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Posted by liz_h 7/8 DFW Texas (My Page) on Wed, Sep 24, 08 at 16:59
| I just found the herbmentor.com website. Based on the free content, it looks like a good learning site - especially for someone like me who knows nearly nothing on the subject. I'd like to hear from others who have subscribed to it for awhile. Is the free content a good indicator of the rest of the site? Do you like the classes? Is the information provided accurate? Anything good or bad you can say about the site? Are there other web-based courses or sites that you think are better? I love the GardenWeb forums, but would benefit from a more structured approach.
Thanks for any info or suggestions. :) |
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RE: HerbMentor LearningHerbs
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| here's a great blog with tons of articles on native remedies. |
Here is a link that might be useful: native remedy
RE: HerbMentor LearningHerbs
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| Rachel, apart from your post having nothing to do with the website being asked about, your own site would probably have more credibility if it tried to document what those supplements you're selling can supposedly do for the conditions they're listed for. The brief generic articles look like they're mainly intended as padding for supplement ads. |
RE: HerbMentor LearningHerbs
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| I am taking an herbal class and several of my classmates have highly recommended HerbMentor. I can't give you my personal opinion as I haven't had time to check it out yet, but I do think well of my classmates opinions. |
RE: HerbMentor LearningHerbs
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- Posted by liz_h 7/8 DFW Texas (My Page) on
Sun, Oct 19, 08 at 20:51
| Thanks veggymama. That carries some weight with me, too. |
RE: HerbMentor LearningHerbs
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Add me to the list of impressed people. Bare in mind eric is a medical person who is actively against herbalism and only responds to questions on this forum to persuade people to stay away from herbs and treat the medical profession as gods.
Do your own research before taking herbs as well as any medical drugs. |
RE: HerbMentor LearningHerbs
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| Oakleif, you just said to be weary of Eric, despite the fact tha this post stated A) that the website doesn't even pretend to be on topic and B) that it has no resources. All he is doing is asking for proof, thats only a condemnation if the person making the claim has none(in which case someone who follows your advice and does research will end up disagreeing with the claimant, something that eric didn't even do) |
RE: HerbMentor LearningHerbs
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| HerbMentor isn't really worth sticking around for too long. There is only one Herbalist who comes on daily to give her 2 cents, and the other members are mostly pretty novice themselves, so you don't get a diversity of expert advice. Its worth being a member one month a year, to download as much as you want. Things are added so slowly that monthly membership is a waste of money. There are other forums, such as the susun weed forum, where you can have all your questions answered. |
RE: HerbMentor LearningHerbs not worth more than a month
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| Oh, and its also very biased towards whoever their 'business' affiliates. Because they profit whenever you are referred to one of their affiliates, they really only recommend businesses and other herbalists they will profit from. If you are not affiliated financially in some way, you don't get the referral. Any of the herbalists that occasionally pop on, such as Kiva rose, Sean donahue, Jim McDonald, do so to promote themselvesw and their services, not to help out for the sheer joy of it. You can tell because they come on more regularly when they have a new course to promote. everything John does is very 'infommercially' BUY NOW BUY NOW BEFORE THIS OFFER IS GONE!!! By this I mean that any extra courses that he offers for an extra charge, he promotes the hell out of on HerbMentor. Thing is, he makes it seem like a now or never deal, but it is always available at a later date. Always. and usually as a free added bonus to another new course. He always states that he never knows whether or not a new course will be offered in the future, but then he turns around to say that he plans every little detail of his business out for the next 5 years. he tries to come across as your 'friend' but it is a business, and a very lucrative one at that. With over 500 members, he is pulling in some serious cash. An accurate estimate cannot be made since not everyone pays the same amount per month. It all depends on what deal you signed up for. Somne people may pay 1/3 what you pay. If you bring that up in a forum post, he deleted the topic so nobody knows. |
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