"I thoroughly enjoyed learning Herbalism and Optimal Nutrition, as it has always been a part of my life. Being an inheritor of a busy health store, I always knew that I had to get to know the products I sell more intimately, or I would loose clients to other stores nearby. Through the HONERI, I have been able to understand the way natural health products work in promoting and restoring health, while at the same time, learned that natural health can be scientific." John Lindique - Sussex, England
"I must admit that having to conduct an original research dissertation was quite scary, considering I had never done one before. The support I received was very good and becoming a natural health researcher was not such a huge issue once I had all the tools provided by the HONERI Research Associate program. I am now writing the first chapters of my own book on herbs. The HONERI taught me that it is far more satisfying making my own footprints on the healing path, than merely following others footprints, especially when most lead to dead ends and mere superstitions." Jamilla Moosa - Perth, Australia
"At first I was a bit skeptical that Herbology was some sort of 'hippy cult' thing and would challenge my values. Only once I begun my research and begun studying the modules of the HONERI, did I realize that the perceptions of many people are falsely skewed to create this perception. Instead of learning to throw the bones (which I was expecting) I learned about the scientific validation of Herbal Medicine and nutritional supplementation. I now have a thriving practice in a small town (dorp) where I have slowly reeducated people in natural health and have shattered the stigma of Herbology being some kind of voodoo practice. An guess what? , I now have a few of the local doctors sending people to me as referrals." Susana v.d. Merwe - Port St. Johns, South Africa
"Living in a rural area in the Transkei means that my patients can not always afford or receive modern medicines. Through the training I have been provided by the HONERI, I am able to use more herbal remedies to assist the sick. I have even begun to grow medicinal plants so that we can create our own self-sufficient dispensary. This has saved our community a lot of money, which is very scarce. The wonderful thing about natural medicine is that our indigenous people already use traditional medicines as part of their culture. I think that adding western herbs and supplements to my practice is a more natural extension to primary health care, which everyone respects and accepts." Dr. Mahali - Butterworth, Eastern Cape [Formerly Transkei)
"After seventeen years of working for a boss, I am finally free. The reason for this is because I now have my own herbal and nutrition consultancy. I now have a fulfilling vocation helping others (pets included). I must admit the program has not been that easy because I wasn't much into biology and science at school. However, once I started the program I got hooked, because the materials have been presented in a well structured and accessible format that makes it a pleasure to learn. I only wish I had got into this field seventeen years ago." Sarah-Lee Casey - Durban, South Africa
"I think the HONERI is the pioneering leader in sewing up tradition and evidence-based natural health. I have been involved in Complementary Medicine for over ten years and have done numerous 'so-called' herbal courses which have merely touched on Herbal Medicine. I did not expect this filed to be so diverse and stimulating. I don't know of any other institution that explores Herbology and Optimal Nutrition to the depth the HONERI does. Not only am I enriched by the learning experience of the Research Associate program, but I am now also a teacher to my patients, who can now get explanations why their remedies work, and more importantly, why they are sick." Kenneth Davis - Calgary, Canada
"When I enrolled into the HONERI Research Associate program and received a single CD Rom in the post two weeks later, I thought I had been ripped off. I then placed the CD into my computer and a whole new world appeared before my eyes. Now, three years later, I still have not read all the highly informative natural health information packed onto the disk. Now I realize the truth. The medical establishment have ripped us off, by not empowering us to treat ourselves naturally. I challenge any other Herbology or Optimum Nutrition institution to equal or better the HONERI Research Associate program." Sr. Elizabeth Chandler - East Riding, U.K
"If I have to do the program all over again, I will .... " Lynn Haywood - Johannesburg, South Africa |
