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Fibrous Fabulous Fruits
Some of the best anti-oxidants are located in fruits. They have a high liquid content, too so they flush toxins easily away. Most fruits have dietary fiber, too. If you want a food that is healthy for you, easy to digest, and that is high in antioxidants, go for the fruit.

Citrus Solutions
Believe it or not, lemons, limes, and oranges remove toxins naturally from your body. They jump start the digestive tract with the enzymatic process and aid the liver in cleansing processes. This is aided by drinking warm water along with the lemon or mixing the lemon into the water. Vitamin C is one of the best anti-oxidant vitamins we have and it can transform toxins into digestible materials.
Good Golly, Green Algae!
The thoughts of eating algae may make your stomach turn. However, if you really are serious about detoxifying your body, dig in to spirulina, alfalfa, chard, argula, kale, barley, and wheat grass. They don’t sound sexy but they got teeth when it comes to waste and toxin removal. These chlorophylls can rid your body of smog, herbicides, pesticides, and heavy metals.
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Go for Garlic!
When you think of garlic, you think of warding off vampires. Well, toxins are the vampires that drain you of your good health much like vampires drain you of your blood supply. Garlic stimulates the liver to produce detoxifying enzymes that filter out the toxic residues in the digestive system. Add sliced or cooked garlic to any dish and it will help aid in the detoxification process.
Broccoli Sprouts Sentiments
Extremely high in antioxidants, broccoli sprouts help stimulate the enzymes that detoxify the digestive tract. They are also high in dietary fiber which helps cleanse the body naturally as well.

Raw Vegetables Resolutions
You just can’t get enough raw vegetables in your diet. These items are the best natural detoxifying foods known to man. To name just a few, you have onions, artichoke, asparagus, cabbage, brussel sprouts, beets, carrots, and turmeric. These veggies are loaded in naturally occurring sulphur and glutathione which aids the liver in the detoxification process and removes harmful chemicals.
Green Tea Time
Green tea is packed full of antioxidants, particularly ones called catechins. These substances are said to increase the liver’s functioning and the liver is known to rid the body of waste. There are many forms of green tea available now and it washes the toxins out of the body system. This drink is not caffeinated and is said to prevent cancer, lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, and fight off tooth decay.
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Savory Seeds and No-nonsense Nuts
There are many sees and nuts that aid your digestive system in removing toxins naturally. These food products are easily digestible and great detox items. To name a few, you have flaxseed, almonds, hemp seeds, sesame seeds, Siberian cedar nuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, and chia seeds.
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- Woolston, C. (2009). How to Detox Your Body. Health.com
- Jeanie Lerche Davis, J.L. Detox Diets: Cleansing the Body. WebMD
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