Over the last two years, more and more people have awoken to the joy of home cooking. Meals we make from scratch can be healthier, especially if we are using organic ingredients, plus there is just something that adds to the taste when the meal is made with love. Have you ever wondered what it is that makes a meal 'healthier'?

For a meal to really be healthy, the ingredients have to be able to activate or boost the function of one of our body systems. The only way to really do that is to start with fresh, organic ingredients and an understanding of what function you want the food to support in your body. Today we are going to support the immune system by choosing three recipes that have ingredients high in an immunomodulating constituent called D-Beta Glucan.

Your digestive tract does more than just make sure your food is digested properly. It is responsible for housing about 70% of your immune system. One of the best ways to make sure you keep your immune system and your digestive tract healthy is by feeding it with healthy, organic foods high in Vitamin C. Most of the time when you think of Vitamin C, oranges and orange juice come to mind. But did you know that broccoli, cabbage, brussel sprouts, tomatoes, cauliflower, kale, bell peppers, and even potatoes are high in Vitamin C. And remember, there are many other citrus fruits like kiwi, grapefruit, lemons, and limes, plus melons, strawberries, apples, guava, and papaya too.

Anywhere from 10-12 million people in the United States have either been diagnosed with hypothyroidism or have an underactive thyroid. Most are taking some type of synthetic thyroid medication yet around 15 percent still experience the symptoms that took them to the doctor's office in the first place. One reason for this may be that a synthetic thyroid hormone only contains T4 which the body has to convert to an active T3 which is the powerhouse of energy metabolism.

It's tough to be happy when you feel angry, frustrated, impatient, and/or indecisive all the time. So stop complaining and start loving your liver. The liver is the one organ in your amazing body that has the ability to regenerate up to one-forth of itself if you cut that part out. You have to admit that is pretty cool. The liver filters 540 gallons of blood every day. That's a lot of work. Since the average human body holds about five liters of blood that means the liver filters all of your blood over one hundred times a day.