I have never considered myself a health nut. I was raised on McDonalds (I was allowed to buy two Happy Meals as a child, super sized, with a sundae), fast foods, and refined snacks and carbohydrates. While I loved fresh fruit, I couldn’t stand meat or vegetables unless it was served with a heavy laden carbohydrate like mashed potatoes. As you can imagine, I was overweight, and I weigh almost the same now as I did in Fifth Grade.
However, after gaining significant weight in college and struggling from severe acid reflux, I went on the have many diagnoses, such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Acid Reflux, Endometriosis, Anemia, recurrent yeast infections, and more. It wasn’t until I started my Young Living essential oil journey that I realized how bad my health was for someone my age. I truly started out just using the oils as a way to deodorize rooms in my home. Within a year of using oils, I really started studying alternative medicine and holistic health.
To say I was a hot mess was an understatement. I started learning more about organic foods and toxins from websites like ewg.org and started purchasing organic foods and really caring about what was in my food. The next step was that my husband was diagnosed with diabetes, and was hardly forty years old. So, our nutrition has drastically changed in the last year with the autoimmune paleo or autoimmune protocol diet. I was the queen of couponing for free products, but I started realizing that families needed to live a healthy lifestyle for less, and we have rebranded in the last year from DebtFreeSpending.com to HealthyFrugalLiving.com. So we can show people how to live a healthy lifestyle for less.
We have now eliminated my anemia, IBS, and more, and my husband has drastically reduced his blood sugar by utilizing better nutrition, essential oils, and truly living a healthy lifestyle. While it hasn’t been easy, it is totally doable. Please know we aren’t doctors, so we can’t diagnose, treat, or prescribe. What we want to do is share our story and show others how to support their body systems and live a life of wellness.
We now work with around 1,000 Young Living clients all of the United States, and we have learned so much about not only essential oils, but better nutrition, movement, hydration, sleep, and so much more. It is my goal to share what we’ve learned on our journey with our readers. It is our goal to teach families how to save the most while living their best life well.
Check out my friend Dr. Haggerton’s video about Why Essential Oils!
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