The Essential Oils Integrative Medical Guide

Essential Oils Integrative Medical Guide

Price: $34.95 at Amazon.com

The Essential Oils Integrative Medical Guide, is an invaluable reference on therapeutic-grade essential oils and their use in medicinal aromatherapy / aromatology.

If you're using therapeutic-grade quality oils from a source other than Young Living Essential Oils, this reference is for you.  It will put the very best information on the oils and practical aromatherapy applications at your fingertips, to empower you to take charge of your health in ways you've never known before.

Trustworthy information and proven applications

The Essential Oils Integrative Medical Guide was written by D. Gary Young, one of the world's most respected authorities on the healing value of essential oils.  This 608 page book is taken from Gary's laboratory and clinical research.  In it, you'll find information about essential oils, aromatology and other information on natural health and wellness vital to your optimal health.

In many ways, the Essential Oils Integrative Medical Guide is a "generic" version of the Essential Oils Desk Reference: they contain much of the same information; but, the Essential Oils Integrative Medical Guide presents it in a non-Young Living Essential Oils-specific format.  The Essential Oils Desk Reference, however, includes cleansing programs and information on enzymes and hormone therapy not found in the Integrative Medical Guide, making the Desk Reference much more of a complete natural health and wellness guide.

What I especially like about the Integrative Medical Guide

From its release in February of 2003, to the release of the Essential Oils Desk Reference, 3rd Edition in April of 2004, I made almost daily reference to the Integrative Medical Guide (often in conjunction with the Desk Reference).  It contained information not found in the Desk Reference at that time, taking it to a whole new, and amazingly powerful, level.  (However, since the release of the 3rd Edition of the Desk Reference — and now the updated and expanded 4th Edition —, the unique value of the Integrative Medical Guide has been lost.)

Example from the Application Methods & Reference Guide

Application Methods & Reference Guide

One of the features of the Integrative Medical Guide that I found the most exciting was the more detailed Application Methods & Reference Guide (see graphic), which includes information on how to take the oils in capsules (information now included in the Desk Reference).

Truly amazing.

Making aromatherapy blends

The other feature of the Integrative Medical Guide that I especially liked was the section on making your own essential oil blends (recipes for, say, the Energy Balancing Blend, or the the oil of gladness blend).  These are basically kicked-up versions of the Young Living Essential Oils blends.

Do you really need this reference?

With the release of the Essential Oils Desk Reference, 4th Edition, most of the unique advantages of the Integrative Medical Guide are, in my opinion, lost.  The new Desk Reference contains the information in the Application Methods & Reference Guide, and it uses the Young Living names for the oil blends.  It also contains information on nutritional supplements, enzymes and hormone therapy, as well as cleansing programs, not found in the Integrative Medical Guide.

My recommendation: For the average user of Young Living Essential Oils, the Desk Reference is clearly the better option.  But, for those who have a good source of truly therapeutic-grade essential oils other than Young Living (and if you do, please let me know), this would make a great addition to your aromatherapy work.

The Essential Oils Integrative Medical Guide is 608 pages, in a 6" X 9" format, hardcover.  So, if you meet the criteria above, get your copy today from Amazon.com.  It's only $34.95.  It'll be one of the best investments in health you'll ever make.