| Many people believe that our bodies are | | | | powered through lunch. Ingredients include a whole |
| overcome by the toxins in modern civilization. Air | | | | cucumber, four sticks of celery, about an ounce |
| and water pollution, chemicals in everyday | | | | of fresh spinach, and eight leaves of lettuce. |
| products, food additives, and cigarette smoke are | | | | Other green vegetables (parsley or fresh alfalfa |
| all sources of toxins that may remain in our | | | | sprouts) make a healthy addition to the |
| bodies when they are not eliminated by our | | | | super-juice. Use a blender or beverage maker to |
| normal biological processes. As a result, we may | | | | puree the ingredients, adding an equal amount of |
| suffer effects like premature aging, bloating, or | | | | distilled water to aid the process. Lemon juice will |
| obesity. | | | | add a tart and interesting taste. Even though |
| Detoxification, or detox, is the process of | | | | cucumbers are less nutritious than most fruit, |
| removing toxic substances from the body. A | | | | cucumber seeds are a good source of vitamins A, |
| detox diet is the easiest and healthiest way to | | | | B6, C and K. Cucumbers also contain potassium, |
| detox your body. The major DO: more fiber and | | | | thiamin, folate, pantothenic acid, magnesium, |
| water are good. The major DON'T: caffeine, | | | | phosphorus, copper, and manganese. |
| carbonated beverages, and sugars (alcohol, | | | | For lunch, try a high-energizing detox diet soup |
| chocolate, and yeast) are not good. | | | | that is a favorite for detox diets. Combine one |
| One of the most aggressive detox diets, | | | | avocado with two spring onions, a half red or |
| recommended by Dr. Kiki Sidhwa, involves fasting | | | | green pepper, a cucumber, a half-ounce of fresh |
| for three days followed by eating only one type | | | | spinach, half a clove of garlic and about one-third |
| of fruit for each meal. For example, breakfast | | | | cup of yeast-free vegetable bouillon. Add the juice |
| might be an apple. Lunch might consist of oranges | | | | of one lemon or lime and, if you want, add a little |
| or pineapples. Then supper might be either apples | | | | coriander, cumin, or parsley. Blend the avocado |
| or grapes or bananas. You can eat as much of | | | | and vegetable bouillon until it forms a paste, and |
| the fruit as you want during each meal. Snacks | | | | then add the other ingredients. Soup's on! |
| might be a type of fruit non-sweetened fruit juice. | | | | A wonderful detox diet dinner treat is Warm |
| The most important point is not to mix your fruit. | | | | Broccoli Soup. Start by lightly steaming (5-6 |
| Eat only one type of fruit for each meal. | | | | minutes) six to eight good-sized broccoli heads. |
| If this approach is too extreme, you might want | | | | Put the steamed broccoli into a blender with |
| to use some detox diet recipes. They're designed | | | | one-half an avocado, one-third of a red onion, one |
| to give you the nutrients you need and the | | | | stick of celery, a handful of raw spinach, an inch |
| antioxidants that will clean your body of toxins. | | | | of ginger root. Blend well and then add cumin, |
| Increasing your intake of fluids is a great way to | | | | Bragg liquid amino, garlic, and ground black pepper |
| begin your detox diet. | | | | for taste. This cold weather favorite is an |
| Ginger Healing Tea with Tumeric is a delicious and | | | | excellent way to return your body's chemical |
| effective addition to a detox diet. Ginger contains | | | | balance to its naturally alkaline state. |
| many antioxidants that may prevent cancer. It is | | | | These are just a few of the many detox diet |
| known to cure nausea, motion sickness, and | | | | recipes you can find on the Internet. The most |
| morning sickness. Boil two cups of water and add: | | | | important part of this process is getting lots of |
| 1/2 tsp. of powdered ginger, 1/2 tsp. of tumeric. | | | | water and essential nutrients while also avoiding |
| Let the mixture simmer for ten minutes, then | | | | harmful food additives and preservatives and the |
| strain the tea into a mug, adding one tablespoon | | | | sugar most modern processesd foods are loaded |
| of maple syrup and a dash of lemon extract. | | | | with. Don't put it off another day! Eat healthy! |
| Vegetable super-juice makes a great detox diet | | | | Start your new healthy life with an effective |
| breakfast. It gives you an energy boost, wakes | | | | detox diet. |
| up your digestive system, and keeps you | | | | |