VIRTUAL HERBALISM CONFERENCE - DAY 2
Building a Resilient Immune System with Herbs with Tieraona Low Dog
In this session, Dr. Tieraona Low Dog shares her expertise on building a resilient immune system with herbs, offering practical insights for enhancing immunity in today’s world of stress and health challenges. A trailblazer in integrative medicine, herbalism, and women’s health, Dr. Low Dog is a physician, educator, and author with decades of experience. Her evidence-based, holistic approach has inspired countless healthcare practitioners and individuals to take charge of their health. As a professor at UC Irvine, she has shaped the curriculum that guides future physicians toward comprehensive, holistic, patient-centered care.
Discussion Highlights:
- Overview of the immune system and its functions.Â
- Definition of a "resilient immune system" and the role of herbs in building resiliency.Â
- How herbs modulate the immune system compared to the effects of pharmaceutical interventions.Â
- Specific herbs for stimulating and suppressing the immune system.Â
- Considerations for long-term vs. short-term use of immune-boosting herbs.Â
- Importance of gut health in immune function and beneficial herbs for this connection.Â
- Supporting children's immune systems with herbs and nutrition.Â
- Common myths or misunderstandings about immune-boosting herbs.
Dr. Tieraona Low Dog is an internationally recognized authority in integrative medicine, women’s health, dietary supplements, and herbal medicine. Her scholarly work encompasses peer-reviewed scientific publications, medical textbooks, National Geographic books, and Oxford University’s Integrative Women’s Health textbook editor.Â
She has spoken at over 600 global medical conferences and held key public service roles, including an appointment by President Clinton to the White House Commission for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. Dr. Low Dog chaired expert panels at the U.S. Pharmacopeia for 25 years and served on the NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine advisory board. She received four-lifetime achievement awards, serves on the Board of Trustees of the American Botanical Council, and was named one of the 30 most influential people in the natural products industry by the Vitamin Retailer.Â
 A founding member of the American Board of Integrative Medicine, she now serves as the Founding Director of the Integrative and Functional Medicine Fellowship and Clinical Professor of Health Sciences at the UC Irvine.
About Tieraona Low Dog:
- at https://www.drlowdog.com/
- on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lowdogmd/
- contributing Tieraona’s Five Essential Winter Recipes Ebook to the 2025 Herbalism Conference VIP Pass Ticket!
- contributing to The Heirloom Recipe Collection, a curated course featuring 40 signature herbal recipes from sage herbalists like Rosemary Gladstar, Dr. Aviva Romm, Felicia Ruiz, David Winston, and dozens of others. These timeless treasures will surely become cherished heirlooms in your own apothecary, exclusively available as an upgrade to 2025 Herbalism Conference VIP Pass Ticket!
Find Tieraona:
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