Finding HOPE:

Story of a Life Changing Injury, Finding Answers, and Hope

Story by: S.E.

Near the end of my shift at work a colleague asked me to help her with a client. In doing so I'd an accident at work injuring my shoulder. My life has changed dramatically since then.

I never imagined at the time I'd have to make so many changes and adjustments. Living with chronic pain wears you down physically and emotionally. You crash at the end of each day. People don't understand what you're going through or why you're so drained most of the time. Trying to find an even balance with your life is difficult, managing pain, it's not going away. Everything has a knock on effect on you. You're out of work due to your injury, you're in pain. Depression sets in. Your whole outlook is bleak. You feel hopeless. This was me. Trying to find answers from doctors, changing medications. This lasted quite a while. I no longer could go back to doing my job that I loved, as a caregiver.

Discovering Alternative Treatments: ESSENTIAL OILS

What are the Benefits of Essential Oils?

From: Hope Instilled

Essential oils are a great addition to any pain management program. They can actually help reduce the need for prescription pain medications. Essential oils have a myriad of benefits for helping with not only physical pain, but mental health, and spiritual healing. Pure, therapeutic-grade essential oils are anti-bacterial, anti-cancerous, anti-fungal, anti-infectious, anti-microbial, anti-tumoral, anti-parasitic, anti-viral, and antiseptic. Essential oils have been shown to destroy all tested bacteria and viruses while simultaneously restoring balance to the body. (Abundant Health, 2017)

Essential oils have a bio-electrical frequency that is several times greater than the frequency of herb, food, and even the human body. Clinical research has shown that essential oils can quickly raise the frequency of the human body, restoring it to its normal, healthy level. (Abundant Health, 2017)

Learn what essential oils are, how safe they are, how to use them, and their history on our website.

Exploring Wellness: Stress

Do you recognize when you are stressed and make a point to do things to relieve that stress?

"Years ago, I used to just let myself stay stressed because I didn't know how to handle my stress. Then, I started to realize taking a break was okay. I also found meditating, coloring, and essential oils helped me to relax and refocus my energy." - Jena

19 PROVEN Ways to Relieve Your Stress

By: Develop Good Habits

1. Drink Tea.
Chamomile tea has been noted to be a sleep aid. It helps to calm the nerves and relax. Taking a moment out of your hectic day to just stop and have a nice cup of chamomile tea gives you a moment of worry free peace. It also helps you consume herbs that have been known for their relaxation and calming effect for hundreds of years.

4. Eat more ginger.
This is a nice and simple way to help combat stress. Ginger has long been deemed as a homeopathic stress reliever and recent studies published by the NCBI back up those claims.

7. Avoid processed foods.
Foods that are rich in refined sugars and white flour are known to skyrocket insulin levels and release the stress hormone. Junk food, fried foods, artificial sweeteners and foods with lots of preservatives are also on this stress, "no-no" list. (University of Maryland Medical Center)

8. Take flax-seed oil.
Flax seed oil is a supplement with quite a few positive effects. It helps reduce blood pressure, constipation, inflammatory diseases and cholesterol. In this Livestrong article, they talk about the positive benefit of combating stress and anxiety with flax seed oil.

WHAT IS FEVERFEW?

Feverfew is a perennial plant belonging to the daisy family which grows in much of Europe, North America and Canada. It has been used in herbal remedies for centuries.

HOW TO PREPARE

It is recommended to take feverfew in capsule form, because the tea and fresh leaves may irritate your mouth. Feverfew is mainly used to treat migraines, because this herb contains parthenolide, which decreases factors in the body that could cause a migraine.