I like to use herbs to heal most problems in my family. I do believe that doctors have their place. Sometimes they are needed. But a lot of problems are easily taken care of at home. I am prone to headaches, and I get them fairly frequently. Normally a infusion of peppermint clears up my headaches. But this time it wasn’t working. So I tried a headache salve that my husband got for me. It has a lot of aromatic herbs such as peppermint and rosemary in it. It helped a bit more, I was able to at least sleep through the night, but I was still miserable. After a couple days of feeling so miserable, I went out to buy some Tylenol. That did not get rid of my headache either, but it dulled it enough that I was at least able to function. A week went by. It was a long week. I recently became a distributor for Young Living Essential Oils. I got my starter kit last Saturday. I was thrilled, it came with some peppermint oil. I diluted 2 drops of peppermint oil in 6 drops of olive oil. Then I massaged it on my temples, across my forehead, and on the back of my neck. Then I put 2 drops of lavender oil on my pillow and went to bed. It was a wonderful night. I slept more soundly than I have in the last 4 months since my son was born, and when I awoke, I felt wonderful, and my headache was completely gone.
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