6 Gentle All Natural Detox Methods for Optimal Health

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6 Gentle Natural Detox Methods EVERYBODY can include in their routine – no starving, harsh cleanses or expensive treatments!

You Are What You Eat!

The easiest and most natural way of detoxing is by eating foods that help drive those toxins from your body.

Fiber

Eat plenty of fiber, like brown rice and organic fresh fruits and veggies to flush out unwanted nasties. Best detoxifying high-fiber foods include

beets
radishes
artichokes
cabbage
broccoli
spirulina
chlorella and
seaweed.

Garlic

Raw garlic is not only antiviral, antibacterial and antibiotic, but it also contains a chemical called allicin. Allicin promotes the production of white blood cells and helps with natural detoxing. Not crazy about the garlic breath? Chew some fresh parsley leaves after eating garlicky food!

Ginger

Ginger jump-starts digestion, de-bloats and is high in antioxidants and therefore perfect for boosting the immune system. Try sipping on ginger tea or add some freshly grated ginger to your green smoothie.

Vitamin C

Citrus fruit like oranges, lemons, tangerines, grapefruit, and limes aid the body in flushing out toxins and jump-start your digestion.

A sip of grapefruit juice before each meal lowers your blood sugar. Starting your day with a glass of warm water with lemon juice aids the liver in its cleansing processes.

Drink, Drink, Drink

Flush out the nasties and keep your cells hydrated and healthy by drinking at least 3 liters of water daily.

Not a fan of water? Try some green tea! It is packed with antioxidants and can help rid the body of toxins. To max out those benefits from your new green tea habit, brew it from loose leaves or up your game even further by opting for matcha!

Learn all about matcha green tea and its benefits here.

Let’s Get Physical!

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Cleansing Breaths

Breathing – aka. the most under-utilized built-in “detox” system!

Oxygen is another key player when it comes to absorbing vitamins and nutrients. Deep breathing allows your body to absorb these good things more efficiently.

Focused deep breathing also boosts your lymphatic system by increasing oxygen levels, allowing for natural detoxification of the whole body.

Taking a few minutes throughout the day to focus on deep mindful breathing is a good start. Why not combine it with a self-care exercise like a long walk.

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Exercise

Getting moving is such an easy and cheap way to help your body in its natural detoxification process. It does not have to be an hour each day! Even 15 to 20 minutes of exercise per day make you feel better!

Exercise promotes your body’s detoxification process giving all systems of the body a boost. As you start to get that heart rate up, your blood circulates throughout your body, bringing nutrients to all the organs and muscles.

As you start to break a sweat during aerobic exercises toxins are released through the pores of the skin. This is why it’s extra important to shower after heavy sweating to help rid the body of those toxins and keep your skin clear.

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Get Your Sauna On

Sweating it out in a sauna is also a great way of adding a bit of hygge to your life but it may also help your body get rid of some toxins via perspiration.

Skin Brushing

Your skin is not only the largest organ of the body but also a real multi-tasker. It is on double duty 24/7. Why so? Well, it not only protects us from outside damage but its also actually responsible for 10 to 15% of total body elimination taking a big strain off of our liver.

So let’s keep that skin healthy! A great way to do so is dry skin brushing – an easy and effective method to help detox your body. It improves the appearance of your skin by ridding it of dead cells, promoting the regeneration of new skin. It also stimulates blood circulation, the lymphatic system, and super-charges toxin elimination.

Why not show your hard-working skin some gratitude by treating it to a homemade detox face mask?

To Detox or Not to Detox?

Being your best healthy self is about finding joy in living. This means avoiding all extremes – be it fad diet or obsessive/excessive fitness and detox practices! These will not help us achieve the all-over health we are aiming for.

If you want to detox your body naturally, start by listening to it and give it what it needs to do the best job possible.