After 2 years of visiting several different doctors with no real answers or solutions and being told that this was just normal for me, I became frustrated and not willing to accept those answers anymore. Out of desperation one day I walked into a small health food store looking for something to help me breathe normally. I do not believe in coincidence, that day God placed a little old lady in my path at that store who asked if she could help me. When I explained to her my symptoms she immediately knew I was dealing with Systemic Candida (yeast) Overgrowth. When I first heard her say those words I was scared. It sounded really scary to a 21-year-old! She asked me if I had ever been on antibiotics for any extended period of time. My answer was yes. For approximately 5 years I took antibiotics as a teenager to help control acne. She shook her head, realizing the root of my problem. I still really had no idea but she assured me that with some time and work, I was going to be OK. She directed me to some natural things that would help me get started in my healing process and recommended a Naturopathic doctor. This is where my Essential Oil story begins. That Dr. became my friend and she helped me establish a natural treatment plan for recovery. Melaleuca oil (tea tree oil) became one of my best friends! I used Melaleuca suppositories and douched with melaleuca and water and for the first time in 2 years had INSTANT RELIEF from the yeast infections! I started cleansing to rid my entire body of the candida. I changed my diet drastically to eliminate sugar and grains and yeast. (SIDE NOTE: Now that I have discovered doTERRA, that cleansing process is SO MUCH EASIER!

I maintain a healthy diet and limit sugar and I cleanse on a quarterly basis.) I began using lemon oil and peppermint oil for cleaning and breathing support. I used lots of herbs and homeopathics as well. (Now that I have CPTG doTERRA oils, I find that I don’t need additional support for these things). After just a couple of months, I began to feel GREAT and knew that we had finally broken the cycle! It took me about a year to feel like I was past all of it. Melaleuca became my go to oil for all things. If I had a sore in my mouth, I used it. If I was feeling under the weather I would gargle with it and breathe it in. If I had a cut or scrape or burned myself, I used it. I cleaned with it, put it in my shampoo, you name it…. So for years I didn’t even realize there were so many other oils beyond melaleuca, peppermint and lemon!

Approximately 7 ½ years ago my sister Michelle was looking for natural solutions for her own health issues. In her research she learned about some oils that could help. She researched and chose doTERRA as a trusted source for oils because of their testing standards and the integrity of the company. She ordered her oils and days later I ordered mine! My primary reason for ordering was to help my 15-month-old son with his dry patchy skin all over his body. I read that lavender was a great support for skin. When I got my oils, I immediately started using lavender on him and not only did it start helping his skin right away but it also helped him sleep through the night for the FIRST TIME EVER! I was HOOKED! I started trying oils for everything! I found that Breathe was super supportive for my anxiety and started diffusing On Guard in my home right away to kill those winter time pathogens! And then there was the Melaleuca…. I have already shared my love for it, however, I was not prepared for how much more I could love it until I smelled doTERRA’s PURE Melaleuca. I had never experienced that kind of quality.