2019 Course Schedule
Each course in this series covers three months as a “flipped classroom”. Students receive study materials approximately one month ahead of the live 4-hour class. These courses will also be available online for distance learners. In addition to the pdf study materials, we use the Ultimate Herbal Database as a primary resource and a subscription is recommended. Optional textbook: Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy, Modern Herbal Medicine, by Kerry Bone & Simon Mills.
Enrollment: Use the Enrollment Form located below. Payment is made through PayPal (accepts credit cards) or by check.
Each three-month session is $120
- Enrollment deadline: February 17
- Class time: 11am – 3pm, bring a sack lunch
- Location: Near Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Materials sent Feb. 18, Class Meetup on March 16
- What is the endocrine system?
- Strategies include Treatment of:
- Adrenal depletion
- Reactive dysglycemia
- Functional endocrine deficiencies
- Management of:
- Metabolic syndrome
- Type 2 diabetes
- Hyper-hypothyroidism
Materials sent March 19, Class Meetup on April 20
- Strategies include Treatment of:
- Eczema (atopic dermatitis)
- Some cases of psoriasis and immunological ski diseases
- Contact ad other allergic skin disease
- Superficial fungal infections
- Acne and furuculosis
- Viral infections
- Management of:
- Chronic psoriatic disease
Materials sent April 22, Class Meetup on May 18
- What is the Immune System?
- Treatment of:
- Acute inflammations of muscles, joints, connective tissues, glandular and gut tissue
- Management of:
- Chronic inflammatory diseases of the digestive tract including gastritis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis
- Chronic inflammatory diseases of joints and other connective tissues, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and anykylosing spondylitis
- Psoriasis, scleroderma, other chronic inflammatory skin diseases (dermatitis), including complex and autoimmune conditions
- Long-term inflammatory processes underlying chronic conditions such as diabetes and atherosclerosis
- Enrollment deadline: May 15
- Class time: 9:30am – 1:30 pm, bring a sack lunch
- Location: Near Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Materials sent May 20, Class Meetup June 15
- Treatment of:
- Chronic fatigue syndrome and related conditions such as fibromyalgia
- Fatigue and debility after illness, prolonged stress, injury or trauma (convalescence)
- Management of:
- Fatigue linked to clinical depression
- Fatigue linked to untreatable or terminal illness
Materials sent June 15, Class Meetup July 20
- Treatment of:
- Early and transient joint inflammation
- Gout
- Repetitive strain injury
- Management of:
- Long-standing joint disease with joint damage
- Low back pain
- Fibromyalgia
Materials sent July 22, Class Meetup August 17
- Treatment of:
- Functional disorders such as dyspepsia, gastro-esophageal reflux, irritable bowel syndrome
- Inflammatory conditions of the upper digestive tract, such as aphthous ulcers, esophagitis, gastritis
- Chronic gastrointestinal infections and dysbiosis
- Constipation
- Management of:
- Digestive deficiency and anorexia
- Food intolerances and allergies
- Enrollment deadline: August 15
- Class time: 11am – 3 pm, bring a sack lunch
- Location: Near Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Materials sent August 19, Class Meetup September 21
- Treatment of:
- Mild to moderate hypertension
- Angina
- Palpitations
- Management of:
- Chronic, non-severe hypertension
- Atheromatous cardiovascular conditions
- Recuperation after cardiovascular attacks
- Venous insufficiency
- Congestive heart failure
Materials sent Sept. 23, Class Meet-up October 19
- Treatment of:
- Inflammatory catarrhal conditions of the upper respiratory mucosa (common cold, rhinitis, sinusitis, otitis media)
- Acute bronchial and tracheal infections
- Allergic rhinitis
- Nervous coughing patterns
- Management of:
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, emphysema, silicosis)
- Asthma
- Chronic tracheitis
- Coughing due to persistent local irritation
Materials sent October 21, Class Meetup Nov. 16
- Treatment in some circumstances of:
- Stress symptoms
- Psychosomatic conditions
- Anxiety states, panic attacks
- Neuralgia
- Nervous exhaustion
- Insomnia
- Visceral spasm
- Management of:
- Moderate visceral pain
- Mild to moderate depressive conditions
- Nervous debility
- Dose reduction for prescription hypnotics and sedatives