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About a year and a half ago, I was looking for ways to naturally and safely detox children and I stumbled upon a particular essential oil blend called Zendocrine by doTERRA. Usually, I end my story there and talk about how that experience propelled me into the world of aromatherapy and essential oils as a means of integrative, proactive health care.
The back story actually has to do with a very controversial subject, which is why I normally avoid it at all costs. The toxins I was hoping to remove were those injected into my son when he went for his vaccinations. Just the word vaccinations usually turns people either defensive, upset, accusatory or super opinionated — or a combo of all of these. So, quite frankly, I don’t bother mentioning it.
Regardless of people’s opinion on the subject, I did not feel comfortable going into the doctor’s office without first preparing my son’s body and then supporting it after all was said and done. In addition to supplementing my son’s diet (and paying special attention to it) before and after the shots, I ordered a bottle of the essential oil blend and treated him to detox bath soaks to help his body cope.
I will be the first to say that our bodies have amazing mechanisms in place to detoxify itself. However, our bodies are subject to tons of synthetics nowadays plus I don’t know anyone who has a meter that can read how well their body is detoxifying on its own. I also believe that we are all responsible to do everything we can to stay healthy.
I use this detox salt bath for myself now and still use it for my son as maintenance. It smells very herbaceous — it includes tangerine peel, rosemary leaf, geranium plant, juniper berry and cilantro herb — but I like it. Just 1/2 cup of Epsom salts, 1 tbsp of baking soda and 2 drops of Zendocrine.
What’s your favourite bath soak recipe?
M.
