Detoxing is a natural way of getting rid of harmful pollutants and toxins. Although our body is an ingenious system that can handle most toxins by itself, these days toxin build-ups are more real and sabotaging our health and weight loss efforts.
If we take a look at the food we eat, the air we breathe, and the water we drink, we have to conclude that those sources aren’t as clean as they used to be. So your liver, kidneys, lungs, and intestines have a hard time in processing and eliminating those harmful compounds from our body to prevent damage and disease.
To give them the breathing space they need, it is important to reduce our toxin intake as much as possible by eating and drinking the right kind of foods. Fruit, vegetables, herbs, and spices have shown some very powerful cleansing and detoxing properties. Opt for organic as much as possible to eliminate harmful pesticides and GMOs from your diet.
To reduce toxic load avoid processed food, fast foods, refined sugar, processed grains, dairy, and non-organic meat as much as possible and add more detoxifying foods to your daily diet to support your organs. Click here to discover 20 power foods to detox your body on a daily basis.
Here are 3 of my favorite detoxifying herbal tea recipes for you to try
Liver detoxifying herbal tea
Ingredients (makes 5 cups)
- 3 ounces fresh ginger, sliced
- 3 tsps. dried dandelion root (or 3 teabags)
- 3 tsps. dried milk thistle (or 3 teabags)
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 tbsps. lemon juice
- 1 tbsp. organic coconut oil
- 30 drops artichoke extract
- 5 cups water
Directions
Boil ginger and water for 1 minute. Remove from the heat. Add dandelion, milk thistle and cinnamon to a saucepan and pour the boiling water over the herbs, cover, and steep for 10 to 15 minutes. Drain the herbs from the liquid and add the remaining ingredients. Stir until combined.
Enjoy warm or cool in the fridge for a cleansing iced tea on a hot summer’s day. Do not add sugar, if you need to sweeten things up use stevia or raw honey.
Detox Benefits
Ginger: stimulates digestion, circulation, and sweating. Ginger aids the elimination of toxins and waste material from the colon, liver, kidneys, and other organs.
Dandelion root: increases the production of bile which helps the liver to digest foods and remove toxins more efficiently. It is also packed with liver healing vitamins and phytonutrients.
Milk thistle: milk thistle has been used for ages to deal with liver issues. It strengthens your liver and helps to get rid of toxic sludge.
Cinnamon: great taste-enhancer that lowers blood sugar levels and aids your body to process sugar 20 times faster.
Lemon Juice: aids digestion, improves circulation, and enables your body to work more efficiently to flush out toxins and chemicals.
Coconut oil: toxin-flusher and make the cleansing phytonutrients for the other herbs more available.
Artichoke extract: increase bile flow, triggers liver cell regeneration, and aids digestion.
Ayurvedic heavy metal remover
Ingredients (makes 3 cups)
- 3 cups water
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp coriander seeds
- ½ tsp fennel seeds
Directions
Boil water and pour over the ingredients. Cover and steep for 5 to 10 minutes. Drain and serve hot or cold. Again, avoid adding sugar. Use stevia or raw honey instead.
Detox Benefits
Cumin: improves digestion, blood flow, and has dilating and purifying properties
Coriander seeds: are diuretic, they improve digestion and are well known for their heavy metal removing abilities (heavy metal chelator).
Fennel seeds: also works as a diuretic and helps your body to eliminate toxins and stimulates the filtering organs to work more efficiently.
Kidney Detoxer
Ingredients (makes 4 cups)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 10 basil leaves
- 1 tsp. cumin seeds
- 1 inch ginger, thinly sliced
- ½ lemon, juiced
- 4 cups water
Directions
Boil water and pour over the ingredients. Cover and steep for 5 to 10 minutes. Drain and serve hot or cold. Again, avoid adding sugar. Use stevia or raw honey instead.
Detox Benefits
Cinnamon: great taste-enhancer that lowers blood sugar levels and aids your body to process sugar 20 times faster.
Basil: basil plays a key role in detoxing and toning the kidneys. It improves digestion, works as a powerful antioxidant and detoxifier.
Cumin: improves digestion, blood flow, and has dilating and purifying properties
Ginger: stimulates digestion, circulation, and sweating. Ginger aids the elimination of toxins and waste material from the colon, liver, kidneys, and other organs.
Lemon Juice: aids digestion, improves circulation, and enables your body to work more efficiently to flush out toxins and chemicals.
Although detoxing is something you should do on a daily basis by reducing your toxin intake and eat clean, fresh, whole foods. Adding more detoxing foods, such as herbs, leafy greens, and fruits, to your daily diet will enable your body to work more efficiently and will give your organs time to rest and concentrate on their other important tasks.
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