Ryan Drum
Island Herbs
P O Box 25
Waldron, WA 98297-0025

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Ryan Drum, PhD, AHG, has a BSc in Chemical Technology and a PhD in Botany (Phycology) from Iowa State University. While a NATO Scholar, he did postdoctoral studies on Cell Biology using the Electron Microscope and Microcine at the Universities of Bonn, Germany and Leeds, England . For 10 years Dr. Drum taught Botany and related subjects at Universities (UMASS/Amherst,UCLA, WWU). He studied Herbal Medicine with Ella Birzneck, founder of Dominion Herbal College in British Columbia for 12 years, and taught at their summer seminars for 25 years. He has been an adjunct faculty at Bastyr University since 1984, and he lectures at major herbal conferences and herbal schools. He specializes in Seaweed Therapies, Thyroid issues, and Men's Health. Dr. Drum is the author of over 30 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, the author of Electron Microscopy of Diatom Cells 1966, Springer Verlag, a 100-Plate Atlas, in print for 20 years, and a contributing author of two chapters in Planting the Future (Gladstar and Hirsch 2001) and a chapter in Fundamentals of Naturopathic Endocrinology, M. Friedman 2005. The proud father of three wonderful children and two fantastic grandchildren, he lives in a rustic little hilltop cabin he built 30 years ago on a remote island, off the grid, without indoor plumbing or refrigeration. Dr. Drum believes in true patient autonomy: the freedom and right to choose one's caregivers independent of their official certification.

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Articles of Interest

Petasites ssp. (Butterbur) Wild Cultivation

• Transgenerational Herbalism and Epigenomics
• Medicinal Uses of Seaweeds-Updated
• Sea Vegetables For Food & Medicine
• Bullwhip Kelp (Nereocystis leutkeana): The World's Tastiest and Easiest Kelp To Eat
• Environmental Origins of Thyroid Disease-Part 1
• Environmental Origins of Thyroid Disease-Part 2
• Herbs and Men's Health
• Two Buds and a Leaf: Poplar Buds, Grindelia Buds, and Fig Leaves
• Three Herbs: Devil's Club, Oregon Grape & Chaparral
• Three Herbs: Nettles, Horsetail, Mullein
• Three Herbs: Yarrow, Queen Anne's Lace, Indian Pipe
• Three Herbs:Yarrow, Indian Consumption Plant, Coral Root
• Thyroid Function and Dysfunction
• Wildcrafting Medicinal Herbs

2010 Workshops with Ryan Drum`

22.May 2010.
Waldron Safari ~ 9:00AM - 3:00PM Waldron Island. Contact: Laura Gibbons. 360-376-4066

12.June 2010.
Seaweed Ramble ~ 9:00AM - 2:00PM. Larabee State Park. Sponsored by Bellingham Community Food Co-op. Contact: Kevin Murphy. 360-734-8158 xt 220

13.June 2010.
Seaweed Ramble ~ 10:00AM - 3:00PM. Seattle Area. Sponsored by Dandelion Herbs. Contact Rhonda. 206-783-7079

14.June 2010
Seaweed Ramble ~ 10:00AM - 2:00PM. Orcas Island. Contact: Laura Gibbons 360-376-4066

25-28.June 2010.
Montana Herb Gathering near Butte, MT. Info@montanaherbgathering.org.Ryan's topics: Seaweed for health and Nutrition, Epigenomics and herbal medicine, Men's Health

10.July 2010
Seaweed Ramble ~ 8:00AM-1:00PM. Lopez Is., Agate Beach. Sponsored by Lopez Island Family Rec. Program. Contact: Patsy Haber. 360-468-4117

11.July 2010.
Seaweed Ramble ~ 9:00AM - 1:00PM. Orcas Island. Sponsored by Orcas Is. Recreational Program. Contact: Linda Sheridan. 360-376-5339

12-14.November 2010.
NEHA Annual Gathering. NY State. Keynote Speaker: Making of an Herbalist

Links

Voices for Traditional Medicines

Traditional Medicines Congress - http://traditionalmedicines.info