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.

Science is just beginning to understand the connection between gut health and brain health. As a result of this research, a third connection has been found – the Gut-Brain-Behavior connection. Children are often prescribed antibiotics for ear, sinus, and respiratory infections. If these infections occur often, the child can end up with insufficiency dysbiosis or a complete lack of good bacteria in their gut (Quid, 2017). Studies have shown that when an imbalance in the gut microbiome of a child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is treated, the behaviors associated with this disorder appear to improve (Yang, Fu, & Liao, 2020).