Fighting a Migraine -with essential oils and more
It was a rough weekend.
I had a lot of stress and my body couldn’t take it any longer and so, “Hello, migraine”!
I was stressing about a lot of different things, nothing particularly huge or to write about, but the way my body responded to it was no picnic!
Here’s what helped me the most over the weekend, with my migraine:
Ibuprofen, but it wasn’t enough! I had been taking it for a couple of days.
Ameo’ Frankincense Essential oil on my jaw, across my nose and forehead.
Diffusing Peppermint essential oil and True Lavender
When my jaw was at it’s tightest DoTerra’s Deep Blue was really helpful in getting it to relax. Be careful about getting it too close to your eyes and/or using a lot. It can make your eyes burn and tear.
With any essential oils or products, wash your hands well after use! You don’t want to touch your eyes and accidentally get Deep Blue or other essential oil in your eye!
Check out these benefits of Epsom Salt Baths from Dr. Axe.
I fill a container, big enough for my feet to fit into, and just so my feet are covered with the water. You want the water to be pretty warm but not hot. (You don’t want it to burn you or make you sick from being too hot.) I put 1/2 Cup Epsom Salt in my foot bath and then whatever essential oil sounds good. You only need about 3 drops of your favorite essential oil. Lavender, Peppermint or Frankincense are all really nice! (Some people are more sensitive to Peppermint, so be careful with it and you might not want to use it if you have sensitive skin.) Soak for 20-30 minutes. Usually 20 minutes is long enough.
When I have been feeling a lot of stress I will sometimes take an Epsom Salt Bath. I fill the tub with warm water and 2 cups of Epsom Salt. I like bubbles so I have bubbles and about 5 or so drops of my favorite essential oils. Soak for 20-30 minutes and putting the souls of your feet in the water is helpful to absorbing the magnesium from the salt.
Regular Epsom salt baths do help some people with their migraines. Great part of a preventative plan.
These things really help me to relax and ease the migraine.
Deviled Eggs
Pimento Cream Cheese Salad
Not growing was already an issue for my 2 1/2 year old who only weighed about 17 pounds!
Feeding a family of 6 is quite expensive, even if you aren’t gluten free. We have had to give up some things we would like to do and are unable to vacation as much as we would like. It really sucks, in that regard, but so worth it to have healthy happy kids! How could I get my health under control and risk theirs? I couldn’t and with the improvements we saw in everyone, we all had to be gluten free!
Do NOT try to save money by shopping bins! Most places that have gf flour in bins place gf bins next to non-gf bins. Have you ever watched what goes on around these bins? People aren’t careful and don’t understand cross contact. If a scoop is missing they will take it from somewhere else without thinking.
who has a lot of gf mixes that make cooking easier. His mother, my aunt, suggested getting 5 gallon storage containers for my flours and to store a lot of mixes in containers. So, that’s what I did! I use Bette Hagman’s recipes for Featherlight, all purpose, soup mix and pancake mix all the time. These are stored in containers similar to these:
(Images are clickable links to the products. I chose this one because it shows the different colors of lids you can get. It’s kind of nice to color code which flour is in which container as well as using a permanent marker for labeling.)
So, my third gluten free daughter is attending her first year of college. Of course, she is going to a different school than her sisters went to and so, it is like starting over! In fact, the school she has chosen is the most difficult we have ever experienced with gluten free.
My daughter went to an institute (religion) class and felt that she needed to learn to love her roommate and the right thing to do was to stay and work it out with her. She prayed about this and received a blessing from her dad and it all seemed right for her to work it out. We called the landlord on Monday and told him she wanted to stay, but he told us it was not an option.
Anyone with celiac has it really bad! Severity of symptoms is not an indication of how bad you have celiac! People with relatively few, mild or no symptoms to speak of may have worse intestinal damage than someone with severe symptoms! Unfortunately, the only way to know just how bad it is, is with a biopsy of the small intestine.
Similar to the above but their friend doesn’t have it that bad or is cured!
Sometimes it is frustrating that the gluten free “fad” diet is so popular and yet so many people still don’t understand why many people need to be on the diet and that the diet means: no wheat (of any kind including spelt, kamut and triticale), no rye, no barley and no oats. (Many on the gluten free diet choose to eat certified gf oats but others avoid all oats as well.) Anything with malt typically contains barley. This would be a hidden gluten because it isn’t obvious. Most malt in the United States is made from barley. Another frustration is that because barley isn’t a top ten allergen, manufacturers don’t have to list it in their ingredient list.
have the wrong idea about it, but it is right there on their website) : 
It’s not the only think I want to talk about and you don’t have to bring it up every time we get together!
Yes! One bite will hurt me! No! I can’t just eat everything but the crust. One crumb is enough to cause a reaction! The unseen gluten protein that may be in your kitchen may also hurt me! I know that you don’t understand cross contact and I know that it can be as bad as actually eating gluten.
Not everything gluten free tastes good! Some things your dog wouldn’t even eat. It’s not that we don’t appreciate your efforts, but I’ve had some really nasty tasting gf foods. Communication with your gluten free friends and family goes a long way! It can help avoid an uncomfortable situation for everyone involved.
It bares repeating: Yes! One bite will hurt me! No! I can’t just eat everything but the crust! No! I can’t just take the bread off! No! I can’t just take the croutons off! No! I am not overreacting or being unreasonable! No! I am not trying to be nor do I want to be high maintenance!
Being 100% compliant is hard! Being 100% compliant is the only way to heal and feel better, there is no cheating.
There’s nothing worse than someone who should know better but chooses to make other choices! When you eat gluten and then complain about that headache, are ornery, sick to your stomach or whatever other symptoms that just makes you feel off; it’s frustrating to hear you complain when you chose to eat something you shouldn’t have! Find your will power! You can do it! You are hurting yourself!
I first noticed this when I was a young mother trying to navigate doors, strollers, diaper bag and toddlers. The first time I noticed it, I was trying to take my double stroller through the handicap (the only electric) door at the mall.
Are we all just lazy at heart?
Because of my experiences with celiac and gluten free I realized that drugs/medication isn’t the only way to handle illness and other health issues. Don’t get me wrong I love western medicine; I just wish alternative and western ideas would work better together! I think we would all be healthier if there was a mesh between the two to figure out what works best for individuals. This has led to the door of reading different books. It has led to being open to how we are affected by energy and thoughts. It has led to 
When I walked through the “mom” door I knew the kind of mom I wanted to be. My door was about being fully responsible for my child and staying home with her. My door was about putting aside what I wanted and focusing on my child. I wanted my children to have my values and ideals. I felt that sending them away to be watched by someone else would bring a different influence and experience that I didn’t want my child to have. In talking about costs, I would solely be working just to pay for someone to take care of my child. Being a mom is the only job I ever really wanted to have. I have walked through doors of saying goodbye to people who weren’t positive in my life so I could be positive in my families lives and the mom I want to be.
None of your pans that you formally cooked gluten in have scratches or nicks. (Or even better, you have replaced all your non-stick cookware and stoneware. Theses items are porous and can hold onto the gluten in those pores.) You have a new and separate colander for gf and non-gluten free noodles. (Those little holes in the colander can hold onto the protein.) 
without gluten, unfortunately Costco has discontinued carrying that brand and we are searching for where to find our gf dog food. I haven’t had time to look around much so . . . soon!
I decided to take a Epsom salt bath and put Améo Proshield in the water and some Améo Frankincense. Very relaxing and nice.
Family Members Who Should Be Tested
I have always had bad teeth. My teeth were soft and the enamel was ill formed. It was chalked up to bad prenatal advice my mom had received. My mom was told that it was bad for the baby if you drank milk while pregnant. This was always the reason I was told I had bad teeth. By the time I was 3 years old, I had to have all of my baby teeth filled. The dentist started me on fluoride treatments and I took fluoride pills for years! Still, my bad enamel was a problem.
My daughter who has similar dental defects to mine (and does not eat lemons) had delayed teeth. (I couldn’t find any toothy pictures.) She didn’t get her first two teeth until a week after her first birthday and then they came in 2 at a time. Her teeth are pitted and discolored. Her teeth had an odd, almost transparent look when they were coming in.
My teeth have gotten worse during this time and this is probably why! There is a discoloration line between the top of my top teeth and the bottom of my top teeth. The top part is quite dark. (This picture was 3 years ago.) I also had some issues with dry mouth. I woke up one morning with a very dry mouth and my cheek, that was against the pillow, was stuck to my teeth. On that side the teeth have become deeply pitted.
I put my toothpaste on my toothbrush, drop 1 drop orange and 1 drop bergamot and brush my teeth. I have seen improvement in my tooth color and the sensitivity of my teeth. I haven’t had a cavity since beginning to do this 1 1/2 years ago. It is remarkable, to say the very least!
Within a couple of hours lots of people had commented and the large majority thought it looked like shingles.
This is after 4 days of oils, medication, and supplements. She hasn’t noticed much oozing either. She said it sometimes feels a little painful and then she feels moist, but when she looks at it, it looks scabby not oozy. I haven’t seen any oozing, like I thought we would.
It is like I said in my original post, 
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