About

Essential Living is my space for sharing essential tips and tools for designing an inspired healthstyle.

Quickie introduction: Welcome! I’m Kathy Watts a health and lifestyle (healthstyle) blogger.

It is so great to meet you!

In addition to blogging, I'm a happy wife, adoring mother and recovering restaurateur. For decades I loved serving people tasty, comfort foods. And, I would still be blissfully pumping out MSG-laced ranch dressing and high fructose corn syrup based dipping sauces, if the internet had not barged in and enlightened me about the poison of it all.

Discovering the elements of an empowered healthstyle.

Upon reflection, it was just one curious click that triggered an avalanche of disturbing food articles and videos into my news feed. I was sucked in, captivated, engaged, enlightened, disgusted, and at that point...doomed as a restaurant owner. I became obsessed with research into the inescapable GMO's, mutations, chemicals, fillers, and drugs in our food supply.  Big food was/is really messing us up! Although these scientific wonders may help to keep food cheap, plentiful and profitable, the health cost is far too dear. Weird, unnatural foods are wrecking our health and creating a devastating legacy for our children.

Thankfully, my SAD story doesn’t end with a powerless future.

We can reverse so much of the collateral damage that the Standard American Diet and it's toxic buddies have inflicted upon us. Our futures depend on waking up and trading up, to real, quality, whole foods. Additionally, many drugs and chemical-laden everyday products can be replaced with natural, non-toxic solutions. Fortunately, thanks to the intelligent design of our amazing bodies and some powerful tools, we can regain our precious health.

Discovering the antidote to environmental threats and toxins...essential oils.

As a strange bonus prize during my career-changing food journey, I received an unfortunate diagnosis. Turns out, I had a treatable but life-threatening brain tumor.

Bummer. Right?

Yes!

And at that time, my life was pretty scary! But, this downer of a discovery did lead to a lucky intro to aromatherapy and essential oils.  To my surprise, essential oils won over my respect, trust, and faith. EO's were a powerful side dish for detoxing radiation's gamma rays and inspired super-speedy healing. Love them!

My brain and body are still thanking me as I get healthier, happier and more balanced (literally) every day.

Paying it forward.

Essential Living's purpose is to share essential tips, nuggets, tools, and resources to help you to naturally conquer your healthstyle challenges. I'm here to help you create a life that even vision boards dream about.

If you’re craving a reset to glowing, gorgeous health and soul-deep, delicious happiness, I invite you to be my guest, pull up a chair and dig in.