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Herbal Defense Kit: Hay Asz, Monia, Flem Up & Fection Unpacked

When something goes around, it almost always starts the same way. A runny nose. A scratchy throat. A cough that shows up out of nowhere. The upper respiratory stuff is the thing that gets everybod...

[Podcast] Herbal Defense Kit: Hay Asz, Monia, Flem Up & Fection Unpacked

Join Jim Applegate and Lynn Applegate on this episode of the Reality of Herbal Therapy as they dive into practical, time‑tested herbal support for upper respiratory health. Drawing on Dr. James’s ...

Back to School Without Back to Sick: The Three Things That Keep Kids Well All Year

One week into the school year, we already had sick kids. Even with all our best intentions. Even knowing everything we know. That is how fast it happens — the kids go back, they are packed into a r...

Back-to-School Survival: Routines, Blood Sugar & Immune Herbs

  In this episode of the Reality of Herbal Therapy podcast the hosts walk listeners through practical, family-tested strategies for getting kids ready for school while supporting sleep, blood suga...

Natural Headache Relief: Why the Nervous System Is Always Involved

By Jim Applegate, — Professional Herbal Instruction When a headache hits, most people reach for the same thing: a pain pill, taken to make the hurt go away. And it usually does — for a while. But ...

[Podcast] Those Itchy Eyes

A couple days ago I woke up with really itchy eyes due to allergies. In this episode I talked about the three formulas I took to relive the pain and itch in my eyes, Hay Asz Extra Strength, I Bri...

Spring Body Prep: Why Your Body Needs a Seasonal Reset Before Summer Hits

You do it for your house. You open the windows, pull out what accumulated over winter, clear the corners, and start fresh. Your body needs the same thing — and most people never do it. Right now, a...

[Podcast] Spring Reset: Wake Up Your Body with Herbal Spring-Cleaning

Spring is a natural “wake-up” season for the body, and in this episode we explain how to work with that shift instead of fighting it. We break down common spring changes—lighter sleep, increased li...

[Podcast] Win the Allergy Super Bowl: Herbal MVPs to Prepare Your Body

Join host Jim Applegate on the Reality of Herbal Therapy podcast as he uses a Super Bowl analogy to walk listeners through practical herbal strategies to prepare for allergy season. Drawing on per...

[Podcast] Inversion, Infection, or Snow Mold? Herbal Answers for Respiratory Irritation

Join Jim Applegate on the Reality of Herbal Therapy as he turns a simple Facebook post—"Is it the flu or is it the inversion?"—into a deep dive on three different triggers of respiratory irritation...