Spring News    April 2025    Vol.18 No. 1

In this Issue

• Men's Prostate Tonic is a Winner!! Thanks for your Vote!
• Earth Day
• Herb Day
• Lecture Schedule for our Brick & Mortar Store
• David discusses Seasonal Immune Health: Read the Blog 
• David Winston's Students: Where are they now? David Winston, RH (AHG)
• H&A Events
• Expo West Recap
• Medicines from the Earth May 16-18
• Product Reformulations
• Media Update
• Sales, Deals, Rewards and More!
• Herbal Jeopardy Contest
• 2025 Herbal Salon Schedule
• Herbalist Training Program Information

Men's Prostate Tonic is a Winner! Thanks for voting!

We're thrilled!

David Winston's Men’s Prostate Tonic*

received the 2025 WholeFoods Magazine Natural Choice award in the Men’s Health category.

Thanks to all the retailers who voted for us! 

This is a product that we work especially hard to keep in stock because so many men call us to grumble if we run out.

Read more about it...

Earth Day is April 22nd

H&A is celebrating with 15% off on selected self-care Formulas from 4/18-4/22. We want to take care of you and together we will take care of the Earth. Use Promo EARTH2025.

Visit us at our Brick & Mortar location and receive 20% off for shopping locally.

Along with our daily commitments as a Certified B Corp, to use business as a force for good and maintain our Zero-Waste achievement, with your support we will donate a portion of your purchases on Earth Day (April 22^nd) to four local organizations working to preserve and restore New Jersey’s beauty and health:

Herb Day is Saturday, May 3rd

Herb Day is an annual celebration, marked by many events around the world. H&A is always involved in the event at Well-Sweep Herb Farm, organized in partnership with the American Herbalist Guild Northern NJ chapter. David is one of the Herb Day speakers for this fantastic (and free) event, including an herb walk and a book signing. See you there!

Find out more...

H&A will have an Herb Day sale, with 20% off everything except solid extracts. A percentage of sales that weekend (Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday) will be donated to the AHPA Foundation and to United Plant Savers.

Our Next Free In-Store Lecture

June 28, 2025

What to Keep in Your Home Apothecary for Pets

Join Larry Wollan, CVT as he discusses herbal remedies

to have at home for use with your pets.

Sorry if you missed the April 9th lecture. The classroom was full to the brim for David Winston's wonderful presentation on Spring Tonics

Tour our store here...

David Discusses Seasonal Immune Health in our latest blog post...

As we move out of Winter season, herb use often shifts from overall immune system support to promoting a healthy immune system response function.

Nourishing immune herbs are useful for supporting healthy overall immune system response function. We see consumers use immune reservoir strengthening mushrooms and nourishing herbal tonics as well as a wider range of more direct immune response function herbs for seasonal support or longer-term support. 

Delve deeper into the blog on understanding formulas for Seasonal Immnune Health...

David Winston: Where is he Now?

David Winston RH, (AHG) is the President of Herbalist & Alchemist, our chief formulator and head of product development. David is an internationally respected herbalist, and is dean and one of the primary instructors for the David Winston’s Center For Herbal Studies (DW-CHS). He teaches throughout the US, Canada, and the UK and has been teaching the two year DW-CHS program for over 40 years.

David was our first interview which started the wonderful tradition of catching up with former students in the David Winston's students: Where are they now? page on our website and we thought it was time for an update about their teacher.

Read what David is up to now...

H&A Events

Expo West Recap

Last month David Winston and Beth Lambert attended Expo West, the biggest natural channel retail trade show of the year, in Anaheim, California. Much of their focus was on American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) events.

David was honored with the AHPA Service to Herbal Knowledge Award at the AHPA member meeting. The AHPA member meeting included many tributes to the late Michael McGuffin, who led AHPA as president for many years.

David was also one of the herbalists that led the Herb Walk that preceded the Expo show.

And Beth was re-elected to the AHPA Executive Committee.

Read the full Recap...

Medicines from the Earth Symposium May 16-18

Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center

Lake Junaluska, NC

Visit Herbalist & Alchemist

Enter to win a "H&A product Basket" - Pick up a Free Sample

David Winston Presentations:

1. Friday Ethnobotanical and Native Plant Field Study

2. Last Butt Not Least – Herbal/Nutritional Proctology

Register for in person or online event...

Product Reformulations

The herbs in a formula may change occasionally, and for various reasons. David Winston's ongoing research may inspire a revision for an even better formula. Sometimes other factors warrant a change, such as an herb no longer being available due to sustainability or quality concerns. A company run by herbalists, like ours, has the flexibility to reformulate and replace an herb with one that will have similar effects and works well with the other botanicals in that blend.

David Winston's Reformulations:

Sinus Support Compound: We could no longer locate Eyebright that met our stringent quality standards. It has been replaced in this formula with Amla, an herb rich in polyphenols which gives it its activity, and Yerba Santa, an herb historically used for respiratory system support.

Full Moon Women's Anti-Spasmodic Compound: When we could no longer source Roman Chamomile, it was replaced with German Chamomile, an herb with similar activity.

We lost an industry leader early this year who helped shape the quality standards of many herbal products companies. Beth was one of the colleagues who commented upon the late Michael McGuffin’s profound impact.   

Read the article...

A Word about Tariffs: Everyone is worried about tariffs, which are impacting prices across the board. Uncertainty is the biggest problem, because with the constant changes of policy it’s very difficult to plan. We will continue to evaluate the impact on our company as events develop, as every business is doing. 

Read more...

CEO Beth Lambert expresses her concerns on the hidden costs of tariffs in the Supply Side Supplement Journal article Tariffs' Impacts will be Big and Bad.

Read the article... 

1st Quarter Rewards were recently placed on accounts.

Check your Active Promotions to see if you earned a discount!

Herbal Jeopardy Contest - Spring Edition   

Answer correctly & you will be entered into a drawing to win an H&A "Coupon" worth $50.00 towards future purchases of our quality products.  

Our WINTER Contest Winner was Susan H., but Congrats to all who answered Pipsissewa, botanical name " Chimaphila umbellate"

David Winston's Herbal Salon 2025 Schedule*   

Wholesale customers: Want to deepen your herbal knowledge but don't have much time? Spend an hour a month in David Winston's Herbal Salon. 

An exclusive educational opportunity for Practitioners, David Winston takes on a topic and provides in-depth information on the effects of various herbs. You have the opportunity to ask questions as he teaches. 

• Open to Herbalist & Alchemist wholesale accounts
• Online once a month, on a Wednesday at Noon - Eastern time
• Practitioners or health food store employees who wish to receive an invitation, contact karen@herbalist-alchemist.com

2025 schedule:

MAY 7 - Nervines

JUN 4 - TBD

JUL 2 - New Uses for Well Known Herbs

AUG 6 - Insulin Resistance/MetS

SEPT 3 - Healthy Veins, Capillaries & Arteries

OCT 1 - TBD

NOV 5 - Digestive Health, Better with Bitters

DEC 3 - 4th Annual Ask the Herbalist

*Dates and Topics are subject to change 

Onsite Store Hours

Tuesday – Friday 12 to 5:30 PM - Saturday 10 AM to 3 PM

401 E Washington Ave. Washington, NJ. Inside Warren Plaza.