Nickie’s Nook: Oils and Books

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    Tag: complex regional pain syndrome

    • Scent + Sound = Comfort: How to use Music to Enhance the Benefits of Essential Oils

      Many people think that because I’m blind, I can suddenly hear, taste, feel, and smell better. The truth is, I can’t. That said, I do pay attention to my other senses more because I’m less distracted by my site. Also, I use my other senses and don’t rely on my…

    • Life Long Vitality with LLVS

      It’s impossible to say for sure which Doterra product has made the most difference in my life. After all, I don’t use only one product at a time. That said, I have to say that the Life Long Vitality supplements have probably made the most difference overall. even though I…

    • Gratitude in the greatest challenges: How CRPS and Other Challenges Have Helped Me Grow

      In no way am I grateful for my pain itself. I’m grateful for the things I’ve learned due to my challenges, but not my pain itself. but I have found things I’m grateful for which have come into my life because of my CRPS and other tough stuff. It’s almost…

    • What I’m Reading

      What book are you reading right now? That’s a dangerous question! I’m almost always reading multipple books at a time. Usually it’s one or two new books and then a few books I’ve read many times. The one I want to mention right now though is the book “The Chronic…

    • The beauty of Bogos

      It’s that time of the season! The time when all of us Doterra lovers watch our email and wonder “What is Bogo Week going to bring this time?” i love my Bogo weeks because it’s a great time to get the oils I know I’ll use and maybe in the…

    • How to Support A Friend with CRPS or other Chronic Illness

      Earlier, I did my best to describe Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. If you have a friend with CRPS or another form of chronic pain, I’m sure you want to support them, but you may be wondering how you can best do that. While I may not know that person’s situation,…

    • Color The World Orange

      I’ve mentioned my chronic pain before, but I’m not sure about how fully I’ve explained it. my main pain condition is called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (type I). This was formerly known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy and since I was diagnosed back when that term was common, I tend to…

    • The problem of poorly managed pain

      This post isn’t going to be my usual type of blog post. Usually, I try to write about topics lightly. In my previous blog, I wrote anything and everything. My goal for this blog is to focus on the more positive aspects of my life, using oils and the progress…

    • The Essentials of my Motivation

      What motivates you? I don’t usually pay attention to the prompts WordPress posts for us bloggers everyday, and when I do, there’s never a prompt I can answer in this particular blog. I’ve made it a goal to keep this blog more or less focussed on the topics of oils,…

    • DIY cellulitis or just for the fun of it foot soak

      I am very prone to cellulitis, I tend to pick at my feet when I’m stressed and I see calluses and I don’t like them. I also have a lot of swelling. Open areas and swelling are a huge red flag when it comes to cellulitis. It’s like the bacteria…