Gary's Story: A Miracle of Medicinal Aromatherapy

My name is Gary Young.  Let me tell you my story.

I was raised on a ranch in the central mountains of Idaho, with no indoor plumbing or electricity.  Learning at an early age to survive off the land, I left home at age 17 to seek my fortune in the wilderness of Canada.

A moment that changed my life forever

There, I homesteaded 320 acres and began building a sizable ranching and logging operation.  Then, on February 8, 1973, at the age of 24, I had a serious logging accident that very nearly killed me.  It left me in a coma for three weeks and in intensive care for another four months.  And, as a result of my injuries, I was paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair, and in constant pain.

My doctors offered me no hope.  According to them, I'd be in this condition the rest of my life.

As you might imagine, I was devastated.  Not just physically, but emotionally, as well.

For the next two years, I suffered intense pain; but the depression was even worse.  Thinking my life was over and that the crippled shell of my life was worthless, I attempted suicide three times.  Since my doctors had given me no cause for hope, I'd just given up.

The turning point in my life

But then, somehow, I resolved to regain control of my life.  If my doctors could offer me no hope, I resolved to find an answer somewhere else.

I returned to school with the idea of learning a new vocation; but my studies led me into the fields of nutrition, herbology, naturopathy, lymphology, hematology and the research of degenerative diseases.  My hope was to find an answer for my own health problems, and be able to restore my body to a normal condition.  In the process, I earned a Master's Degree in nutrition and a doctorate in naturopathy.

This study — which eventually became a worldwide investigation of alternative, natural medicine — changed my life forever, transforming me both physically and emotionally.  As it has turned out, it would eventually impact the lives of countless people in ways I could have never imagined.

Initial steps toward recovery

As a result of my research, I decided that I should fast on juice and water (the Master Cleanse).  I did this for almost a year.  By the end of this period, I had regained sensation in my toes; and over the next 13-years, I graduated from a wheelchair to a walker to crutches to being able to walk normally.

But this was still only the beginning of a long and painful road toward recovery.

Though I had miraculously regained my mobility, I continued to experience intense pain; so my search for solutions continued.  It was this pain that eventually led me to discover the potential of a powerful, but little-known, form of natural medicine: therapeutic-grade essential oils.

Education and Research: Looking for answers.

In 1981, I opened an alternative health and research clinical in La Mesa, Mexico, specializing in the treatment of degenerative diseases.  Using the techniques I had learned, I conducted cutting-edge research in many areas of natural healing.

In 1983, I began to study tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia), but early results were disappointing.  It was then I learned that there are many grades of essential oils, and that most essential oils available in the U.S. are of the lowest grade and quality.

However, when I began using a pure, therapeutic grade tea tree oil in my clinic, I began to see significant results.  In 1985, I started working with 13 other oils, conducting research and doing various blood studies on lab animals, as well as a few human patients, and I was amazed by the results I saw.

But, because of the limited quantity of good essential oils available for me to work with, I never used them on myself.

That was all about to change.

The role of essential oils in my dramatic improvement

One day, my duties at the clinic necessitated my working around the clock.  As a result, the pain I had been suffering all along became so intense, I needed to do something drastic.  So I tried the oils for the first time.

It was utterly amazing.

In no time, I finally cast off the pain I had borne for almost 13 years.  And in 1986, I was able to run a half-marathon, finishing 60th out of 970 participants.  Since then, I've gotten into body building, doing quite well in the competitions I've entered.  I've worked a little in the martial arts, and have recently (2004) started competing in Medieval jousting tournaments, where I rank well for my class.

Guaranteeing a supply of top-quality essential oils

Because I understood the critical importance of quality oils in achieving therapeutic goals, and seeing the number of herb farms that were going out of business in France and Egypt, I was concerned that the day would soon come when qualityessential oils would be difficult to obtain.  Motivated by this, I felt that I needed to locate virgin farmland, begin cultivating my own crops and start my own distillation operation.  In 1993, I purchased land in Utah and Idaho, and began cultivating lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), peppermint, melissa (lemon balm), Clary sage and many other herbs.  I used distillers that I designed and a proprietary distillation process that preserves the integrity of the essential oils, making it the largest, most technologically advanced distillery for the production of therapeutic-grade essential oils in North America.  I did this in order to guarantee a supply of top-quality essential oils.

And the rest, as they say, is history.

I firmly believe that essential oils have already transformed the way we deal with illness and aging, and they are continuing to revolutionize natural medicine.

D. Gary Young