Oils....you mean like motor oil? Or olive oil?

I will first begin by admitting that I am a skeptic about most alternative or complementary methods of health. By profession, I've spent 18 years as a nurse, so quite well acquainted with the traditional Western medicine. Chiropractic medicine even stretches my limits, if I am going to be completely honest. I've never met anyone who needed to go to a chiropractor except people who go to chiropractors. Twenty odd years ago, in nursing school, I remember rolling my eyes at the guest speaker who came to talk to class about Reiki, while whirling his hands around our heads like some mystic playing with our life forces. Whack job. Just like the acupuncturist, the herbalist, and the Yogi.

Now, as a mellowed-out forty-something, I am considerably more open minded about health and wellness, and how people choose to interpret and use all the options available to them. I'm much more Libertarian in my views, and as long as you're not hurting me or my loved ones, I don't care if you like getting your spine readjusted, or ingest certain herbs to calm you down, or find enjoyment bending yourself like a pretzel in a hot yoga class. To each their own.

In late 2014, I began noticing a trendy new fad circulating around on social media. It seems everyone was suddenly into ESSENTIAL OILS, and for the low, low price of a few hundred dollars, you could join and find relief from your eczema, infertility, constipation, ADHD, and more! Oh, and by joining, you by default could have your own business selling the oils, convert new disciples into the oils world, and potentially earn a modest income if you worked very hard.

Okie dokie. I'll pass.

Until I started reading some testimonials on Facebook from people I knew and did not believe to be insane. In particular, a gentleman whom I have known since middle school, who has been debilitated for a decade with Multiple Sclerosis, started posting testimonials. This is a sincere, Christian man, salt of the Earth kind of guy. He hadn't been able to move his lower extremities for years. Then one day I saw a video he posted where he was not only wiggling his toes, but lifting his legs up away from his wheelchair! This got my attention. Or at least my curiosity.

I went to a couple of oils classes, ordered an oils kit, and decided to give it a shot. This blog will    take you on my journey.