What better time of the year to talk about St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) than as we approach the winter solstice; a time when nature is fast asleep under a duvet of snow and all is still. The days are short now, and will be at their shortest around the 21st of December. Consequently, St […]
Archives for December 2012
Fat Metabolism and Health
Fats contain carbon, hydrogen, and some oxygen. The three main forms of fat found in food are: glycerides – mainly triglycerides, the form in which the body stores fat for fuel; phospholipids; sterols – mainly cholesterol. These crucial nutrients provide up to 10 kilocalories per gram of energy, compared with four kilocalories per gram from […]
Meet the Masters: Mary Bove, ND
The Meet the Masters project is a mentoring initiative geared towards inspiring and educating herbalists on innovative ways to make a living with herbal medicine. In this ongoing series we’re asking prominent herbalists to answer the question: “How did you establish a career in Herbal Medicine?” A true master of her herbal craft, the very talented and understated Mary Bove […]