Nourishing Our Immune Systems with Natural and Herbal Approaches with Richard Mandelbaum
Tuesday 5/2/2017
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Online Webinar

Our immune system comprises a carefully calibrated balance of wide-ranging physiological activity extending from our thymus gland to our sweat glands, from lymphatic and circulatory function to our bone marrow, and now as we increasingly recognize, our gut.

The old paradigm of a healthy immune system distinguishing between “self” and “other” is quickly becoming outdated as we realize that our bodies are living symbiotic ecosystems of thousands of microbial species interacting with our human bodies. A more useful paradigm might be that a healthy immune system distinguishes effectively between “friend” and “foe”, working interdependently with beneficial microbes to prevent illness. Many aspects of modern life can work to undermine this delicate immune balance resulting in both over-activity as manifested in allergic states or autoimmune conditions, as well as under-activity that can result in poor resistance to colds and flu, chronic illness, or even certain forms of cancer.

During this class we will review how herbs when best used can help to restore immune regulation by modulating activity and boosting our bodies’ innate resilience and resistance to infection. We will discuss how to apply herbal, lifestyle, and dietary approaches to a wide range of imbalances including seasonal and food allergies, low resistance to colds and flu, chronic infection, and autoimmune conditions.

We will also discuss which herbs have been shown to have the most promise based on both traditional indications as well as modern science to have marked antimicrobial activity, in particular which herbs have antibacterial, antiviral, and/or antifungal properties and how to use them effectively.
This is an online webinar and will be recorded. All registrants will receive a copy of the class recording. We will email you the webinar login details prior to the start of the event.
About Richard:Richard Mandelbaum RH is a clinical herbalist with a private practice in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to seeing clients he teaches classes in clinical herbal medicine, medicine making, and field botany, wild edible plants and mushrooms. He is a founding partner, director, and teacher at the ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism in New York City, and is also on the faculty at David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies in Washington, NJ, and the Tristate College of Acupuncture in New York.

Richard has been an avid student of our native flora for over twenty five years. He has been practicing as an herbalist since 1997, blending use of our native medicinal plants with Chinese and Western herbal traditions. He is a graduate of David Winston’s School of Herbal Therapeutics in New Jersey as well as having studied at Rosemary Gladstar’s Sage Mountain Retreat Center in Vermont, and in New York City with herbalist William LeSassier. He has been a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild since 2003, and joined the AHG Council (board of directors) in October 2012. He currently serves as Secretary and chairs the AHG Policy Committee and the Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Richard is also active in issues related to fair trade, sustainability, and social justice. He migrates throughout the year with his wife Gabrielle and their daughter Rose between Brooklyn and their straw bale home in Forestburgh, NY.

You can learn more about Richard at http://www.richardmandelbaum.com, by reading his blog at http://realitysandwich.com/u/richard-mandelbaum/, or contact him directly at richard@arborvitaeny.com.

Suggested Donation: $10 – $20

Free for current Sky House Herb School Students and Sky House Herb School Alumni.