Inflammaging & Chronic Inflammation: Immune Deep Dive
A training for practitioners with Camille Freeman (1.5 NPCE)
July 14 from 5-6:30 pm ET
What you'll learn:
In this class, we explored the science behind inflammation: what it is, how it works, and why it matters as we age. Folks learned the difference between acute and chronic inflammation, how inflammation can be measured, and the complex interaction between aging and inflammation (sometimes called “inflammaging”). We also discussed the connection between perimenopause and inflammation, highlighting unique considerations for clients in this life stage. Attendees gained practical insights into how diet, herbs and supplements, and lifestyle factors like exercise, stress management, and sleep influence inflammation. Finally, we talked about the importance of balancing anti-inflammatory approaches carefully, since inflammation is a vital part of a healthy immune response.
By the end of the session, you'll be able to:
Explain the mechanisms of acute and chronic inflammation and their distinct roles in health and disease.
Describe how aging influences inflammation and the concept of inflammaging.
Identify the relationship between perimenopause and inflammation to better support clients during this transition.
Evaluate the effects of diet, herbs/supplements (especially zinc), and lifestyle factors on inflammation.
Recognize the risks of overly aggressive anti-inflammatory interventions and understand the importance of maintaining balanced immune function.
Register for the Training
You'll receive access to a recording of the session, slides, an extensive references list, and a quiz/certificate option for those who need continuing education hours.
Save $100 when you register for all 10 lectures in the 2025 Immune Deep Dive
Meet Camille Freeman, DCN
She/her
Camille Freeman has been in practice as a nutritionist and herbalist for almost twenty years, with a specialty in menstrual health and fertility. Now, she focuses on offering mentorship and continuing education for highly trained herbalists and nutritionists through her business, Bloom & Grow.
Camille is also a former professor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health, where she taught physiology, pathophysiology, and mindful eating for many years. Camille believes that growing a practice with integrity and empathy while making a living is possible and that doing so provides an exciting and slightly terrifying opportunity for personal expansion.
Camille started her herbal studies with an apprenticeship with Monica Rude of Desert Woman Botanicals in Gila, NM in 2001. She then earned an MS in Herbal Medicine from MUIH under Simon Mills, James Snow and Kevin Spelman, followed by a second MS in Physiology and Biophysics from Georgetown University and a doctorate in Clinical Nutrition from MUIH.
She has had the opportunity to speak and teach throughout the country, including at the American Herbalists Guild Symposium, the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, the California School of Herbal Studies, the National Association for Nutrition Professionals conference, and more.
She lives in the Shenandoah Valley, where she enjoys wandering through the mountains with her two homeschooled children and loosely keeping the weeds under control in her herb & flower gardens.
Bloom & Grow Nutrition, LLC is accredited by the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists℠ (BCNS℠) to provide Nutrition Professional Continuing Education (NPCE) credits for Certified Nutrition Specialists® (CNS®). Bloom & Grow designates this activity/material for a maximum of 1.5 NPCE Credits.
