Immune Health

Get beyond echinacea and learn the full complement of herbal actions and nutritional strategies that can build immune resilience, fend off pathogens, or reign in an overactive system.

Your immune system is working 24/7 - even when you're not sick!

Even if it's not flu season, your immune system is constantly protecting you from pathogens in your environment - which means you've got to keep it running smoothly.

And for many of us, that constant vigilance gets out of hand and turns into problematic inflammation and autoimmunity.

Together, let's get your immune system into that "goldilocks" place - ready to protect you when you need it, calm and cool when you don't.

In this course, you'll learn how to:

keep your immune system at peak performance so you stay healthy
understand how inflammation works, and how to support the healthy version of inflammation
reign in inflammation that's run amok
rebuild your immune function after an illness
calm down immune function that's gone overboard in autoimmune conditions

The course includes over 32 hours of video instruction, as well as PDF handouts, quizzes and homework assignments, and more - plus weekly Q&A discussions where you can talk directly with Ryn and Katja.

The best immune system is the one that's "juuuust right"

Herbs and holistic strategies can get you there!

Teach Me How!

What you'll learn

How the Immune System works

When you understand what's supposed to happen and how to support it, it's easier to get yourself to that "Goldilocks" healthy balanced place!
Which herbs best support immune health

When is Echinacea appropriate? Are there any times that you shouldn't stimulate immune function? What herbs are safe when you've got an autoimmune condition? You'll be confident on these and many more!
Build healthy, strong balance!

Whether you're the one who always gets whatever's going around, or you're trying to cope with an overactive immune state - you'll learn what you need to know to come to a place of balance.

Finally!

Gayle M.

For the first time, I am almost through the winter and I haven't been sick - even though everyone at work has been. I feel like I'm finally learning how to work WITH my body!

Check out the full course curriculum:

1. Welcome to Immune Health!
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Live Q&A sessions twice a week!
3. How many hours is this course?
4. How to use this platform
5. The "What's New" button on your dashboard
6. How to use the Discussions feature
7. Meet our Friends!
8. Chatting in the Community Space
9. Every Body is Different
10. Herbalism (and health!) is Bioregional
11. Herbalism (and health!) is Bioregional [audio]
12. Course Outline
  FREE PREVIEW
13. Action Prompt: Plan Your Herbs!
1. Introduction to Immune Health
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Introduction to Immune Health [audio]
3. Action Prompt: Plan your herbs
4. The 3 "Features" of Immunity
  FREE PREVIEW
1. Immune Boundaries
2. Immune Boundaries [audio]
3. Feature 1: Barriers
4. Barriers of the Immune System
5. Barriers of the Immune System [audio]
6. Barriers: the Skin
7. Barriers: the Skin [audio]
8. Barriers: Digestive Fluids
9. Barriers: Digestive Fluids [audio]
10. Barriers: Mucous Membranes
11. Barriers: Mucous Membranes [audio]
12. Barriers: Gut Flora
13. Barriers: Gut Flora [audio]
14. Energy and Emotions as a Function of Immunity
15. Energy and Emotions [audio]
16. Environment and Community as a Function of Immunity
17. Environment and Community [audio]
18. Immune Barriers Wrap-up
19. Immune Barriers Wrap-up [audio]
20. Quick Guide: Barriers & Boundaries
21. Barriers Quiz
1. Feature 2: Innate Immunity
2. Innate Immunity
3. Innate Immunity [audio]
4. The Inflammatory Process
5. The Inflammatory Process [audio]
6. More on supporting fever
7. Quick Guide: Innate Immunity
8. Innate Immunity Quiz
1. Feature 3: Adaptive Immunity
2. Adaptive Immunity
3. Quick Guide: Adaptive Immunity
4. Adaptive Immunity [audio]
1. Immune Organs
2. Immune Organs [audio]
3. Immune Organs Quiz
4. Immune Response Cells
5. Immune Response Cells [audio]
6. Why Does Microanatomy Matter for Herbalists?
7. Why Does Microanatomy Matter? [audio]
8. Quick Guide: Immune A&P
9. Micro-anatomy Quiz (Optional!)
1. Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology
2. Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology [audio]
3. Quick Guide: Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology
1. Holistic Immunity
2. Holistic Immunity [audio]
3. Quick Guide: Holistic Immunity
1. Things That Suppress Immune Function part 1
2. Things That Suppress Immune Function part 1 [audio]
3. Sugar as Immunosuppressant
4. Things That Suppress Immune Function part 2
5. Things That Suppress Immune Function part 2 [audio]
6. Recipes for less-inflammatory treats
7. Health outcomes for above-deck vs. below-deck military personnel
8. Quick Guide: Immune Suppression
9. Immune Suppresors Quiz
1. Building Immunity part 1
2. Building Immunity part 1 [audio]
3. Building Immunity part 2
4. Building Immunity part 2 [audio]
5. Building Immunity part 3
6. Building Immunity part 3 [audio]
7. Fermented Foods & Probiotics
8. Quick Guide: Building Immunity
9. Building Immunity Quiz
1. Herbs, Pharmaceuticals, and Immunity
2. Herbs, Pharmaceuticals, and Immunity [audio]
3. Antibiotic Resistance paper
4. Origins and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance, Davies & Davies, September 2010
5. The lack of new antibiotics complicates antibiotic resistance
6. WHO Global Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance, 2015
7. Quick Guide: Herbs, Pharmaceuticals, and Immunity
1. Immune Stimulants
2. Immune Stimulants [audio]
3. Felter's writings on Echinacea
4. Immunomodulators
5. Immunomodulators [audio]
6. Antimicrobials & Antivirals
7. Antimicrobials & Antivirals [audio]
8. Astringents
9. Astringents [audio]
10. Detox & Digestion and the Immune System
11. Demulcents
12. Demulcents [audio]
13. Lymphatics
14. Lymphatics [audio]
15. Anti-inflammatory Herbs
16. Anti-Inflammatory Herbs [audio]
17. Other Actions for the Immune System
18. Other Actions for the Immune System [audio]
19. Quick Guide: Herbal Actions in the Immune System
20. Immune Actions Quiz
1. Immune Hypersensitivity part 1
2. Immune Hypersensitivity part 1 [audio]
3. Immune Hypersensitivity part 2
4. Immune Hypersensitivity part 2 [audio]
5. Autoimmunity
6. Autoimmunity [audio]
7. Traditional Irish Nettle & Seaweed soup
8. Hydrangea root and autoimmune disorders
9. Cytokine Storm
10. Cytokine Storm [audio]
11. Understanding "Cytokine Storm"
12. Paul Bergner on the concept of "Cytokine Storm"
13. Elderberries do not cause "cytokine storm"
14. Two referenced studies on Elderberry and cytokines
15. Cytokine Storm Research Reviews
16. NSAIDs, Aspirin, etc and viral shedding
17. Action Prompt: Ginger vs. Turmeric
18. Quick Guide: Immune Hypersensitivity
19. Hypersensitivity Quiz
1. Why do we get allergies?
2. Why do we get allergies? [audio]
3. Histamine
4. Histamine [audio]
5. The Role of the Liver
6. The Role of the Liver [audio]
7. Quick Guide: Understanding Allergies
8. Understanding Allergies Quiz
9. The "Stressor Bucket"
10. The "Stressor Bucket" [audio]
11. "Dump Your Bucket" - Food
12. "Dump Your Bucket" - Food [audio]
13. "Dump your Bucket" - Movement
14. "Dump Your Bucket" - Movement [audio]
15. "Dump your Bucket" - Environmental Factors
16. "Dump Your Bucket" - Environmental Factors [audio]
17. Support for the Liver
18. Support for the Liver [audio]
19. "Build a Bigger Bucket" - Food
20. "Build A Bigger Bucket" - Food [audio]
21. "Build a Bigger Bucket" - Sleep
22. "Build A Bigger Bucket" - Sleep [audio]
23. "Build a Bigger Bucket" - Relaxation
24. "Build A Bigger Bucket" - Relaxation [audio]
25. "Build a Bigger Bucket" - Herbs!
26. "Build A Bigger Bucket" - Herbs! [audio]
27. The Role of Cortisol
28. The Role of Cortisol [audio]
29. Quick Guide: Reducing Allergic Response
30. Reducing Allergic Responses Quiz
31. General Support: Nettle & Goldenrod
32. General Support: Nettle & Goldenrod [audio]
33. General Support: Ginkgo, Licorice, & Reishi
34. General Support: Ginkgo, Licorice, & Reishi [audio]
35. Supporting Mucous Membranes - Marshmallow, Violet, Linden
36. Supporting Mucous Membranes: Marshmallow, Violet, Linden [audio]
37. Supporting Mucous Membranes - Goldenseal, Yerba Santa, Fleabane, Mullein
38. Supporting Mucous Membranes: Goldenseal, Yerba Santa, Fleabane, Mullein [audio]
39. Decongestants: Horseradish & Friends, Ground Ivy, Elderflower
40. Decongestants: Horseradish & Friends, Ground Ivy, Elderflower [audio]
41. Watery Eyes - Eyebright
42. Watery Eyes: Eyebright [audio]
43. Trouble Breathing - Peppermint, Lobelia, Ephedra
44. Trouble Breathing: Peppermint, Lobelia, Ephedra [audio]
45. Materia Medica for Allergies [printable]
46. Herb-Drug Interaction notes for Seasonal & Environmental Allergies
47. Allergy Management Herbs Quiz
48. An "All The Things" Allergy Strategy
49. An "All The Things" Allergy Strategy [audio]
50. Cheap & Easy Interventions
51. Cheap & Easy Interventions [audio]
52. Slow & Steady Interventions
53. Slow & Steady Interventions [audio]
54. More Expensive but Effective Interventions
55. More Expensive but Effective Interventions [audio]
56. "Big Effort, Big Rewards" Allergy Strategies
57. "Big Effort, Big Rewards" Allergy Strategies [audio]
58. Quick Guide: Allergy Support Protocols
1. Immunodeficiency
2. Immunodeficiency [audio]
3. Quick Guide: Immunodeficiency
1. Iatrogenic Immune Suppression
2. Iatrogenic Immune Suppression [audio]
3. Quick Guide: Iatrogenic Immune Suppression
1. Epstein-Barr, Mono, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
2. Epstein-Barr, Mono, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome [audio]
3. The "bootstraps" reference
4. Sam Coffman's academic thoughts on Ebola
5. Journal Prompt: Working with novel illnesses
6. HIV
7. HIV [audio]
8. Background on St. Johnswort and HIV
9. Tick-borne Illnesses
10. Tick-borne Illnesses [audio]
11. Holistic Approaches to Lyme Disease
12. "Invasive Illnesses"
13. "Invasive Illnesses" [audio]
14. Infectious diseases and immune health in post-disaster situations
15. Quick Guide: Immune Infectious Diseases
16. Immune Infections Quiz
1. What's in this chapter?
2. COVID-19 Introduction
3. Basic Home Nursing Skills
4. Acute and Long Covid
5. Quick Guide: Acute Covid
6. Four Pillars support for Covid
7. Covid Cleanup
8. Covid & Inflammation
9. Reference - Amazon is running out of people to hire
10. Immune support vs. Immune Revitalization
11. Covid's damage to the Immune System
12. Setting up PubMed alerts
13. Damage to T cells & B cells
14. Supporting barrier immunity
15. Covid & resurgence of previous infections
16. More Covid Materials...
1. Vaccines and the Immune System
2. Vaccines and the Immune System [audio]
3. Quick Guide: Vaccines and the Immune System
1. Volatiles
2. Volatiles [audio]
3. Polysaccharides
4. Polysaccharides [audio]
5. Saponins
6. Saponins [audio]
7. Bioflavonoids
8. Bioflavonoids [audio]
9. Biofilm Busters
10. Biofilm Busters [audio]
11. Quorum Sensing Inhibiting actions across multiple phytochemical categories
12. More on Quorum Sensing Inhibiting herbs
13. Quick Guide: Phytochemistry for the Immune System
14. Immune Phytochem Quiz
1. Materia Medica for the Immune System: Printable Quick Guide
2. Materia Medica for the Immune System part 1
3. Materia Medica part 1 [audio]
4. Angelica study: antiviral to Herpes virus
5. Ashwagandha study: immunomodulating activity
6. Astragalus studies: polysaccharides as macrophage stimulators
7. Astragalus study: polysaccharides, tumors, and immune function
8. Materia Medica for the Immune System part 2
9. Materia Medica part 2 [audio]
10. Boneset study: anti-influenza
11. Boneset studies: anti-inflammatory effects
12. Action Prompt: Bitter Medicine
13. Protecting Traditional Medicines from Corporate Takeover
14. Materia Medica for the Immune System part 3
15. Materia Medica part 3 [audio]
16. Calendula studies: anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, hepatoprotective, lymphatic
17. Cat's Claw Monograph from the American Botanical Council
18. Chickweed studies: antiviral to hepatitis, herpes
19. Codonopsis study: immune cell balance
20. Materia Medica for the Immune System part 4
21. Materia Medica part 4 [audio]
22. Echinacea Monograph by Kevin Spelman (shared with permission)
23. Elder studies: antiviral & respiratory actions
24. Materia Medica for the Immune System part 5
25. Materia Medica part 5 [audio]
26. Elecampane studies: antimicrobial, anti-tumor, anti-stress
27. Garlic studies: immunomodulatory & anti-inflammatory actions
28. Ginger studies: anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, antiviral
29. Human Body Temperature Is Dropping
30. Materia Medica for the Immune System part 6
31. Materia Medica part 6 [audio]
32. Goldenseal studies: efflux pump inhibition, QSI, immunomodulatory
33. Thoughts on Dimetapp
34. Ground Ivy studies: anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective
35. Pine, Fir, & the Coniferous Chlorophyll Carotene Paste 🌲🌲🌲
36. Pine bark studies: antiviral, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer
37. Materia Medica for the Immune System part 7
38. Materia Medica part 7 [audio]
39. Plantain study: immunomodulatory activity
40. Poke studies: antiviral, anti-cancer
41. Prickly Ash studies: antifungal, anti-microbial
42. Propolis studies: immunomodulatory, antimicrobial, anti-cancer
43. Purple Loosestrife studies: antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory
44. Materia Medica for the Immune System part 8
45. Materia Medica part 8 [audio]
46. More on Medicinal Mushrooms
47. Reishi studies: anti-cancer, immunomodulatory
48. Shiitake & medicinal mushroom studies: anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory
49. Sage studies: antiviral, anti-inflammatory
50. Sumac studies: antimicrobial, antiviral, etc
51. Usnea studies: antimicrobial, anticancer
52. Seaweed studies: antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory
53. Materia Medica for the Immune System: Chicken Soup!
54. Chicken Soup [audio]
55. Action Prompt: Chicken Soup
56. Making Bone Broth
57. Immune Materia Medica Quiz
58. Action Prompt: Preparing for the Inevitable
1. Maintaining a Healthy Immune System
2. Maintaining a Healthy Immune System [audio]
3. Quick Guide: Maintaining Healthy Immune Systems
4. Action Prompt: How does this change your life?
1. Turn Facts into Skills!
2. Let's Practice!
3. A person with immune hypersentivity
4. Hypersensitivity solutions
5. A person with deficient immune function
6. Immune Deficiency solutions
7. A person with Allergies
8. Allergies solutions
9. Immune Health Capstone Assignment

About this course

$350.00
313 lessons
36 hours of video content

The best herb school online!

Vanessa P.

"I researched different online herbalism courses for about two months and am so glad I found you two. There is so much more than just the material to this course. Because you teach everything in videos, and then with the live Q&A sessions every week, I feel like this is more of an in-person experience than an online course and I love that."

But wait, there's more! 🙂

In addition to the videos, we provide features to accommodate all the different ways people like to learn, so you can internalize the information easily!

Lifetime access - so you can review the content as many times as you like, forever!
Weekly live Q&A sessions with Katja and Ryn - to ask your questions directly, live and in person! (They're even archived, in case you miss one!) This course has 1 year of live Q&A support.
Ask questions anytime - we're always just a click away: you can ask any questions in the integrated discussion forum, and we're committed to personally answering your questions, usually within 24 hours
Printable PDF materials - if you like to follow the videos along on paper, or keep them handy for a quick reference
Downloadable MP3 files - so you can review the content while you commute, workout, garden, ... anytime!

32+ hours of in-depth videos, downloadable quick guides, live Q&A sessions, and more - all for $350!

Get strong, stay strong

A strong immune system means a healthy you

Yes, Please!

What students are saying:

Every Health Care Provider Should Be Required to Take thi...

Sarah Strauser

Wow!!! This course was AMAZING. I was a registered nurse for 8 years before becoming a stay-at-home mom. I have learned more about the immune system and its ...

Wow!!! This course was AMAZING. I was a registered nurse for 8 years before becoming a stay-at-home mom. I have learned more about the immune system and its many functions during this course than I did in my entire nursing career. Ryn and Katja have a gift at breaking down complex information into digestible and easy to apply bits and pieces. I walk away from this program a little sad - I dislike when a good thing ends - yet, thrilled to start applying the knowledge gained with both the pillars of health and some yummy herbal friends. Is this course for you? I have a one worded answer for you....YES!!!

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Stephanie Camara

This was a very comprehensive course. I like how the information spiraled back around in many instances. I appreciate that both teachers are there in front o...

This was a very comprehensive course. I like how the information spiraled back around in many instances. I appreciate that both teachers are there in front of you teaching and not just voices.

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Amazing Course

Carol Federoff

I never expected this much information! This course is so informative and covered so well that my not so 'sciency' mind was totally able to grasp and become...

I never expected this much information! This course is so informative and covered so well that my not so 'sciency' mind was totally able to grasp and become excited by. I am so intrigued to keep learning more. I'll definitely be signing up for more courses.

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so important

DEE ASHLEY

i think everyone should take this course. like, they should teach it in highschool i don't know. it was so good!

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A lightbulb!

Tami Lowe

You made everything so clear in this course - I kept feeling "aha! I get it now!" about how the immune system works and what to do when it...doesn't!

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Your Teachers

Two heads are better than one!

Katja & Ryn

Katja & Ryn almost always teach together. They each have particular talents and areas of interest, and their perspectives on certain issues are quite different! Together, they convey a fuller picture of the realities of herbal theory & practice than either one could do alone.

Katja is an herbalist and teacher working to help people rebuild their relationships with their bodies and their own ability to heal. She’s been in practice for nearly 20 years, but it all began with a desire to make her own “fancy tea” at home instead of paying high prices for imported blends at specialty stores. She’s kept that do-it-yourself ethic close to her heart.

Ryn has been a practicing herbalist since 2010. He came to herbalism by way of martial arts, where his first experiences with herbs were focused on getting back into the game and becoming more flexible, adaptable, and resilient. Passing that experience on to others is what keeps him motivated every day.

Together, Katja and Ryn teach everyone from children to elders, as well as pharmacy students from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Northeastern University School of Pharmacy, where they both serve as associate faculty. Ryn and Katja are the authors of Herbal Medicine for Beginners, and the creators of the weekly Holistic Herbalism Podcast.

Zero-Risk Return Policy

Teaching isn't just about conveying information - there's also an aspect of being someone's "cup of tea".

So we want you to take the first 14 days to really decide if you love it or not. If for any reason you feel like this program isn’t right for you - if we're just not your cup of tea - we’ll give you a full refund. You don't even need a reason - just please let us know within 14 days of purchase.

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How the Immune System works

Which herbs best support immune health

Build healthy, strong balance!

Finally!

Welcome! (02:18)

Introduction (06:58)

Barriers and Boundaries (119:05)

Innate Immunity (38:33)

Adaptive Immunity (07:28)

Immune System A&P (91:37)

Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology (33:22)

Thinking Holistically about Immune Function (29:20)

Things that Suppress Immune Function (82:21)

Building (or Re-building) Healthy Immune Function (115:48)

Herbs, Pharmaceuticals, and Immunity (31:13)

Herbal Actions in the Immune System (188:54)

Immune System Hypersensitivity (136:30)

Seasonal & Environmental Allergies (322:16)

Immunodeficiency (07:10)

Iatrogenic Suppression and Dysregulation of Immune Function (11:33)

Immune-centric infectious diseases (162:00)

COVID-19 (221:43)

Vaccines and the Immune System (18:45)

Phytochemistry for the Immune System (51:57)

Materia Medica for the Immune System (410:25)

Maintaining a Healthy Immune System (22:51)

Let's Practice! (53:19)

About this course

The best herb school online!