Detox is not just about radical treatments. Detox is not even just about cleansing the body. Detox is about helping the body be at it’s best. Promoting the body’s natural ability to heal and detox and purify.

The liver is one of you organs strongly devoted to purifying your blood. There are some foods known to help this process and strengthen your liver. This will promote overall well-being.

As a general “rule of thumb” foods like  salads, beans, fresh juices, stir-fries cooked in a little good-quality olive oil, nuts, seeds, yogurt.

Steaming is a quick and healthy way of cooking vegetables, and the only vegetables to avoid are potatoes, though sweet potatoes are fine. A diet build on complex carbohydrates; brown rice, oatmeal, bananas, whole grains. Lean protein; beans, lentils, eggs, chicken, fish and a little lean red meat and all fruits & vegetables.

If this has not been your usual diet you may find it takes a little effort to re-train yourself. Experiment to find foods and recipes in these areas that you find taste good. There are really a lot of available recipes.

Foods like fresh berries, prunes, raisins, apples and pears are all good for your liver.

I like fresh fruit in vanilla yogurt for example. Keep a bowl of grapes at your desk for munching, or slice an apple and a peach. I just ate a plate with 2 nectarines, 1 banana, with some peanut butter to dip in. Please believe me when I tell you, in the past that would have been ice cream or cookies and maybe a sugar laden soda.

Healthy food becomes very satisfying after you grow accustom to it. Knowing the colds I used to get too often are part of my gone past helps too. There are definite benefits.

Eat foods high in anti-oxidants which promote your body’s natural detox mechanisms:  broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, and Brussels sprouts. These foods provide nutrients that enhance our immune system like  Vitamin C, Vitamin E, B vitamins, zinc and magnesium.  These nutrients stop the free-radical cascade of tissue damage and are involved in the enzymes that help detoxify damaging chemicals.

Avoid too much salt and sugar. If you drink too much alcohol you are asking for liver problems. caffeine, smoking and pain medications like aspirin stress the liver so reduce or stop those.

Blood cleansing herbs Milk Thistle and Dandelion have a long history of being beneficial to the liver. You can use as tea, tincture, or capsules. A popular dose is 350 mg 3 times a day.

This kind of liver detox diet will help you avoid many of the chronic illnesses that often come up as we get older.

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