Follow your nose to nature’s pharmacy: the garden, where the essence of flowers, fruits, and trees provide some of our most powerful—and pleasurable—sources of health and healing…   Essential oils—including peppermint, eucalyptus, rose, and tea tree—are nature’s ancient medicine, abundant with therapeutic effects. The latest scientific research shows that many popular essential oils and aromatherapy can boost your health and well-being, adding years to your life! This fascinating guide gives you the down-to-earth scoop on the top twenty oils—all of which are budget-friendly and available year-round in everyday products at your grocery store, health food store, and online. Learn how nature’s bouquet can help you:   *Fight colds and stomach woes with medicinal eucalyptus and mint; slow the aging process and lower your risk of cancer, heart disease, and depression with relaxing chamomile and lavender.   *Naturally enhance flavor in dishes for every season with sweet-smelling foods like Cinnamon Rolls and Gingerbread Squares that lift your mood and trigger fond memories.   *Discover dozens of home remedies to ease anxiety and stress, improve sleep, sharpen brainpower, increase energy, heal skin problems, and more!   *Enjoy over 50 recipes for delicious dishes from salads, soups and entrees to desserts, including Lemon Oil Raspberry Muffins and Roast Chicken with Rosemary.   Sprinkled with feel-good stories and memorable legends,  The Healing Powers of Essential Oils  shows you how the comfort and calm of scent can help you get healthy and stay healthy, while taking you on an exciting and life-changing aromatic adventure!   Includes color photos * In her blockbuster NEW book, The Healing Powers of Essential Oils , you get everything you need to unleash the incredible potential of nature's medicine inside one easy-to-read-and-follow book. Newsmax "...I snatched up this guide and was amazed by all the super-easy ways I could boost my well-being." FIRST DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR, FIRST FOR WOMEN Magazine Review on netgalley--5 stars... If you know anything about essential oils or are interested in learning more, check this book out by Cal Orey. With pictures, history, and instructions... Review on netgalley--5 stars ... this is a nice book to read - I learned so much already...The writing was clear and concise and the photos gorgeous - this, alone with some oils would make a great New Year's Gift ... Review on netgalley--5 stars... Very comprehensive book on essential oils and their history. I really enjoyed the history and the recipes. Great book for anyone interested in essential oils. Review on netgalley--5 stars... ... a terrific resource... ways that essential oils can be used for everything from improving sleep to slimming down and cleaning the oven to flavoring muffins! This is a great book that I'll refer to often. Review on netgalley-- 5 stars... This was a great educational book about essential oils from the history to recipes, this book is for the advance practitioner as well as those just starting out. I could not put this book down at all!! ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND AUTHOR'S NOTE As an author with a master's degree in English-Creative Writing and published health author and journalist for 30 years--I interviewed dozens of experts. My well-known sources from both the United States and around the world included: High-profile certified aromatherapists, top doctors, and nutritionists,  Kobashi Ltd., LorAnn Oils, Mountain Rose Herbs, NOW Health Food Group, Inc., Plant Therapy, National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy, Pacific Institute of Aromatherapy, National Honey Board, North American Olive Oil Association, Cal-a-Vie Health Spa, Dr. Ann Louise Gittleman, Dr. Will Clower, CEO of Mediterranean Wellness, and numerous medical journal studies. Interviews, charts, and recipes from these people and organizations are all part of The Healing Powers of Essential Oils: A Complete Guide to Nature's Most Magical Medicine . (#8 Healing Powers Series since 2000)... Also, you may discover that the world of essential oils contains controversy. Some aromatherapists believe healing oils are kid-friendly and pet-safe. Others disagree. Proponents of essential oils debate about including them in food and beverages. There is no definitive answer, so I leave conclusions up to you.   This book is intended as a reference tool only. Be sure to consult your doctor or the appropriate professional before starting any new essential oil or diet. Praise for Cal Orey's Classic Health BooksThe Healing Powers of Tea"Confirmed enthusiasts of the drink will most appreciate Orey's well-constructed and comprehensive guide; foodies and those with an interest in alternative-health therapies will also want to thumb through it." --Publishers Weekly The Healing Powers of Superfoods"Ancient healing wisdom meets modern-day foods in this super book." -- Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., author of Radical Metabolism