Essential Oils for Healing, Revised Edition: Over 400 All-Natural Recipes for Everyday Ailments

by Vannoy Gentles Fite, Michele Gentles McDaniel, Vannoy Lin Reynolds

An easy-to-use handbook for using essential oils every day ― now with a new foreword from the author

All over the world, people are turning toward homeopathic and alternative medicines. Essential Oils for Healing is an easy-to-use guide for anyone who wants to learn how to use essential oils to heal a multitude of ills. Ailments are listed in alphabetical order and are accompanied by hundreds of recipes you can re-create at home using the essential oils at your disposal. Tips on safe handling and usage, contraindications, and storage ensure that even the most novice of essential oils user can get the healing benefits from our planet's natural resources.

Did you know that a few drops of lavender oil can be added to your kids' shampoo to protect them from head lice? Or that a drop of clove oil mixed with orange oil can relieve a mind-numbing toothache? Common, everyday problems such as nausea, dry skin, and insect bites to more serious issues like migraines and arthritis are included along with all-natural remedies that are simple and accessible.

Genres: Nonfiction, Health, Self Help, Reference

272 pages, Paperback

First published July 5, 2016

About the author

I love to garden, write, spend time with family and play outdoors. Most of my days are spent researching articles, recipes and healing products. I am the co-owner of The Pottery Box which is where the majority of my time is spent. I am blessed to be a writer and be able to spend my time with the people I love daily. I mean TRULY blessed.

I love to write. I write almost everyday. Getting the news to people about natural healing methods is, I feel, the purpose of my life. I am a Certified Herbalist, Certified Aromatherapist, Certified Ayurvedic Life Coach, Licensed Yoga Instructor.

I love to cook Ayurveda style recipes for my health and the health of those I love. Trying new vegetarian, gluten free and sugar free recipes is something I try to do several times a week.

Healing with food, essential oils, herbs and remedies from all over the world has prompted my next book " Llewellyn’s Book of Natural Remedies” which is up for pre-order now, and "Alternative Healing Methods for Mind, Emotions and Soul." Hopefully this one will be out in the next 2 years.

I am next going to concentrate on writing and researching books that teach how to heal with your doshas and chakras. Diet, exercise, herbs, oils, attitude, prayer, nature...they all play a part in healing by balancing doshas and chakras.

I feel I can never learn or know enough about healing with Ayurvedic medicine. Writing and researching Ayurveda is at the forefront of my life right now.

Reviews

[Tracy · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you use essential oils this is a fantastic book! It's got tons of useful recipes and doesn't just tell you which oils to use but how many drops specifically. I often tweak the amounts but I find that to be helpful data and not all books provide it. This will now be a regular go-to book for me when using my oils!

[Vannoy Fite · Rating 5 out of 5]

Of course I loved it...I wrote it!

[KC · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great collection of essential oils and their healing properties. Alphabetized, clear directions, and even additional resources in the back.
I would have liked to have seen pictures of some of the finished products though.

[Catherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too thorough for what I was looking for. I was looking for oils that would improve my sleep. Found a recipe in this one. Happy. Going to try it. Giving it back to the library. Not interested in anything else. If you are looking for a reference book and into oils a lot more then I do recommend this book.

[Christina Stewart · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a goldmine of information - I use it all the time and I love it!

[Shannon O'Neill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extremely useful resource that I keep right by all my oils and refer to often!

[CR · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a great book!! I have been doing oil blends for ages now and this would be a great book for beginners. I loved that they had all the essentials (pun intended) for everything you need to get started.

[Jamie Painter · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an interesting book and lots of things to get help medical conditions. I liked it

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great book for the beginner to the advanced with wonderful everyday recipes for all occasions.

[Tera · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great information, easy to read and follow recipes and it's A to Z layout based on ailments really works for me. Am glad I got this and definitely recommend it for anyone interested in using essential oils in their healing regime.

This is another book I will be re-reading or continuously reading for as long as it holds up (I've been known to wear books out; I'm on my 3rd Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scott Cunningham) and then of course get a new one. Final thought this is one of the few reference type books I bought brand new instead of hunting for it used because it sounded (and it's sample chapter on-line was engrossing) and looked like a must have right now and it didn't disappoint.

[Holly Scudero · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a great guide for people who are interested in using essential oils! Whether you're brand new to the idea or have been using them for awhile, this book contains essential information to help readers understand how to use oils and how to develop blends that will be effective for their individual situations. It's got general guidelines for what kind of healing properties each oil has, contraindications/warnings, and plenty of recipes.

[Hanako · Rating 3 out of 5]

I skimmed most of the recipes, though some look really helpful. A lot of them are quite extensive and use many different oils, so I won't be able to try them out until I increase my collection. But it seems to be a good resource.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great ref book about oils and what you can use them for. I have been using them in a diffuser for years now and have had great success. This was a book I really wanted to win because I could not wait to see what recipes awaited me. It did not disappoint.

5 stars out of 5

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tons of advice and recipes for using essential oils. There are some using oils that may not be used regularly, but for the most part the ingredients are common. Sections are sorted based on ailment, making it super easy to find what you need!

[Anita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the practical details and recipes in this book.

[Grete · Rating 4 out of 5]

Humorous

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are using Essential Oils or are interested in finding out more about how they can benefit your health, this is a great book!

[Terri Palermo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another great and thorough essential oil book that focuses mainly on recipes, something not quite right for me at this time...but maybe someday!

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great beginning tool.