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Real Sauerkraut: The Living Food That Helped Rebuild My Gut

A couple of months ago, I got backed up. Not the usual kind where I take a couple of Klean Lax and I'm fine by morning. This was different. My bowels weren't moving, and pretty soon I wasn't just c...

[Podcast] Fermented Survival Wisdom — From Alsace to Your Microbiome

In this episode of the Reality of Herbal Therapy podcast, host Jim Applegate and Lynn share a personal recovery story and dive deep into the simple, time-honored power of real sauerkraut. After a ...

Fiber, Bulk and Regularity: What Kolonic Kaps and Klean Lax Each Do

By Jim Applegate, Professional Herbal Instruction · October 15, 2026 · 9 minute read These two formulas get reached for in the same moment and they are not doing the same thing. One adds material. ...

Zime and Col Cer: Two Formulas, Two Completely Different Jobs

By Jim Applegate, Professional Herbal Instruction · October 8, 2026 · 8 minute read Zime and Col Cer are the two formulas people mix up more than any other pair on our shelf. Both are digestive. Bo...

Where Most Health Complaints Actually Start: A Plain Look at the Digestive System

By Jim Applegate, Professional Herbal Instruction · October 1, 2026 · 12 minute read Digestive system health sits underneath more complaints than any other system in the body, and most people never...

Tonic F, Her Mone & Dong Quai: The Formulas Dr. James Built for Women

Dr. James used to say that if there were ever one formula the whole world needed, it was Tonic F. That always got a laugh — because Tonic F is a formula for women. But he meant it, and here's his r...

[Podcast] Tonic F: The “Female Salad in a Pill” — Restore Cycles, Ease PMS, Reclaim Balance

  Long before modern pharmacies there were healers—and in this episode of the Reality of Herbal Therapy with Jim and Lynn Applegate the hosts walk listeners through the cornerstone herbal formulas ...

Bladney: Heal Your Kidneys, Stop Nighttime Urgency

Swelling in your ankles. That puffy feeling where your wedding ring won't quite go on. An ache low in your back. Getting up three times a night. Painful or urgent trips to the bathroom where you're...

[Podcast] Bladney: Heal Your Kidneys & Stop Nighttime Urgency

Join host Jim Applegate (with co-host Lynn) on the Reality of Herbal Therapy podcast as they dive into bladder and kidney health and the time-tested herbal formula Bladney, created by Dr. James. T...

Heal Your Gut, Shield Your Immunity: Fection & Col Cer Deep Dive

Open up any health feed right now and you'll see the same words over and over: postbiotics, gut health, immune resilience, the "gut-immune connection." It's one of the biggest conversations in wel...