Dr. Dana avoided EVERYTHING that was scented. Since she was a child, all the "scented things" gave her headaches & migraines. So, it was no surprise that for the first several years when friends would suggest she try using essential oils, she wouldn't do it. Everyone kept giving her lavender to help with stress...and lavender was an "always" trigger for the headaches for most of her life. Eventually, she had a significant respiratory & congestion issue that wouldn't clear up. Dr. Dana borrowed a diffuser and some essential oils from a colleague at the time. She sampled diffusing those oils to see if it would help. And, for a minute...she thought it did. Until she'd wake up worse after a night of sleep. It was strange because when she was out of the house she seemed to be better, but coming back home would get worse again. Then...she realized...SHE had gotten better, but she was reacting to what was diffusing while in the house and during the night. She turned off the diffuser...and all symptoms were done. BUT that is far from the end of the story. It was a couple years later, when her daughter was having major allergy concerns that weren't touched by the normal supplements they had always relied on, that she reached out to her friend Dr. Alicia Brooks. After hearing Alicia's response of "Try lemon, lavender and peppermint" Dr. Dana laughed and her response went like this: LAVENDER? Can't do it. Diffusing? Makes me sick. I guess not. Well, Dr. Alicia took the time to teach Dr. Dana the difference. The oils she had used during that first experience were not pure. Synthetic ingredients can be added as long as only 5% of the bottle contains pure oils...any label can claim they are pure. Dr. Alicia explained how dōTERRA is different in their purity standards and she was beyond confident I wouldn't have the problems from the past. Out of pure desperation, Dr. Dana and her daughter tried them. And it worked. Allergies were supported. No headaches and migraines were experienced. The rest is history. That began the incredible journey, started in 2017, that has brought us to now. Where Dr. Dana is considered an expert in essential oils with certifications and writing books about them and teaching continuing education for chiropractors about how she developed a protocol to use them during treatment of patients. Check out the boxes below to learn more about dōTERRA's purity and quality standards and how and why to use them!