ESSENTIAL Oils All the Way

Our guest blogger today is Connie Boucher. Connie absolutely loves essential oils and has many personal experiences of using the oils to help her throughout her life. She is so excited to share her experiences with all of us! Don’t forget to take a look at her books and CD:

 

Using essential oils is not optional for me. In fact, oils are absolutely “essential” in my world! I have loved and appreciated pure, high-quality essential oils from the first time I inhaled their fresh, clean scents. And I’ve excitedly noted how well they worked when conventional medications let me down, but my own deep respect and appreciation for essential oils came during crisis situations.

While overall I am strong and healthy and function very well, I have experienced a couple of major health challenges in my life. And I’ve been through some life-threatening health crises. When I got viral meningitis, oils were—quite literally, I believe—a life safer for me.

Last year, while recovering from an emergency surgery to fix a perforated bowel and 2 subsequent, absolutely necessary, surgeries (something you never want to experience!), I had to have 3 major abdominal surgeries within a seven-and-a-half-month period in order for my body to function properly again. I can’t even imagine what I would’ve done without essential oils!

In May, I had to have a lung biopsy. Because a pre-surgery MRI showed significant masses in my lungs, my surgeon wouldn’t do hernia surgery (a 4th required surgery) until I was cleared by a pulmonologist.

So I had the biopsy, and, in short, the lung doc said my lungs didn’t look good. I had serious scarring (sarcoidosis), and it was bad enough that I should  have been gasping and wheezing for breath and not been able to talk without coughing. The recommended treatment was steroids. I said, “No thanks. Not happening.”

At that point, my doctor asked why not. I said, “Because they have serious side effects.” He agreed but said that they get results. I said, “Ha. Essential oils get results too, and there are no negative side effects.” He responded that there was no testing to prove that. I said, “Actually there is. . . . And I’m proof they work.”

To that, doc admitted I had a point. He said that when he looked at my scan and then looked at me it didn’t match up. He said I look strong and healthy and much younger than my age. And my lungs sound fine. No sign of having issues.

How about that? So I thanked him for the awareness that I have a lung project to work on, and we agreed that I’d just keep doing what I’ve been doing, because it’s obviously working quite well!

To sum up, I’ve used essential oils to ease pain and help me immensely as I’ve dealt with all sorts of conditions, including a serious case of pneumonia and shingles. I used oils to soothe shocked and unsettled emotions after my daughter unexpectedly died. I have oils in every room of my house and use them over and over again for practically everything, because they always work. Today I look and feel amazing. You’d never look at me and guess I’ve just gone through a year and a half of hellish health challenges!

I’ve had so many positive experiences with pure essential oils that they are always my go-to! It’s no wonder that I love them so much, and with much confidence and gusto, I highly recommend them!

About the Author

Connie Boucher empowers people to live healthier and happier lives! She’s a massage therapist, wellness coach, author, trainer, and entrepreneur with over 2 decades of experience in the healing field. She’s also happily married with a big family—10 kids and 18 grandkids. Connie has a lot going on, so she’s always on the lookout for super simple and effective ways to get things done, and then she loves sharing what she’s learned with others. Hence her business name, Super Simple Wellness. Connie is passionate about helping people understand how their body-mind-spirit works and what they need to do to keep all parts of themselves well-functioning. Her latest book, Chakra Wellness Made Simple, explains how energy works and illustrates many easy ways to live in harmony and alignment.