Reviews For Herb Companion Magazine


Hooray! The mail is in

I look forward to the delivery of The Herb Companion more than any other magazine. This is the ultimate herb guide. It doesn't matter whether you are into medicinal or culinary herbs this magazine has it all. The Herb Companion is one magazine I read from cover to cover...including the advertisements. I find myself searching the internet to read more about each advertiser. This doesn't happen with many publications. They have a great question and answer section. Every issue features many excellent recipes. And, they really give you indepth tips on growing and harvesting herbs. This is not your average gardening magazine...it's a must for anyone who enjoys or is just starting out with herbs. My favorite gift subscription!


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My Day of Enlightenment!

Many times since the day I was seventeen years old I have suffered a tremendous amount of mental illness in my life. I am now forty-two. I have been diagnosed from one thing to another trying to find answers to what can cure me. Finally about eight years ago I was given my latest diagnosis of bi-polar Disorder. I would have to say that I was bi-polar in the worst sense of it's definition. I was even at the point of suicide on several occasions. One time even in my life I underwent twenty-three shock treatments, hypnosis, many Sodium Amytol Interviews, Psychotherapy, Drug Therapy. Over the course of my life since seventeen I had taken as many as thirty-two pills a day.
One day I met this lady whom I call Kathy, she's an avid studier of herbs and her sister Wanda who also is certified in the field of herbs who introduced me to the above mentioned magazine.
One of the things first mentioned to me by Kathy was an herb called St. John's Wort. She explained to me that this is nature's Prozac. So I thought I have suffered with this illness so much I would be willing to try something if it might help although there was a certain amount of skepticism. I did try this herb anyway.
I found myself taking it very sporadically in the beginning. Now I do want to make it clear that Kathy or Wanda neither told me that I had to forsake my psychiatrists and medicines. They just encouraged me to try this herb. So I did.
Later on I began taking the St. John's Wort more faithfully than ever before. There at last Wanda spend much of the time monitoring me and keeping me totally supplied. As time went on I found myself taking less of the medicines that were prescribed. I must admit that when this started happening my wife and children were very worried about me for fear that I would go back to being real sick again. So this whole thing was a touch and go situation for all of us concerned.
To alleviate any fears that anyone would have for my health and well being. As the St John's Wort began working and the prescribed meds became less I wouldn't tell my family. I just continued as I have always have been.
Along with the St. John's Wanda began making up a formula of herbs that she invented called Relaxeze, it is comprised of Passion Flower,Valerian Root and Skullcap. I also took those in conjunction with the St. John's Wort.
At that particular time I was taking 2,000 mg of Depakote,60 mg of Prozac,200 mg of Desaryl,75 mg of Seroquil and 10 mg of Ambien daily. I have taken some kind of medicine for the most part of my life and thought there would never be a way out for me. I felt totally trapped in this system.
As time went on with taking the above mentioned herbs I noticed a significant change in my pattern of thinking and feeling. I also noticed I started losing the desire for the meds I was on. Little by little they began to shed from my life. I kept this from my entire family until the entire healing process was complete so that I would be given no negatives to me.
First I noticed the Prozac dropped by the wayside in my life and I already an getting encouraged by this. Then went the Desaryl a few weeks later. Then the Seroquil had diminished a few weeks from there. Then the big one, the Depakote. He was the daddy of them all. The main drug treated for the bi-polar disorder. Of course lastly the sleeping pill was gone within three weeks of that time.
I still continued to take the St. John's and the Relaxeze any I began feeling that my life is finally turning up the way I had always dreamed. It almost brings tears to my eyes. Just for the simple fact that these two ladies and their families took a major interest in me and my healing process I now have been set free.
Now the moment of reality has come. I had to go in and be evaluated by my psychiatrists and her constituents. After a time of observation and questioning and examining. They found no chemical imbalance, they found no evidence that I was bi-polar or had any other type of mental illness. My psychiatrist asked what do I think happened. I fully explained it all to her in great detail. She stated that she heard of people getting healed from the use of natural herbs but I was her first case she actually witnessed.
It is documented that I am totally rehabilitated without any fear of return to my former condition. In closing with the session with the Doctors, my psychiatrist stood up and gave me big hug and wished me much success in the future. It was a moment of parting from that office that brought about many different types of feelings. I walked away from a Doctor I know who cared a great deal for me and loved her work. I also walked away from that office like I was being released from a life sentence of misery. Now peace and happiness can abide within my life.
Now was the time to set my family down and tell them that my psychiatrist has no need of writing anymore prescriptions for me and no longer needs to see me. I have been discharged from her care. My wife and kids eyes just blared with amazement. They all were beside themselves for a time being.
As time grew on they began to see more positive results in my life. Now each dawning of a new day I look forward to the challenges that face me and I proudly live my life in peace and happiness.
In reading the Herb Companion and the help of Wanda today,I am now an avid studier in the field of herbs. I take Feverfew for my headaches,St. John's and Relaxeze as I need it and also I meditate quite regularly now. That is so much more easier without the effect of mood/mind altering chemicals.
Now I must say that I don't write this for anyone to go out a throw their meds away and quit seeing their doctor. For me this had to be a very slow process of many months of working. As things fell into place I began to accept them. It was not an overnight thing for me. But to me the ends did justify the means. So to me that was the dawning of the day of my enlightenment.


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great magazine for herb lovers

I've been a subscriber for many years and this mag. never gets stale. Always something new on herbs and their usage. I highly recommend it.

If you love herbs, you'll love Herb Companion

This is my favorite magazine. I can't wait for the next issue. I read it cover to cover and am always learning something new. The recipes are great ideas. The photos are great. Can't say enough good things!

Added it to my library

Still reading through the book, but it has some nice ideas and is organized rather well.

A great disappointment - not what it used to be

This used to be a really outstanding magazine in the 90s, when it was published by Interweave Press. Each issue was thick with informative articles, high quality photos, wondeful recipes and craft ideas. The most important people in the herb world wrote regular columns and articles, people like Tom DeBaggio.

I unfortunately let my susbscription expire and was shocked when I renewed it and this new version showed up in my mailbox. It bears little resemblance to the original magazine. Not only is it less than half the size of the original magazine, it has considerably less content and many more ads. The wonderful columns are gone and the articles are superficial and geared toward those who are new to herbs. I treasure all my past issues of Herb Companion. I won't be renewing my subscription.

Very little content

This is an extremely light, shallow magazine. The editors seem deathly afraid of giving any real information about anything. Herbs are discussed almost strictly in a culinary sense, and even in that arena there is nothing that is new or fresh. Really disappointing.

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