Recipes For Detox Diet
Many people are interested in recipes for detox diet. Detox diet recipes are easy to find - you can buy cookbooks in any book store or look them up online. We've compiled a few simple recipes for you here.
These detox diet recipes help to flush toxins from your system, and they are easy on your liver. That's important because the liver is the organ responsible for filtering toxins out of the blood stream. We take in toxins through the food that we eat and the water that we drink, and the liver can become overburdened.
These recipes for detox diet can help you prevent all sorts of health problems, like obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and heart disease. They can also help prevent liver and kidney problems, as well as various digestive problems. Many people say they feel better overall while on a detox diet or after a detox diet.
You should talk to your doctor before going on a special diet for detoxification, to make sure it's safe for you to do so. It may not be safe for people with some medical problems.
You want to do three things with recipes for detox diet. First, you want to avoid toxins, such caffeine, sugar, artificial colors, artificial flavors, and artificial sweeteners. Second, you want to eat foods that are easy on the liver, meaning foods that are not overly processed. Third, you want to eat foods that will flush toxins from your system.
Some people go on a detox diet and use recipes for detox diet for a short period of time, such as one or two weeks. However, you can use these detox diet recipes as often as you like.
Here are some tasty detox diet recipes for you to try. Use organic vegetables if you can, and filtered water.
Vegetable Broth
Ingredients:
2 cups spinach
2 cups broccoli heads
3 cups celery
2 cups red-skinned potato peels, ½ inch thick
1 small zucchini
2 quarts distilled water
Directions:
Chop all vegetables into very fine pieces. Place in water and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain and drink the broth. Makes 8 servings.
This broth will help flush toxins out of your system.
Lentil Stew
Ingredients:
2 cups raw lentils
4 carrots, sliced
4 celery stalks, chopped
2 onions, chopped
6-10 cloves of garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon cumin
2 teaspoons coriander seeds
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
6 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Directions:
Rinse lentils. Boil with water in pot. Combine with all other ingredients and cook for 30 minutes. Makes 8 servings.
The ingredients in this stew are easy on the liver, and the cumin and coriander are herbs that help the liver to function well.
Baked Apples
Ingredients:
2 apples (organic is best)
1/8 cup raisins
8 almonds
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup water
Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cut off tops of apple- don't throw tops away. Cut out the apple's core but don't puncture all the way through. Fill each core with half the almonds, raisins, and cinnamon. Fill the rest with water and replace the top. Put apples in a baking dish and bake for 45 minutes. Makes 2 servings.
These ingredients in this dessert are easy on the liver, as well.
Many people take herbal supplements along with detox diet recipes. These supplements can help eliminate toxins and support liver functioning.
See your doctor before beginning a detoxification diet program.
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