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[Podcast] Herbs, Hope, and the Whole Picture: Fertility with Mike Berkeley Part 2

In this second part of a two-episode conversation, host Jim Applegate and Lynn continue their discussion with Mike Berkley, a board-certified acupuncturist and herbalist in New York City who specia...

[Podcast] Herbs, Hope, and the Whole Picture: Fertility with Mike Berkeley Part 1

On this episode of the Reality of Herbal Therapy podcast with Jim Applegate, host Jim and Lynn speak with Mike Berkley, a New York City–based licensed and board-certified acupuncturist and herbali...

Why Every Dr James Formula Contains Diatomaceous Earth

The Ingredient Nobody Expects Check the label on any of our formulas, whether it's Tissue Mend, Kolonic Kaps, Liv Clean or Nerquilizer, and you'll find one ingredient listed every time: diatomaceo...

The Seed Oil Hiding in Your Vitamins: Why We Chose Olive Oil for Our Vitamin D

You cleaned out the kitchen. You tossed the canola, switched to olive oil, started reading labels at the store. And then every morning you reach into the cabinet and take a vitamin D softgel floati...

[Podcast] What's Really in Your Vitamin D? The Truth About Carrier Oils

  On this episode of the Reality of Herbal Therapy with Jim Applegate, the hosts pick up from last week’s conversation with Cherie Calbom and dig into a surprisingly common source of hidden seed oi...

The Truth About Seed Oils: Why the "Heart-Healthy" Oil in Your Kitchen May Be Making You Sick

Seed oils may be the single most misunderstood ingredient in the American kitchen. For more than seventy years, we were told that canola, soybean, and "vegetable" oils were the heart-healthy choice...

[Podcast] The Seed Oil Wake-Up Call: How 'Heart-Healthy' Oils Made Us Sick

In this episode Jim and Lynn Applegate sits down with Cherie Calbom — the internationally known "Juice Lady," MS in nutrition, author of 36 books (including the global bestseller Juicing for Life)...

Heartburn Isn't Always Too Much Acid

You feel the burn creep up after dinner, so you reach for the antacid. It works — for about twenty minutes. Then it's back, and you take another. If that's the cycle you're living in, here's someth...

Don't Silence the Alarm: Food Combining for Real Heartburn Relief

Join host Jim Applegate on the Reality of Herbal Therapy podcast as he explores why antacids often only mask heartburn and what to do about the underlying causes. Drawing on the teachings of Dr. J...

Liv Clean and the Liver: Why the Body's Filter Needs Rinsing Too

By Jim Applegate, Professional Herbal Instruction · October 22, 2026 · 9 minute read Dr. Michael James used to ask people whether they would wash dishes with a rag they never rinsed out. Most peopl...