Steven Horne

Steven Horne is professional member and recent past president of the American Herbalists Guild (AHG) and a professional member of the International Iridology Practitioner’s Association (IIPA).  He has also served on the board of directors of both organizations.

An herbalist, natural health teacher, author, and consultant, his work has taken him all over the United States and Canada and to several foreign countries, including Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, England and Mainland China to share this wealth of knowledge. He has spoken at HerbFest, Whole Foods Expo, Clayton College’s annual conference, AHG’s annual symposium, and numerous conventions and conferences. He is a popular speaker and students find what he teaches is practical and easy to understand and apply.

Steven is the author of numerous books and course on natural healing, including: Coming Clean: Your Guide to Detoxification, Constitutional Iridology, The Endocrine Symphony, The Comprehensive Guide to Nature’s Sunshine Products and his latest release, The Heart’s Key to Health, Happiness and Success.  His Certified Herbal Consultant course consists of eight correspondence courses designed to teach people how to help others improve their health with commercial herbal products and nutritional supplements.  He is currently developing an Advanced Herbal Training program with Thomas Easley, another professional member of the AHG.  Steven has also produced over 50 videos and DVDs on natural healing.

Steven has been a consultant and product formulator for several herb companies, including Nature’s Sunshine Products, Tri-Light, Limited Edition and Cedar Bear Naturals. Steven is the founder Tree of Light Publishing, an educational organization dedicated to helping people to heal themselves on all levels by incorporating physical, mental, and emotional modalities. Tree of Light offers professional courses, charts, books, videos and other educational materials on natural health care. Recently he started the School of Modern Herbal Medicine, which is dedicated to “excellence in herbal education.”  He also offers personal health consultations through ABC Herbs in St. George, UT.

Content Posted by Steven Horne

Think Strategies, Not Remedies

My first herb book was Back to Eden by Jethro Kloss. I tried many of the remedies he suggested and sometimes they worked and sometimes they didn’t. I was a bit confused, primarily because he suggested remedies, but gave me no real understanding of...

The Story Behind Our New Book: Modern Herbal Medicine

In 1986, I was working for Nature’s Sunshine Products (NSP).  As an employee, I was very inhibited in what I could say about the company’s products because of the strict government regulations about making disease claims for herbs, vitamins, miner...

Product Companies in Modern Herbal Medicine

We've finally started taking pre-orders on our new book, Modern Herbal Medicine. On one of the forums I belong to someone asked how I knew all the companies we selected for the book produce high quality products. The answer is, we don't, because w...

Refreshing Our Website

For the past six months I've been frantically working to complete our new book Modern Herbal Medicine, which will soon be available in our webstore.  We've been working on this project for six years, and I first conceived of it over 20 years ago. ...

Understanding Herbal Formulas

Most herb books are written about single herbs, but well-crafted herbal formulas have some advantages over single herbs. In this special free webinar, Steven Horne and Thomas Easley will discuss strategies for designing herbal formulas and for evaluating existing herbal formulas.

Pau D'Arco

Photos from Wikipedia

Pau D’Arco is a large South American timber tree with extremely hard wood that has antibacterial, anti-viral and antifungal effects.  It is anti-inflammatory and may also be helpful for some forms of cancer. It is commonly used to treat yeast infections, but may be overrated for this purpose.

Oregano

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Oregano has been used for thousands of years as a spice and as a medicine. It is a potent antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral remedy, especially when the essential oil is used.  However, the herb, and more particularly the essential oil, is a strong herbal medicine and should be used knowledgebly.

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)

Do you suffer from chronic belching, boating, gas, acid reflux, a hiatal hernia or other digestive problems?

You might just have a problem with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO).  In fact, many of the problems attributed to yeast infections are actually caused by SIBO. Read this article to understand what SIBO is, what causes it and how to eliminate it naturally.

The Fungus Among Us

Yeast and Fungi Aren’t All Bad —
In Fact, Most of the Time They’re Quite Helpful

This article explains that yeast and fungus are quite useful, except when we get an overgrowth of yeast in our body.  It covers facts and myths about yeast infection and yeast overgrowth and some useful remedies for controlling fungal infections.

The Healing Properties of Turmeric Webinar

Turmeric is a spice that is frequently used in Indian cooking.  It imparts an earthy flavor and yellow color to foods, but it also has amazing benefits for human health.  It's chief constituent, curcumin, has been extensively studied as an anti-inflammatory agent and may be helpful for a wide range of health problems.  In this free webinar, The Amazing Health Benefits of Turmeric and Curcumin, Steven Horne, RH(AHG) will share with you some of the research on this amazing herb and it's primary active constituent, curcumin.