Oils & Infertility

As you may have read in my last post, I have struggled with infertility since being diagnosed with ovarian/cervical cancer.  I will start with my disclaimer before I start my education that these options won't help me get pregnant, but have helped me stay balanced since.  I believe that it may help others of you in your battle, and as someone who has suffered just like you, I wanted to offer some alternative options available to you.

There are several single oils, blends, supplements, and body care serums and creams that can help with infertility.  I have learned that everyone responds differently to various oils.  If I find I don’t get the physical or emotional response I’m looking for with one, I choose another.  The beauty with oils is that they are used for more than one purpose.  So just because it may not help you with one thing, doesn't mean it won't work for a different use.  The following are the recommendations from the Essential Oil Pocket Reference.  

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Single Oils:

Sage has the ability to strengthen the senses and vital centers of the body and to support metabolism.  It also supports the respiratory, reproductive, nervous, and other body systems.

Fennel is energizing, vitalizing, and balancing. It is stimulating to the circulatory, glandular, respiratory, and digestive systems.  It also may support feelings of well-being during the menstrual cycle.

Clary Sage according to the Reference Guide, “recent medical data indicates that it naturally raises estrogen and progesterone levels.”  Not only that but it’s fragrant influence is that it enhances your ability to dream, is calming and stress-relieving.

Blends:

Dragon Time™ is a blend of calming and soothing essential oils.  This blend includes clary sage, which contains natural phytoestrogens, which makes it the perfect choice for women’s emotions during special times and needs.

Mister™ is beneficial to men. It also helps promote greater inner-body balance and many have found it soothing when stressed.  

SclarEssence™ supports normal glandular functions. 

Supplements:

PD 80/20™ is a dietary supplement formulated to help maximize internal health and support the endocrine system. It contains pregnenolone and DHEA.  These two substances are produced naturally by the body and their production decreases as we age. Pregnenolone is important for the production of estrogen, DHEA, and progesterone.  Pregnenolone also has an impact on mental acuity and memory. DHEA is involved in maintaining the health of the cardiovascular and immune systems.

MultiGreens™ is a nutritious chlorophyll formula designed to boost vitality by working with the glandular, nervous, and circulatory systems.

Mineral Essence™ is a balanced, full-spectrum ionic mineral complex enhanced with essential oils. According to twotime Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling PhD. “You can trace every sickness, every disease, and every ailment to a mineral deficiency.” Ionic minerals are the most fully and quickly absorbed form of minerals available.

Thyromin™ is a special blend of bovine glandular extracts, herbs, amino acids, minerals, and therapeutic-grade essential oils in a perfectly balanced formula that maximizes nutritional support for healthy thyroid function.

EndoGize is especially formulated to support a healthy and balanced endocrine system in women.

FemiGen™ capsules were formulated with herbs and amino acids designed to balance and support the female reproductive system from youth through menopause.

Body Care Serums and Creams:

Progessence™ Plus Serum, Prenolone Plus Body Cream

I also must say that these are not FDA approved, and are not cures but simply an alternative and all natural way to get back to a healthier you!  Don't forget to like me on Facebook.

My Decision

Today I want to get a little personal and tell you more about what has driven me to launch my own business.  To help you see the big picture I need to take you back a few years, which has been an emotional roller coaster for me.  I will try to make a long story short!
A few years ago I was progressively loosing weight and having terrible pains in my stomach.  I would just dismiss it as being under too much stress.  At that time, I was working full time in a hospital on swing shifts while putting myself through nursing school.  Well, it finally grabbed my attention one day at work when I collapsed in pain.  One of the doctors on the unit came over and checked me out, immediately sending me down for testing.  We found that I had two golf ball sized tumors on my left ovary.  We did surgery to remove them and I have been cancer free since!  Praise God!!
When I went for my two week check up I was informed that I no longer had my left ovary and the cells had spread to other places, making my chances of getting pregnant 2%.  At the time it was not as devastating to me because I was single and it wasn't in my plans yet.  I figured I would cross that bridge when it came time. 
Zoom ahead a few years I am married to the most amazing man I have ever known, next to my father and grandfather, and it was time to cross that bridge.  We decided that we wanted to start trying right away.  Not expecting anything to happen with my low chances, two months later I found out I was pregnant.  At 11 weeks we lost the baby.  I was told I just didn't produce enough hormones to carry the child and we decided to start the medication to replace what I couldn't make.  Now any woman that has taken hormone replacement I tip my hat to you!  I was in first class on the crazy train and we were going full steam ahead.  Looking back I do not understand how my husband was still willing to keep me around.  After six months of that we did a few more tests and decided to try fertility treatments.  We got pregnant two more times, both resulting in miscarriages. 
After that I couldn't do it anymore.  I couldn't keep taking these medications that made me not myself, I didn't want to be poked anymore, I hated that everything was timed and no romance, and most of all I hated what everyone had to say.  I couldn't be around people anymore because everyone had an opinion on what I needed to do or what I was doing wrong.  Some of the "favorite" ones were..."you are thinking about it too much, if you stop thinking about it it will happen. That's what happened with my niece." And "you aren't praying enough and God is just punishing you for it".  Then there was "You need to do IVF because I know someone who knows someone that went through the same thing as you and now they have 5 kids".   I know they were all trying to help, but at the time that is not what I needed to help me get better. 
I went to my final appointment and was told it was time to start thinking of other options.  When I came home to have the talk with my husband, we immediately came to the conclusion that we wanted to adopt.  We talked about what country we wanted, how many to have, and everything adoption related.  We did our research on agencies and made the announcement.  We are currently in the "fundraising" stage of the process.  And on a side note I love how people think that adopting is this easy thing to do.  I have a different view when people say "Oh you can just adopt", these people clearly have no idea how much money and scrutiny goes with the process.
I became an Independent Consultant for Young Living Essential Oils to help make some money to put in our adoption fund.  While going natural with our health we wanted to continue that with everything.  I started making all of our laundry detergent and salves and creams and the whole nine yards.  Then friends wanted to buy some of it and I wanted to start selling it to make more in the adoption fund.  I formed an LLC and am having my Launch Party September 13, 2014!
I know all of this is in Gods hands and I have said from the beginning that if it is meant to be and is our true path, everything will come together so easily without any hiccups or bumps in the road.  My journey creating my business, essentially you. has been easy and bump free.  Sometimes it makes me nervous how smooth this ride is going, but that just means this is all meant to be.  So 100% of our profit from essentially you. will be going into our adoption fund to help us bring home Penelope Grace and Joseph Daniel!

Today we launched a new website!  So exciting to see all my ideas play out in real life and seeing it all come together!  I'm truly blessed to have the support from my friends and family. Check out the new site!  http://danagansman83.wix.com/essentiallyyou