Herbs often get categorized as either culinary or medicinal, but can they be both? Herbalist Christa Sinadinos draws on over 25 years as a clinical herbalist and medicine maker to answer with an emphatic yes!
Still recovering from the stress of the holiday season? John and Tara share 3 key tips for nourishing your nervous system this winter. Plus, they offer a simple guide to planning your herbal year so you can start your new year off right.
In this episode of HerbMentor Radio, Rosemary Gladstar shares the importance of wild greens, both nutritionally and energetically.
jim mcdonald joins HerbMentor Radio for a special episode on herbal energetics and fevers. What is a fever, why do they happen, and what are the popular myths? You’ll also learn about diaphoretics, which are herbs that direct circulation, open pores, ventilate the body, and allow perspiration. Discover the difference between stimulating and relaxing diaphoretics. jim also shares detailed…
In this episode of HerbMentor Radio, David Winston explores adaptogens and their importance in this day and age. Adaptogens help the body adapt to stress and increase health. David Winston, RH (AHG), is an herbalist and ethnobotanist with over 40 years of training in Cherokee, Chinese and Western herbal traditions. He has had a clinical…
Robert Rogers has been a student of native plants and fungi from the Canadian prairies for over 40 years. He teaches plant medicine at Grant McEwan University and the Northern Star College of Mystical Studies in Edmonton, Canada. Robert is a professional member of the American Herbalist Guild. He has been a chair of the medicinal mushroom…
Sandor Ellix Katz wrote the book, The Art of Fermentation: An In-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from Around the World. This nearly 500 page volume gives practical information on fermenting vegetables, fruits, grains, milk, beans, meats and more. It has a forward by Michael Pollan and is published by Chelsea Green. Sandor is…
After a short break, John returns to HerbMentor Radio in a conversation with one of his first herbal mentors, EagleSong Evans Gardener. Go beyond “this herb is for that dis-ease” and body systems healing and journey into the garden, where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. EagleSong starts with the most…
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