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A Gift of The Earth
from Woman magazine
By Janice Carter-Booth
Photos Courtesy of Pam Greer
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IHAVE BEEN USING ESSENTIAL OILS for more than 25 years, so I knew the instant I inhaled dōTERRA brand oils that they were excellent oils. I was feeling a little under the weather while I was interviewing a remarkable woman named, Pam Greer, so she immediately put some frankincense on my neck, and within moments I felt the fogginess lift from me.
It's interesting to note; Pam was childhood friends with her husband, Scott. Now five children and 47 years of marriage later; then, unknown to her just around the corner, there was to be a compelling journey with dōTERRA. It started with physical healing and led to financial success as well. Ten years ago, Pam's husband, Scott, was diagnosed with a debilitating health condition. This changed everything in their lives, Scott could no longer work due to his condition, and Pam had to leave her part-time job in Ramona school district, and a lovely daughter, still at home who struggles with her own challenges as well, to work full time in a downtown law office. Worst of all, there was no fix for Scott's problem. “It simply came down to pain management, which meant heavy- duty medication for the rest of his life,” Pam explained.
It was during these trying times that Pam was introduced to dōTERRA essential oils. In the past she had been skeptical about holistic medicine, but now, desperate for a solution to the nerve pain, for her husband, she was willing to try almost anything.
Pam began learning everything she could about essential oils, and dōTERRA company. Scott started faithfully applying the oils Pam had researched, and within days he began to notice a change. By three weeks out, the change was dramatic. “We were shocked!” exclaimed Pam. “How in the world could little drops of oil create such monumental change?” It was a true miracle for them. “I really had to humble myself, and recognize that maybe I had been wrong to dismiss the healing power of natural, plant-based products,” admitted Pam. 2018 will be dōTERRA's tenth year in business. Pam became a Wellness Advocate with dōTERRA, an entrepreneur, and educator, and built a business teaching anyone who would listen about the incredible benefits of essential oils. Pam truly loves this company that has not only brought her family to financial stability but most importantly, introduced them to a healthier way of life.
Pam explained how dōTERRA can produce such pure and potent oils. They find the areas of the world, many of them in third world countries, which provide optimal growing conditions for each particular oil, and, and partner with local farmers in a practice called Co-Impact Sourcing. This means they pay a fair wage, year round, not just during the harvest as had been the industry practice until dōTERRA began. Through the company's humanitarian arm, Healing Hands, they also help meet the living necessities of the communities with whom they partner. For example, dōTERRA went to Haiti where the best Vetiver plants are grown, and they realized the Haitian workers had to walk three hours to get water every day, for cooking and drinking. The company began putting in wells and pipelines, bringing the water to the people. Many water supplies, schools, clinics, and other community services have been built globally through Healing Hands, dōTERRA also partners with many organizations such as Operation Underground Railroad which rescues people trapped in human trafficking, and Days for Girls which works to provide feminine hygiene kits to women and girls in third world countries.
Happily, hospitals and medical facilities are opening up to using essential oils in combination with more traditional treatments, and dōTERRA is on the forefront of helping to bring essential oils into the mainstream of healthcare.
The most commonly used essential oil is Lavender, with healing properties of calming, clear breathing, and headache relief. I have a personal story about Lavender, I worked at an exclusive spa, and one day I came into work with the worst sinus headache imaginable. My supervisor handed me a bottle of Lavender oil from France and said, “Dab this on your temples and sinus areas, it should help you.”
Within ten minutes my headache was almost non-existent! I was reminded of this when I first tried dōTERRA, at my interview with Pam, and experienced instant relief. I realized again just how effective a great essential oil can be! Frankincense was brought to the manger for that special baby because it was a protector from disease, but it helps with just about everything in our body- the heart, the brain, inflammation, pain, and the immune system.
I have not only had the privilege to get to know a wonderful woman, but also to find a great product that I have been searching for – fast, effective, and healing, like I once encountered so long ago!
