HerbMentor Radio

Paul Bergner and Tania Neubauer, N.D. join me at the Traditions in Western Herbalism Conference for a special live edition of HerbMentor Radio.

Paul has been practicing natural medicine since 1973, is author of 7 books, and is founder of the North American Institute of Medical Herbalism.

Dr. Neubauer is a naturopathic physician, was a medical coordinator at the Berkeley Free Clinic, has worked extensively with Natural Doctors International, and has studied with Karen Sanders, Michael Moore and Adam Seller.

A “calling,” according to Paul, is something that “when you’re doing it, the universe conspires to make you succeed.”

Paul and Tania, along with herbal 7Song (Northeast School of Botanical Medicine), are leading a delegation to the island of Ometepe in Nicaragua. This trip is open to anyone, no matter what your herbal or language background. It is an amazing opportunity for those who want herbal clinical experience.

Whether an herbal experience in Nicaragua is your calling or not, you will gain mainly amazing insights from this interview.

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Michael Pilarski is a farmer, educator and author who has devoted his life to studying and teaching how people can live sustainably on this Earth. He has extensive experience in organic farming, seed collecting, wildcrafting medicinal herbs, plant propagation, horticulture, teaching, and international networking.

He founded Friends of the Trees Society in 1978 and has authored many books on forestry, agriculture, agroforestry and ethnobotany. Michael has been involved in the permaculture movement since 1981 as a writer, teacher and networker.

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jim mcdonald is an herbalist based in Michigan. He teaches many classes locally, and also teaches at major conferences such as the Traditions in Western Herbalism Conference and Rootstalk. In this podcast, Jim covers nutrition and body work as well as the major catagories of how to look at and treat back injuries, such as muscle pain, spasm, inflammatory pain, and nerve pain.

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Isla Burgess, DipPE DipTchg DipHerbMed MNZAMH MNHAA, has been an educator for the past 40 years, currently the Director of the International College of Herbal Medicine, was the founding Director of the Waikato Center for Herbal Medicine in New Zealand and is a convener for the International Research Group for the Conservation of Medicinal Plants. She developed a practical, innovative course drawing on 25 years practice and investigation in the field of medicinal plants and their therapeutic uses. She has presented papers at conferences and seminars both nationally and internationally and is the author of Weeds Heal: A Working Herbal.

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Phyllis Light is a fourth generation herbalist and healer. She is a professional member of the American Herbalist Guild, director of herbal studies at Clayton College, and is working on a new book The Geography of Health: Southern Appalachian Folk Medicine.

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Cascade Anderson Geller was a founding member of the Everett House Healing Center in 1979 in Portland, Oregon, and has served on the faculty of the National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Bastyr College, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and the California School of Herbal Studies. She has been trained by the late Ella Birzneck, Norma Myers and Juliette di Bairacli Levy. She teaches the Grounds-Well Herbs Healing Power of Plants course in Portland, Oregon where she lives with her family. This interview covers Cascade's origins as an herbalist and answers HerbMentor member questions.

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Timothy Lee Scott is an acupuncturist and herbalist with a master's in Traditional Chinese Medicine. He studied extensively with Stephen Buhner, who wrote the forward to his book, Invasive Plant Medicine, which demonstrates the ecological benefits and healing abilities of invasive plants. Working with Buhner led him to work in the area of Lyme's disease treatments, and Tim later formed Green Dragon Botanicals to provide remedies to the greater Lyme's community.

In this interview we discuss invasive plants, Lyme's disease, japanese knotweed and a few other herbs.

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Charles Garcia is a third generation curandero and practicing herbalist. He is founder and director of the California School of Traditional Hispanic Herbalism. Charles has worked in law enforcement, special education, lectured at many schools, and was a contributing author to the book, Wilderness Emergency Care.

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K.P. Khalsa believes in food as medicine. He is one of the foremost herbal experts in the field today. He is a senior editor for The Harvard University Natural Standard and a professor at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and Bastyr University’s College of Naturopathic Medicine. His most recent book is The Way of Ayurvedic Herbs. K.P. is Senior Research Scientist for the Yogi Tea company.

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Dr. Peter Gail has been eating and teaching wild weeds for over 50 years. He brough DandyBlend, his amazing dandelion coffee to the U.S., has written a book on dandelion uses and dandelion recipes. USA Today called him the King of Dandelions. Good Morning America, the Wizard of Weeds. Many call him Dr. Dandelion.

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