Essential Oils – Marilyn Cutler’s Story

13. November 2012 · 2 comments · Categories: Essential Oils and Their Uses, Herbalism · Tags: , ,

Today is a special post from a new friend of mine, Marilyn Cutler. She tells her miraculous experience with doTERRA Essential Oils. I thank her for being so candid with us; it’s a story well worth reading.

I decided today to share how I got introduced to doTERRA essential oils.  I recently had a baby.

In February, to be exact.  A beautiful baby boy.

See?  He’s pretty durned cute.

I was nursing one day and noticed a lump in my right breast.  It was pretty large and at first I dismissed it as a clogged milk duct.  However, it didn’t hurt.  I knew once that realization kicked in that something was wrong but…I was in denial and just pushed that worry aside.  I called the DR and she scheduled me to come in to the office 3 hours later.  Um, she usually has a 6 week wait.  That’s when I knew for sure there was a concern.  That appointment was the first time the word cancer was thrown around and she scheduled me for an ultrasound 4 days later…the soonest possible appointment.

So for 4 days my husband and I did a LOT of research.  We knew that if there was blood flow to the tumor…then it was cancer.  If there was no blood flow…it was just a growth.  Finally the day arrived.  We went in.  They prepped me for the ultrasound and the tech sat on down.  She was very friendly and just chatted with me…until she saw the lump on the screen.  Then chatter stopped.  After a few minutes she excused herself to get the DR.  The Radiologist came in and quietly asked to see blood flow.  As soon as they said that…I knew something was terribly wrong.

The day before my 29th birthday I went in for a biopsy.  The radiologist mentioned that there was a possibility it could be something called Granulomatous Mastitis but that she had only seen it 3 times in her 25 years of practice.  I spent a quiet birthday at home with my family and the day after I got the news that it was in fact Granulomatous Mastitis.

So thankfully it wasn’t cancer but…this disease is nasty.  These growths appear and then get bigger and eventually explode.  They can actually explode through the skin.  And because it is so rare, there is no set treatment plan.  The most widely used treatment is immunosuppressant steroids…not good for a young mom.  They also have a very high reoccurrence rate.  There was no way I was going to do that.  The next option was lumpectomy…again, very high reoccurrence rate and not good for a young mom.  Some women elected for mastectomies to ensure that it would be gone completely.  Thank you but I don’t particularly want to cut off body parts unless 100% necessary.

So I called my friend who was involved with doTERRA and told her I would be her test case.  She brought me over some Frankincense.  I would rub it on topically and in 4 weeks the lump had shrunk by 50% and in 2 months in was 100% gone with no indication it had ever been there in the first place.  This was a complete miracle for me.  Women with this disease live in constant pain from surgeries, burst tumors, and sickness due to the immune suppressing therapies.  They have to watch what they do in case somehow the disease gets activated again.  Using these amazing oils…I have not had to worry about anything.  I live a totally normal life and am not afraid of it coming back at all.

Marilyn’s Blog:  www.thedoterratouch.blogspot.com

Marilyn’s Website:  www.mydoterra.com/marilyncutler

Essential Oil & Dried Herbs of Your Choice – Giveaway

04. December 2008 · 165 comments · Categories: Contest · Tags: , , ,

A bonus for everyone: I’ve added a 20% off coupon code just for my readers!  It will be good through December 31st, 2008 and the code is:  dkthanksyou.

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Congrats to Jill, our winner for this giveaway!  

Here’s a little chance for you to do some shopping on your own!  For yourself or for a gift, The Giving Essence has more than just great natural home fragrances and lip balms.  We’ve also got dried herbs and essential oils too, so you can make your own stocking stuffers or use the items as gifts themselves!  If you’ve spent much time around herbs, or if you like to hang out here at dkMommy Spot, then you know the possibilities are endless when working with nature’s gifts.  Sweet Orange oil can be added to vinegar and water for your own home cleaner.  Lavender oil can be added to the wash for fresh-smelling laundry.  Eucalyptus oil can be diffused to help you breathe a little easier during the cold season.  And dried herbs?  The list is just as impressively versatile.  Chamomile for tea, licorice root for sore throats and homemade cough syrups, or lavender buds for a sleep pillow.

The Giving Essence is giving you a chance to choose one of each:  One essential oil and one 4-oz. bag of dried herbs.  If your name is randomly chosen, we’ll also throw in a beautiful little moss green organza bag with ribbon drawstrings so you can add your herbs for a sachet.  So let’s get shopping!  You’ve got some fragrant gifts to choose.

4 Ways to Enter: 

1.) Just visit our online store, The Giving Essence, and check out the Essential Oils and Dried Herbs pages.  Then come back here and tell me which ones you’d choose and what you might do with them.  Don’t worry – you can change your mind if you win.  (You may enter once a day – following entries don’t require you to answer the question.) Remember, leave an interesting comment.  If I cannot contact the winner, you might be chosen instead based on your comment.

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Reference Guide for Essential Oils

11. November 2008 · 2 comments · Categories: Books, Essential Oils and Their Uses, Product Review · Tags: ,

 Note:  10% discount Coupon Code MOMMYSPOT for Reference Guide for Essential Oils has been extended through December 15, 2008!

Just as fascinating to me as using herbs and plants for medicinal purposes is using essential oils in much the same way.  Learning the proper ways to use these oils can be very rewarding, but where to start?  When it comes to learning something new or honing knowledge you’ve already collected, nothing is better than a nice fat book filled with pages to pour yourself into.  Connie and Alan Higley’s 11th edition of the Reference Guide for Essential Oils gives the natural remedy lover over 500 pages of well-organized information on the uses and how-to’s of essential oils.  

The first part of the Reference Guide for Essential Oils gives a fantastic look into the applications of essential oils–where to apply them, how to use them, etc.  The second section is my favorite, listing each oil one at a time, giving you folklore, historical uses, what parts of the body the oil is beneficial for, and much more.  While about 3/4 of the book covers information on Young Living Essential Oils blends, supplements, and personal care products which I haven’t used before, I still find the book extremely useful for researching oils; I’ve had my nose in it for days.  Of course, if you use Young Living products, you’ll have found the perfect resource for learning more.

Author Connie Higley is offering a special discount to dkMommy Spot readers: 10% off when you order online with coupon code:  MOMMYSPOT.  This offer is only good through November 15, 2008, so if you’re interested in getting to know essential oils a little more personally, this is a great way to go!

Sweet Orange Essential Oil and a few of its Uses

15. October 2008 · 3 comments · Categories: Essential Oils and Their Uses · Tags: ,

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Sweet Orange is a warm and sunny essential oil that comes from cold-pressing the peel of the sweet orange.  It’s known for its uplifting scent and is often used in perfume making.  This is a safe oil for children when used for its vapor; it induces a sense of well-being, lifts nervous tension and stress, and is a great aid for helping children sleep.  It’s used by aromatherapists as an antidepressant, an antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, sedative, and antiseptic.

The antiseptic properties make it handy for housecleaning.  I love to use Sweet Orange Oil in my homemade cleaning supplies.  Since vinegar and water in a spray bottle is my favorite all-purpose cleaner, I usually add several drops to a bottle of the mixture to increase cleaning power and to cut the vinegar smell.  Sweet Orange cuts through the grease quite well and adds an extra kick to vinegar’s already dirt-whopping power.

One simple warning with Sweet Orange:  it’s not to be used topically if you are going to be exposed to sunlight.  If you have a product containing the oil, be sure to stay out of direct sun, as it increases sensitivity to light and you may just find yourself in need of some natural sunburn relief!

Aromatherapy Vinegar Recipe for Natural Stress Relief

16. July 2008 · 4 comments · Categories: Herbalism, Mommy Care, Remedies · Tags: , ,

relaxingSummer isn’t all fun and games.  There are plenty of days when the heat overtakes us, or if it doesn’t, the kids’ complaints of boredom bounce off our eardrums until a headache prevails.  There are so many wonderful ways to find natural stress relief, but nothing beats a little aromatherapy.  You can make your own stress reliever right at home with a vinegar base.

1/2 cup alcohol (the more pure you can get your hands on, the better.  Might even try vodka as opposed to rubbing alcohol.  But no matter how stressed you are, don’t drink your aromatherapy!)

1 drop lavender, rosemary, peppermint, juniper, and cinnamon, lemon, and clove oils

Mix this together with 1/2 cup white vinegar (Also use the best you can get ahold of.  I actually prefer Heinz because there are no petroleums used in its production)

Add 1 cup distilled water and put it all in a jar with a nice tight lid.  As with most herbal concoctions, you need to make this up ahead of time.  Let this one sit for at least a week and give it a shake every so often to keep it properly blended.  I like to keep my mixtures in brown or blue bottles to keep light out.  They are often found in health food stores.

Once your Aromatherapy Vinegar solution is ready, it can be used as a rub on your forehead and temples to soothe away those stress-induced headaches.  It may not make bored children disappear, but oh, the relaxation!  Always keep remedies like this on hand so you have natural stress relief whenever it’s needed, because a mom can never be too prepared!

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