Be Well

Hi, I’m Jenn and this is my Wellness site.

About eight years ago I was a single mom with a four year old son who was alway sick. Cronic ear infections, asthma, allergies, you name it and he had it; or picked it up and brought it home from daycare. We were at the doctor’s office no less than once a month, sometimes once a week.

My son Chris was on Claritin several times a day, his eyes were constantly red and puffy, his ears were always hurting and we were both miserable. Every little cold he brought home from daycare would progress in to an asthmatic cough and wheezing. He had a nebulizer that we would use to help ease his breathing, but the albuterol would either make him hyper or lethargic, and we never knew which one to expect.

Right around this time I started learning  a little about natural living. Initially I learned about household products and the chemicals found in them and what those chemical can do to our health. Slowly I began to learn about vitamins and nutrition, and over the years, natural living, or “green living” has become  not only a way of life for my family, but a passion of mine I can’t help but share with others.

Today, Chris is 12 years old. He is an undiagnosed Aspy going into the 7th grade honors program. Until recently, he was completely off his nebulizer, had never used an inhaler, and only dealt with allergy attacks about 1-3 times a year.

Puberty has caused many of his allergies to come back, and/or get worse. We recently got him allergy tested and found out he is highly allergic to:

• wheat
• corn
• soy
• all tree and weed pollen
• tomatoes
• citrus
• all nuts
• cockroaches (We live in WA and don’t have cockroaches, but if you really want to know why this is important, ask and I will share)
• moss
• albuterol (yes, the medication given to people with asthma, which he still has)

Hopefully I haven’t forgotten anything.

This blog is about all the things I have learned and am still learning as I go through this experience with my oldest boy. Join me as I share my knowledge, mistakes and triumphs to bring him back to the healthy child he had been over the last eight years.  

Today, I am married to the my best friend and we have two more little boys.

Ashton is 6. He is so far undiagnosed, somewhere on the spectrum as well, and a truly amazing artist. He spent two years off of wheat, which helped him imensly in his progression at school. He is very physically healthy otherwise.

Aeden is a very very healthy and rambunctious 4 year old.

Please take the time to look around my site, check out all the links and learn more about the services I provide to individuals, families, businesses and the community. Natural living is my passion, and education is the key to sharing it with the world.

Be well,

Jenn