On Guard for the win

     As we transition into Fall, along with the beautiful colors also comes cooler mornings and evenings, seasonal allergies, sore throats, and pressure headaches.  This is my favorite season by far, but also my most trying.  I am one of the chosen few that are affected by each of these changes. Sadly, my youngest son is as well. He is still in elementary school, so he is also susceptible to everything brewing in the petrie-dish we call his classroom.  Recently, he caught strep throat that made its way through his school.  What is a mother to do?  Normally, I would have given him the antibiotic prescribed by his doctor.  But this Essential Mama Bear now knows better.  With the assistance of On-Guard throat drops, On-Guard throat spray, lemongrass to reduce his fever, and my magic flu-bomb roller ball recipe we were able to battle the beast and win.  Not only was he better, but no one else in the family got even a whisper of a sore throat. With this treatment, he did not suffer the stomach issues he normally would have with antibiotics.  With this treatment, he was feeling better within  4 days of diagnosis and not the usual 10. I knew that replacing my medicine cabinet with Essential Oils would help my family keep our suffering at bay, but I was pleasantly surprised to realize that it is my best defense when germs find their way in.