| Body cleansing and detoxification are necessary | | | | include; clearing bad cholesterol, balancing alkaline |
| functions that your body must do to stay healthy. | | | | acidity, has a natural laxative effect, replaces |
| These processes keep your body safe from | | | | electrolytes, helps your body break down kidney |
| damage caused by environmental toxins, industrial | | | | stones and makes a powerful mineral juice. |
| pollutants and even chemicals in your food. But if | | | | It is thought that all grains contain fiber and help |
| you do not support this process,your body simply | | | | your body cleanse, but there is more to it than |
| cannot perform it. Cleansing foods help your body | | | | that. Alkaline grains that are unprocessed are your |
| cleanse and detoxify. | | | | best choice for cleansing. Most people are acidic, |
| The best cleansing foods to choose from are | | | | internally, due to eating processed foods on a |
| those that are easy to digest, provide plenty of | | | | daily basis. Most grains may aggravate this |
| nutrition and help stimulate the cleansing process in | | | | condition or at the least slow cleansing. |
| your body. Eat them in the most unprocessed | | | | Alkaline grains are easier on digestion, help the |
| form you can find and keep in mind that fresh | | | | cleansing process and help balance the body and |
| and organic is always better. | | | | re-alkalize it. These grains include quinoa, amaranth, |
| Beets are our first cleansing food. They support | | | | millet and buckwheat. Keep in mind that organic |
| your kidneys and liver and help your body | | | | and unprocessed are best. |
| increase bile production. For those who do not | | | | Citrus fruits are excellent for body cleansing. |
| know, bile is necessary for healthy digestion as | | | | These are best consumed in the morning since |
| well as carrying out waste on a daily basis. Your | | | | this is the natural time of day your body cleanses |
| body must make enough each day and eliminate | | | | itself. Citrus fruits support this cleansing process |
| enough each day to maintain this important | | | | by helping to clear toxic buildup, stimulate |
| function. | | | | lymphatic flow, can be a natural diuretic and may |
| Eating raw or slightly cooked beets is acceptable. | | | | even stimulate peristalsis of the intestinal tract to |
| You can put them on salads or as a side dish. | | | | help clear waste. |
| Another way to consume them is to drink them | | | | Try drinking a large glass warm water with fresh |
| in fresh vegetable juice. But be careful as they | | | | lemon or lime juice in it to start your day. Fresh |
| become extremely powerful this way. Drinking | | | | squeezed grapefruit juice taken two or three |
| too many can cause a cleansing reaction that | | | | times a day helps clear waste. Citrus is high in |
| feels more like irritable bowel syndrome and is | | | | vitamin C, so drink a variety to get the full |
| counterproductive. | | | | benefit. Vitamin C strengthens your immune |
| Celery is our next best cleansing food. Celery has | | | | system and is a powerful antioxidant. |
| long been used as an all around tonic and medicine. | | | | These are just some of the best cleansing foods |
| It is know to be one of the best all-around natural | | | | to get your body cleanse on track. Add these to |
| body cleansers. For best benefit, eat it raw or | | | | a healthy diet and help your body cleanse and |
| drink celery juice on a daily basis. | | | | detoxify. You will stay healthier, happier and more |
| Some of the known benefits of celery juice | | | | energetic for life. |