You haven’t been feeling well for a very long time. You just don’t have the energy you used to have, your allergies seem to act up all the time, your headaches have become chronic, your joints and muscles hurt most of the time for no reason, and sometimes you have this tight feeling around your chest for no apparent reason. You’ve gone to your doctor, who ran some basic blood work, and told you nothing was wrong, you don’t have Mono, you don’t have Lyme’s Disease, etc. You think you’re crazy, but on a deeper level, you know you’re not making this stuff up, you really do feel terrible. You continue searching for a diagnosis, maybe even going to a holistic doctor or an environmental physician. Neither of these doctors think you’re crazy. Instead, you’re diagnosed with Multiple Chemical sensitivity, also called MCS. Now you need to know what is MCS, how did you get it, and what can you do to feel better?
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) is a medical condition characterized by debilitating chemical sensitivities. This is a very difficult diagnosis to make, and should only be diagnosed by a trained physician, such as an environmental physician. Multiple chemical sensitivity, or MCS, as it is sometimes referred to, is still under debate for some in the medical communit. Some doctors question whether it exists, while others acknowledge that this is a medical disorder triggered by exposures to chemicals in the environment. This often begins with a short-term, severe chemical exposure, such as a chemical spill, including household cleaners, or a longer-term low level exposure, such as a poorly ventilated office, vapors or skin exposure from your weekly used home cleaning products, perfumed body care products & perfumes. Read the rest of this entry »
Tammy Baile
Young Living Essential Oils Distributor, # 1156558
I'm looking forward to helping you get "on with living" in a happy, healthy, chemical and pain-free way as I, my family and our pets have.
We all want our homes and workplaces to smell good. We subconsciously let scents directly affect our mood. Typically, this is a good thing, except when we are inhaling toxic cancer causing chemicals disguised as innocent air fresheners. Many health hazards were discussed in part 2 of this series. If you have not yet read it, I encourage you to do so before reading about the safe, organic, non toxic choices below. 
Air fresheners are a huge business. We all want our homes, cars and workplaces to smell fresh and clean, vibrant or relaxing. So, when we’re shopping and smell a fragrance like vanilla, or one that reminds us of our childhood home or garden, instinctively we reach for it and put it in our cart, because the smell made us happy, or maybe relaxed. Not once do we stop to read the list of ingredients in that scented candle or spray air freshener. After all, if it says “vanilla” or “lavender”, we expect we are in fact smelling real vanilla or lavender.
We, John Q. Public, believe that our government and Medical monitoring agencies have out best interest at heart, and will protect us and keep us safe from harm. Sadly, that it not the case many times. Many of the household cleaning products we use in homes are actually health hazards.
During the winter months there is usually a higher amount of air pollution and bacteria in the air than at other times of the year due to an increase in the closed doors and windows and the fact that cold air keeps air pollution closer to the ground. This increased pollution can lead to respiratory issues for some. The anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and antiseptic properties of pure therapeutic-grade essential oils, along with the negative ions and oxygenating molecules which are released when essential oils are diffused all help to reduce bacteria, odors in the air. Therapeutic-grade essential oils never mask odors, they purify the air of odors and bacteria causing germs. When higher quality essential oils are diffused the results go beyond basic aromatherapy!
Aromatherapy can set the mood for every room of your home. To help uplift occupants mood, prevent the spread of colds and flu, and kill undesirable odors – 
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