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    Home » Recipes » Healthy Eating Tips

    5 Best Fruits and Veggies to Detox Your Body

    Published: Aug 8, 2013 · Updated: Mar 4, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Your body is a paradise to toxins. From the time you were born, you've been inhaling and ingesting a wide assortment of foods, drinks, airborne particulates and more. While your system has tried to get rid of as many of those toxic substances as possible, it probably never had the chance to complete its mission. After all, if you weren’t actively detoxing, you were just adding new toxins as the old ones were shuffled out. Photo by Ruth Hartnup.

    The good news is that the human system — yours included! — truly wants to be clean. You can help move the process along by consuming a vegan diet that’s very high in quality vegetables.

    If you’re new to veganism — don't fear! The veggies listed below are incredibly tasty, and many can be juiced so you can drink them on-the-go. Best of all, many of them are very filling due to their high fiber and water content, so you’ll never feel like you’re starving during your detox.

    Here are 5 of the best veggies you can consume to detox your body:

    #1: Beets
    With their high-sugar content and known ability to ward off free radicals, beets are also powerful sources of Vitamin A, manganese and nitrates.

    For some people, their intense flavor needs to be tempered, so try adding them to a juice-based soymilk smoothie. On the other hand, you can grate them and add them to a huge salad filled with tons of vegan delights.

    As your body digests the beets, they purify the blood and deeply cleanse the liver. Don’t be surprised, though, if you eat beets and they turn your urine red, orange or pink; this is normal and all a part of the expected detox process.

    #2: Garlic
    A lot of detox diets shy away from the addition of garlic, which is a terrible mistake. Garlic can add tons of flavor and pizzazz to salads, soups and juices.

    Garlic headOver the past few millennia — that's not a joke or hyperbole — garlic has been used to treat an abundance of everyday and serious health concerns from fatigue to parasites.

    Garlic is an anti-inflammatory and can also be used to lessen blood pressure levels. For vegans who are detoxing, garlic can work like a brush in the arteries, de-clogging them from years of buildup and reducing cholesterol levels without the need for questionable medications.

    #3: Grapefruit
    If you’re hoping to lose some weight during your detox — and not just water weight — it’s important to include grapefruit into the mix. Grapefruit can make bitter veggie drinks a little snazzier. Plus, it helps lower fat levels in the liver, which means a lighter you!

    #4: Kale
    Want to add a superfood to your detox? Kale is the answer.

    This single vegetable has few calories yet provides nearly 19% of the calcium, more than 200% of the vitamin A, 134% of the vitamin C and nearly 700% of the vitamin K recommended for the average adult’s daily diet.

    It also packs a punch with its phytonutrients and antioxidants. One caveat: Kale is very crunchy when raw, so if you’re adding it to a detox salad, make sure it’s completely chopped in very small pieces.

    #5: Combine Alfalfa, Spinach and Asparagus

    Raw Spinach in bowlWhen your body is under attack by toxins, it’s quickly depleted of vitamin B. Add alfalfa, spinach and asparagus to your detox program to bring back your levels of vitamin B, which helps balance your system and improve your ability to handle stress. These veggies also assist in flushing toxic build-up from your system. In fact, some vegans who have added these veggies to their diets in earnest feel better in a surprisingly short time.

    What to Expect from Your Veggie-Inspired Detox
    Even if you’ve detoxed before, you may find that a veggie-inspired detox plan provides you with unexpected outcomes. Detoxing, depending on the kinds of toxins in your body, can last a few days to a few weeks. During that time, however, you shouldn’t be surprised if you experience one or more of these slight changes in your body:

    • First, you will probably have to go to the bathroom more than usual. This is perfectly normal and comes with the territory of eating higher quantities of fruits and vegetables.
    • Next, you may have some trouble falling asleep at night. Your energy levels will jump as your body starts to heal itself. Unless you find that your cognitive abilities are negatively affected — and they shouldn’t be — this slight insomnia should not be a cause for concern and will likely pass with time.
    • Finally, you’ll begin to feel “lighter.” While you may not actually lose weight, your body has less work to do so you won’t feel bogged down by your meals.

    Whether you’re detoxing because you feel like your body is lacking in energy or you just want an inner cleanse using all-natural methods, the aforementioned ingredients should be in your fridge, on your countertop or in your pantry. Bonus points if you grow them yourself using organic gardening methods!

    Kayla Matthews is a veggie fanatic and healthy living blogger. Follow her on Google+ and Twitter to read all of her latest posts.

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    Comments

    1. Hanna says

      June 25, 2015 at 11:31 pm

      I have been feeling sluggish lately and my skin are not looking healthy anymore. A friend told me I might need some detoxifying. Glad to know that I can start my detox process with these healthy foods. Thank you for sharing this very helpful post!

    2. Gayon robinson says

      June 26, 2015 at 11:32 pm

      I am so happy for the tips wanted to do this for a very long time but didn't have a. Clue as to what am suppose to do

    3. Houston says

      August 14, 2015 at 1:41 am

      Vitamin A - in the form of beta-carotene, 25,000 IU daily to
      promote healing. The problems can occur either too many toxins
      collected in the body or the organs for elimination of the toxins are overwhelmed and are getting weak due to aging or diseases.

      Vitamin K is essential for the synthesis of several clotting factors.

    4. Marc says

      November 04, 2015 at 9:14 am

      I wanted to do it all natural, here we go

    5. zaitun says

      December 22, 2015 at 10:04 pm

      Thanks, it help a lot to my search..want to do but don't know how..

    6. Alice alicia says

      April 29, 2016 at 4:56 pm

      Wao thanks coz now ideas are flowing in my head

    7. Anna says

      November 14, 2016 at 7:49 pm

      Good list. I just created a detailed 18 best fruit and vegetable detox list including the 5 you listed. I was surprised at how beneficial pomegranate is for detox.

    8. jcwr says

      December 18, 2016 at 9:41 pm

      THANKS, This list is very dilute. No mention of indole carbinols sulphoranes rosemarinic acid silymarin,xanthuhumol, cruciferous vegatables. on and on.
      But if you are one a journey maybe this is a good first step, creating awareness. Message number one should be read labels:::: anything with nitrites in it Smokes salmon meat products should be avoided like the plague

    9. Latandra says

      February 12, 2017 at 2:41 pm

      This was very informative and highly beneficial to a healthy me.

    10. Camille - Stacy Russell Nutritional Cleansing says

      March 28, 2017 at 2:37 pm

      I never thought to grate beets into my morning smoothie. What a great idea! Thanks for posting.

    11. Ayushman says

      September 04, 2017 at 2:58 am

      Thank you for sharing so healthy recipe.

    12. Donna says

      January 22, 2018 at 11:41 pm

      Hi, Kayla
      Thanks for the great post. These foods are really helpful to detoxify one's body. Kale is really a superfood. I always use it in my smoothie.

    13. Andrew H says

      April 07, 2018 at 12:06 am

      Thanks, I've been using most of them, but Alfalfa is new for me. Definitely will try on the next batch!

    14. emma says

      July 31, 2018 at 4:47 am

      i think red fruits detox is the best. i tried it. its good for anti aging and diet

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