing trouble was much more pronounced- we could hear him weezing. We took him to the doctor again, and were shocked when he told us our son had asthma and needed to get to the emergency room right away. At the ER, he was given intravenous steroids and nebulized Albuterol. It was heartbreaking to see our little guy struggling to breathe and being powerless to help. After several hours, his symptoms subsided and we took him home. In the next four weeks, two more episodes followed, one requiring admission to the pediatric floor for two days. We returned home with a nebulizer and a large supply of prescription asthma medications.

It was about this time that Ann told me there was no way she could give our little boy pharmaceuticals indefinitely. I agreed, but admitted that I knew of no alternatives. Ann then said she was using essential oils and would start researching whether these oils had any therapeutic properties. She talked to several people and found research showing positive results with certain oils. She purchased a bottle of 'RC' oil from Young Living and we prepared our 'experiment'. While Matthew sat in our rocking chair watching TV, Ann put a few drops of the oil in her palm, rubbed her hands together, and then started moving her hands toward his face. Without moving his eyes away from the TV, he seemed to instinctively stretch his neck toward Ann's hands and began breathing deeply, as though his body knew exactly what this substance was.

The results were absolutely amazing. His breathing became normal and the shallow weezing stopped. We continued this process every few hours (while still giving him Albuterol treatments since we weren't sure what the oils would do) , and at bedtime we rubbed a few drops on the cloth diaper he used as a security blanket. By the middle of the next day, we saw such a difference that we decided to stop giving him the Albuterol treatments. He continued to breathe normally that day, and the next day, and on and on.

The intervening ten years have been an incredible journey for me, for Ann and for our family, which now includes a beautiful daughter, born in 2000. Based on what we learned with our son, we started using essential oils on our daughter from the day she was born. And to the surprise of many (but not us), our daughter has NEVER needed an anti-biotic, has NEVER had an ear infection, and in general has never really been sick with anything.

So check my site often to learn more about therapeutic grade essential oils, watch videos about how to use them, read testimonials, find out about classes in your area, and much more! Make the commitment to take control of your own health, and start your journey toward a lifetime of perfect health!

Thanks-Rob