If you suffer from chronic respiratory issues, take comfort in some of the wonderful lung tonic herbs you can grow in your backyard.
4 How Your Immune System Protects You Learn about your body’s remarkable defenses against disease to better support your health.
8 19 Ways to Prevent and Treat Cold and Flu
Stay well this winter with these proven strategies for fending off and bouncing back from colds and flu.
12 5 DIY Remedies for Immune Defense
Stock your home apothecary with these five immune-boosting remedies, some of which are perfect for travel.
16 5 Best Herbal Antibiotics
These common and humble herbs have proven potential against a variety of nasty bacteria.
22 Herbal Flu Fighters
Boost immunity, nip illness in the bud, and relieve dreaded symptoms fever, body aches, and coughs naturally.
28 Natural Antivirals
Foods and herbs can be our most powerful allies in the fight against viruses.
36 All About Adaptogens
These nourishing herbs for energy, vitality, and immunity may be the keys to overall health in the fight against daily stress.
42 Herbs That Reduce Inflammation
Tackle chronic inflammation with anti-inflammatory herbs such as turmeric, ginger, and boswellia.
44 Respiratory Relief
Cultivate your own herbal cures for the coughs that plague you in winter.
48 Spring Clean Your Nose
Irrigating your sinuses can work wonders to relieve stuffiness, sneezing, and other symptoms of the season.
52 Home Apothecary
Organize dry herbs, tinctures, tea blends, and other medicinemaking basics in a way that honors both form and function.
58 Winter’s Best Herbal Remedies
Improve your health with bitters, elixirs, syrups, and vinegars traditional herbal remedies perfect for winter.
62 The Farm Effect
Here’s a surprising look at the latest science on what leads to a naturally healthy immune system. A hint: It involves microbes.
67 Raw Juice Boosters
Naturally boost your immune system with raw juice shots packed to the brim with vitamins and minerals.
68 The Overlooked Lymph
Learn how best to stimulate and support the oft-forgotten lymphatic system to improve your long-term immunity and health.
73 Liver-Boosting Turmeric Ginger Ale
Charm your taste buds and promote good health with a bottle of bubbly, honeyfermented ginger ale.
74 Amazing Astragalus
Modern research shows astragalus can boost the immune system.
75 Immune Berry Astragalus Gummies
Learn to make all-natural, immune system-boosting gummies from sweet berries and revitalizing astragalus root.
76 How to Make Tinctures with Echinacea
Learn to harvest and make medicine from this immuneboosting plant.
80 Grow, Cook, Heal with Elderberries
This herbal shrub bears tasty blossoms and berries that can fight colds and flu.
84 Glorious Garlic
Long considered one of the world’s healthiest foods, garlic has given us many reasons to love, eat, grow, and even worship it.
90 The Joy of Ginger
Improve circulation, reduce inflammation, help fight colds and flu, and reduce nausea with this simple, effective herb.
92 Protect Your Brain with Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba is an ancient, powerful healing herb.
94 Ginseng: Facts and Folklore
This herb is purported to cure nearly anything. Learn more about its health benefits.
96 Goods on Goldenseal
A popular treatment for colds and flu, goldenseal may also treat psoriasis.
98 The Amazing Healing Powers of Mushrooms
Explore the tremendous promise of mushrooms to fight against cancer, arthritis, superbugs, and other serious health concerns.
102 Heal Thyself with Olive Oil
This valued Mediterranean herb may help support the immune system.
104 Outstanding Oregano
This Mediterranean shrub is among the world’s most effective healing plants. Learn about its miraculous capabilities.
110 Grow, Harvest, and Use Thyme
Easy to grow indoors or out, thyme is the perfect addition to your garden and medicine cabinet.
112 Eat Your Way Healthy
The most powerful medicine is not anything you can buy in a pharmacy. It’s what’s growing in the garden.
118 Upgrade Your Immunity
To support your immune system, prepare these meals that are filled to the brim with medicinal herbs.
122 Healing Herbal Soups
Improve your health with traditional Chinese healing soups.
124 The Immunity Cookbook
Strengthen your immune system and boost your gut health with these everyday recipes.
128 Get Better Sleep Naturally
Let Mother Nature’s herbal remedies work on your behalf to obtain the restorative rest you need.
132 The Vital Importance of Gut Bacteria
Linked to everything from weight control to mental health, our gut bacteria is vital to our health learn how to manage yours.
136 Old-Time Herbal Remedies to Relieve Stress
Uncover age-old herbal remedies to relieve stress in your daily life.
140 The Secrets to Stress Relief
Exercise is as healthy for the mind as it is for the body.
142 Grow an Immunity Garden
This garden plan can help you sail heartily through winter.
