Homesteading Roots was brought to be when our 9 year old son, who suffers from Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, was complaining of his pain shortly after receiving an infusion of chemotherapy drugs to combat this disease.

After many non-productive, back and forth phone calls and doctor visits, we were told “we are doing all we can for him”. That statement didn’t sit well with this mom and dad. We knew we needed to take it upon us to do some research and find out what we could do for him so that he could enjoy being a child and do the things children do.

This led us to start researching some over the counter products for pain relief in between treatments. We were taken back when we learned what types of ingredients were used to formulate so many of these common products. Toxins, carcinogens, synthetic, and harsh chemicals. The side effects from these ingredients were worse than the original ailment we were trying to combat.

The skin is the body’s largest organ. It functions like a giant sponge, so the foods we eat, the products we use, the air we breathe, and even the environment we live in affects our daily health from the time we are born. We knew this could be our best avenue for bringing relief.

We contacted our neighbor who is very knowledgeable about essential oils and natural approaches to bringing the body back to balance and heal itself. She gave us a blend of oils and explained how to use them. After a couple uses of this blend we knew we had made the right decision. Our son noticed a great bit of relief and would request this blend when he felt the aches and pains coming on.

From this point on we began to take a different approach with our families health and well-being. People come to us in search of alternative healing therapy for themselves or a family member and we research a product for them, come up with a recipe and offer it to them. If they like it and it helps to bring relief, we add it to our product line. And that, my friends, is how Homesteading Roots continues to give people another avenue of caring for themselves and becoming their own healer.