Here’s an unpleasant flashback:

     On my fifth sinus infection of the year, I was curled into the fetal position in a bed of balled-up tissues, watching a Law and Order SVU marathon (again), and I thought, “This is definitely not how I want to live my life.”

    I had been to multiple allergists and ENT’s, but other than prescribing steroid nasal sprays and antibiotics, there wasn’t much they could do, and I kept getting sick. So, I took a totally different approach. I began working with a nutritionist to try and heal inside-out. She introduced me to a new way of looking at food, and (as a bonus) these magical little potions called essential oils. And while they didn’t cure me or make me skip Western medicine completely, they’ve definitely helped me prevent and recover from random ailments (not just sinus infections) more efficiently and more quickly. Here’s the four that I absolutely....