By Victoria Edge
Natural Health Educator and Speaker
An Article of Natural Family Health
“You don’t understand!!” My daughter’s voice was a spear through my ears, as she stormed through the room. I don’t understand what it is like to be torn apart by hormones, feel the pressures of being a teenager, and suffering the torment of no longer being a child, yet peering into the abyss of adulthood? It may have been quite awhile, but I do remember, very well.
My thoughts drift back to those day, so many years ago, as I walk across the room to my essential oils. I thoughtfully pick up a spray bottle I have filled with water and Geranium essential oils. I open the recently slammed door to my daughter’s room, where she is sitting on her bed, hugging her knees, and scowling. I spay a mist in the air around her, and a little more in my hands. I gently rub her arms and neck with the mist as we talk a little. In only a few minutes I see her face soften, her scowl melting into a quiet laugh as we talk about her day. It never ceases to amaze me how these oils work so well. I hug my daughter, so glad to have her back from ‘teenager-hell.’
Today, I live by the power of essential oils for natural family health; treating colds, killing infections, removing plantar warts, and even helping to treat my mother’s Melanoma! I use oils to aid in sleeping, control mood swings, and balance out teenage hormones. Now, understand, I didn't just jump into all this, it was a gradual learning process. If I think back to my first introduction into alternative healing, it was back in 1987 - wow, that is over 20 years ago!
My husband and I commuted together
in the nearly-unbearable Atlanta rush hour traffic. By the time we got home we
were always cranky, frustrated and tense. I had purchased some bath oil
with Lavender in it, that proclaimed to be calming and stress relieving. I
decided to put some on tissue and put in the air vent of the car for our
commute. Well, I learned very quickly about the power of Lavender - our
commutes were quiet, calm and stress free - even in the midst of snarled
traffic. However, by the time we got home, we were so sleepy we could
barely fix dinner! That was some powerful stuff!
Well, lessons like that stick with you, and when we had children who would much rather stay up and play than go to sleep, I remembered the Lavender story.
Well, that is how it started, and over the past 10 years, I have learned more about how our bodies function and why, what our bodies need to do their job as they were designed, and how to encourage our bodies to heal themselves.
I am not, ANTI-Pharmaceuticals, or even ANTI-Doctor, it is just that I believe they have their place, as does natural alternatives. And THAT is what this website is all about.