When it comes to detoxing your body, there are many techniques you can follow and supplements you can take. But, the best way, is to eat lots of foods that detox the body.
Below is a list of detox foods that I thought would be an great addition to everybody’s diet.
1. Fruits
Fruits are extremely high in liquid-content, helping the body wash out toxins. They are also very easy to digest and are high in antioxidants, nutrients, fiber and many important vitamins like vitamin C.
2. Green Foods
When you are ready to detox your body, fill your refrigerator with blue green algae, barley, wheatgrass, kale, spinach, spirulina, alfalfa, chard, arugula or other organic leafy greens. These plants will help give a chlorophyll-boost to your digestive tract.
Chlorophyll rids the body of harmful environmental toxins from smog, heavy metals, herbicides, cleaning products and pesticides. They also aid the liver in detoxification.
3. Lemons, Oranges & Limes
These citrus-wonders aid the body in flushing out toxins, as well as jump-start the digestive tract with enzymatic processes. They also aid the liver in its cleansing processes. To increase detoxification, start each morning with a warm glass of lemon water.
Remember, vitamin C is one of the best detox vitamins around, as it transforms toxins into digestible material. Eat vitamin c foods often to help get more of these benefits.
4. Garlic
This pungent little bulb is one of the best detox foods out there. It helps stimulate the liver into producing important detoxification enzymes that will help filter out toxic residues in the digestive system. We recommend adding sliced or cooked garlic to any dish, as this will help aid any detox diet.
5. Broccoli Sprouts
Extremely high in antioxidants, broccoli sprouts can help stimulate the detoxification enzymes in the digestive tract like none-other. The sprouts are actually more effective than the fully-grown vegetable, despite the picture on the right.
6. Green Tea
Packed full of antioxidants, green tea not only washes toxins out of the system through its liquid content, but also contains a special type of antioxidant called catechins, known to increase liver function.
7. Mung Beans
The mighty mung bean has been used by Ayurvedic doctors for thousands of years. It is incredibly easy to digest, and absorbs toxic residue on the sides of the intestinal walls.
8. Raw Vegetables
Best for juicing detox regimens or eaten raw: Onions, carrots, artichoke, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, kale, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, garlic, beet, turmeric, and oregano. The combination of these foods will help your liver purge toxins during the cleansing process. These are high in naturally occurring sulphur and glutathione. Sulphur helps the liver detoxify harmful chemicals.
9. Seeds & Nuts
Incorporate more of the easily digestible seeds and nuts into your diet. This include flaxseed, pumpkin seeds, almonds, walnuts, hemp seeds, sesame seeds, chia seeds, Siberian cedar nuts and sunflower seeds. While detoxing, avoid nut butters.
10. Omega-3 Oils
Use hemp, avocado, olive oils or flax seed oil while detoxing. This will help lubricate the intestinal walls, allowing the toxins to be absorbed by the oil, and eliminated by the body.
Other Detox Methods:
Do you have any suggestions for foods that detox the body? If so, please drop them in the comment section below. I’d love to hear your thoughts.
~Dr. G
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December 25th, 2011 at 7:37 am
It’s very important that people pick a detox program that is right for them. If you pick one that’s not suited to your personality then you’re more likely to give up or not enjoy it.
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November 16th, 2011 at 7:10 am
In this list of detox foods is very informative. But i am looking for more good food habits please provide best diet for every day purpose.Thank you.
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October 28th, 2011 at 7:41 am
I encourage all of us to try some good detox diet plan as this help to cleanse and detoxify our body.
Recently I came across a book on natural detox diet. It is called “Total Wellness Cleanse”. It is very resourceful and interesting. You should try it yourself.
Detox Diet reflects healthy body and mind!
Samantha Marion
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September 22nd, 2011 at 2:42 pm
I’ve been hearing more and more that watermelon is a wonderful way to detox the kidneys.
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July 19th, 2011 at 5:42 am
Completely agree that vitamin C is best to detox…. eating is surely refreshing and detoxifying but even applying on skin removes sun burn….
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July 4th, 2011 at 1:04 am
Green leafy vegetables can give great results if they are consumed fresh. By this I mean to say that if you have the green vegetables are kept in the refrigerator and then consumed later then they might lose all the vitamins, minerals and proteins contained in them. Lemon contains citric acid which is required by our body. In fact all the above mentioned stuff is the golden key to live a healthy life.
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May 10th, 2011 at 5:08 am
I has taken me years, but I now actually eat all the foods on your list (with the exception of mung beans) and I fee much better for it. But as well as eating great food, it needs to be remembered that other things also play a big part in health. These include getting adequate sleep, regular exercise, having a good support network and doing fun things in your life with friends and family. Rememeber to take a holistic approach and not just pick one ot two things to do. Do them all and live life to the full.
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May 2nd, 2011 at 1:02 am
Green leafy foods are a nutritionally dense source of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, antioxidants, fiber, and essential amino acids. These are reported to support our body’s nutrition needs, fight free radicals, support better digestion, alkalize our system, increase our energy, improve our stamina, and sharpen mental activity. By clearing out the congestion of free radicals and making sure the cells of our body have what they need to function optimally, our body can then be relieved of the heavy burdens we place upon it and begin to remove environmental, metabolic, and other toxic wastes which clog its system.
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May 2nd, 2011 at 12:25 am
Green teas are a good source for detox but they are a slow process. You would have to drink this on a normal basis. It slowly removes the chemicals and toxins out of the system
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April 25th, 2011 at 8:18 am
This is a very good resource! Cleansing or detox diets are in nowadays. These foods with greatly help especially people on detox diets.
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March 11th, 2011 at 4:55 pm
Good list…I am a huge proponent of milk thistle as of late and love it’s cleansing qualities.
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February 19th, 2011 at 1:36 pm
hi,
what about yogurt ?
goat’s milk yogurt.
health practitioners are telling us to avoid dairy products alltogether-but many traditional populations are thriving to over 100 years of age in very good health with goat’s yogurt (and goat’s cheeses too )as regular part of their diet
also what about eggs–particolarly the egg yoak !
allmost the only sorce of nessesary phosfolipids-for the brain ,cell membrans ,and the second stage off toxin detox by the liver.
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February 12th, 2011 at 4:29 pm
Cellular toxicity is one of the two primary causes of chronic disease in the U.S. today. Our bodies are simply not designed to handle the amount of toxins we as Americans are exposed to. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average person now living in America routinely experiences toxic exposure from over 6000 different chemicals. Unfortunately, most of us living in the U.S. don’t realize the amount of chemicals we routinely come into contact with each day from our environment and especially from conventional food sources. Detoxing your body through the use of these organic foods is a great way start preventing chronic disease.
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January 6th, 2011 at 4:54 am
Hi, I would like to know if it would be alrite for my 10 year old son to detox.. I noticed some of the test questions asked applies to him.. He has bad breath and no matter how many times he brushes his teeth or gurgles mouthwash, it will be back to the normal bad breath after a few minutes or so.. He has a weight problem, and would have a bowel movement each time after a meal.
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Susan replied on August 18th, 2011:
Veggies smoothies or juicing is great for kids. I add avocado to my daughter’s smoothies filled with berries, water, flaxseed oil, and standard process sp complete. She loves them and has no idea they’re good for her. I also add an egg yolk. Make sure eggs are organic or from a local farm.
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January 5th, 2011 at 2:02 am
It is good for people to take health diet.There are kinds of nutritions in the fruit and vegetables.
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November 4th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
Fruits and Vegetables are great diet options. It really works and they are healthy.
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October 26th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
Every morning, I make a smoothie for daily health, energy, vitamins from Barbra Densis Miller variety of aloe vera leaf. I grown my own and it multiplies pretty fast. I take a bottom leaf off the plant, peel, wash away the yellow slime, freeze about 4 oz. in a ziplock, and then use in my recipe.
Rebuilding cells is what this helps with and cleanses as well.
I consider it the only way I can keep up since I have no healthcare, no insurance, no savings/money to buy supplements…self-employment in the US…
One cup OJ
One banana
4 oz. frozen aloe leaf
blend all three in VitaMix or blender and drink
Above three ingredients mandatory, but all other fruits and veggies optional. Sometimes I add berries, kiwi, watermelon, etc.
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October 25th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
Great article! It’s always good to detox once in awhile. Thanks for the great info.
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October 19th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
never new that mung beans can have detoxifying benefits. great info.
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October 11th, 2010 at 6:29 pm
Hi! Thank you for your suggestions . I now have none functioning bladder two weeks ago found out i have prostrae cancer which is not milignate. did not like side effects the radiation treatment offered. foun a website offering natural cures with raw food. most if not all talked about araw food diet. If you have any dat to day receips i would love to see them. t
thanks !
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Dr. Edward Group replied on October 12th, 2010:
Hi Roger,
I would recommend looking into the Gerson therapy or check out IsselsMedicalCenter.com
~Dr. G
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October 4th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
Nice work, I still can’t believe that fruits are the number 1 detoxifier
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October 2nd, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Never would of thought that hemp seeds would detox the body..
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Anon E Mouz replied on November 21st, 2011:
Only if you”re not smoking them.
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September 25th, 2010 at 11:19 am
very helpful article.@mike yes prune juice is also great for detoxing.what about milk?
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September 21st, 2010 at 11:56 am
Where can we read the answers to comments or questions above?
I am very excited to start on this today.
Thanks for posting the list.
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July 2nd, 2010 at 8:21 am
if you are thirteen should you detox?
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Tiffany replied on July 18th, 2010:
walker, I am not a specialist or anything like that, but I am 14, and last year I detoxed with my mom and during the detox we both lost wieght and felt amazing. I would say that it is okay for you to detox, but then again I would probably get my parents permission, or at least let them know what I am doing.
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Anna Lee replied on September 7th, 2010:
Eat some dack potato lackies
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April 29th, 2010 at 9:12 pm
It’s amazing how good you start to feel when you eat these foods. I find that I really crave them when I’ve been eating too much unhealthy food.
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February 25th, 2010 at 1:32 am
Hey thats a proper way of presenting 10 ways of natural body detox. very informative. Our body contain 2 pounds of toxic substance everyday. Fasting on juice is very good but it should be fresh. Life Wellness Centre offers advanced whole body detox retreats ranging from 5 days, 10 days and 14 days.
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January 28th, 2010 at 10:25 pm
“Why is it, Dr Axe, that God has decided NOT to share some of that health-giving sustenance with the 20 children that die from poverty every minute?”
Actually, that has more to do with how we humans
distribute our food supply, and how we ravage the
earth, than it does with anything else. Me thinks those
numbers could be radically changed for the better,
in an enlightened world.
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Glenda replied on January 7th, 2012:
Laurie, I am not Dr. Axe, but I just need to say that it is not God that has not decided to share. God shared his very Son very every one of us. So do you think He would hold back on food for his very children. You were more correct when you said that it has more to do with us humans and the way we treat the earth and other people. We are a very wasteful country. Food chains, restaurants, fast food, and schools throw away food every day. We have too many American citizens living on the street not knowing where there next meal will come from for them or their children. It is us, that need to find the goodness in ourselves as well as those not quite as fortunate. The think is, the Bible speaks of these things. They will happen. We have to prepare ourself to be the best we can be. God bless you.
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January 12th, 2010 at 5:22 am
Yeah, the detox diet makes me think of Lindsay Lohan and not wanting to eat. Remember when she was anorexic… That was disgusting. Maybe the media made her look worst, but she was skinny as a stick.
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December 28th, 2009 at 8:44 am
Body detox helps you to detox your body and lose weight.apart of that we live in a world, which is ravaged by pollution a complete body detox is the best solution for us!
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December 15th, 2009 at 5:53 am
Hi,
What an incredible website and article. I love this site as it provides so much in depth advice that is really true!
All of the foods you listed are perfect to help detox the body!
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December 9th, 2009 at 5:02 am
From articel above we know that natural food can detox our body, thx
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October 26th, 2009 at 6:55 am
I prefer to have fruits and green vegetables which are best for health.
thanks for providing wonderful information about health and antioxidant. your blog contains plenty of information related to health. nice work !!
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October 24th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
blueberries? I thought they were an antitixant?
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October 5th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Really great. Although I know the about the correlation of healthy nutrition and feeling well, sometimes I forgot about it. Today it was the right day to remember me.
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October 2nd, 2009 at 9:36 pm
“Dr. Josh Axe says:
August 12th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Great list! I love how God has given us everything we need to stay healthy.”
Why is it, Dr Axe, that God has decided NOT to share some of that health-giving sustenance with the 20 children that die from poverty every minute?
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August 31st, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Love these Whole Foods! We list the top in each category on our website… and have lots of recipes to go with them!
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August 19th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Thank you for this great list. That’s about what we (humans and pets at my home) eat! …. and we all sure need it! We just need to add more mung beans and green tea.
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August 18th, 2009 at 6:24 am
The health benefits of green tea have been found and reported in numerous research. Green tea was found to lower the risk of cancer, infective intestine diseases and liver infections. Green tea helps lower cholesterol, assists with weight loss and strengthens cognitive abilities.
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August 12th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Great list! I love how God has given us everything we need to stay healthy.
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August 8th, 2009 at 2:09 am
I’m a great believer in keeping things simple. Complex ‘supplement programs’ pale into insignificance compared to the pure goodness of natural foods like you’ve listed above. Apparently the humble avocado is only food source we human could live on entirely (not that we’d want to but you get the point
) Great article – here’s to the natural health revolution!
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August 3rd, 2009 at 4:41 am
Very cute information. Simple food diets which take care of detox of the body.
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July 30th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
question, who does your newsletters? I like the format.
Thanks,
Joyce
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July 30th, 2009 at 10:17 am
One that should be at the top of every list is aloe . Imean the whole leaf that you can now buy at most food stores. It really keeps the body from drying out inside.That slippery gel sinks into every cell ,and the water and suppleness it gives tothe skin, hair, joints, you name it supplies too much to rember. google, aloe. Itransformed my skin and renewed my body with aloe,and the energy it gives is amazing. I make a smoothie with the leaf, fruit ,ice in a blender, there are many recipes on line. i am
so happy to have found aloe .you will feel the supplness .it must be the whole leaf not the junky juice sold in stores.look for fat leaves. videos on line will show you how to peel them.
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July 29th, 2009 at 3:31 am
The informative article is a best bet for reading and also easy to follow with easily available fruits ,vegetables and spices.It can do wonders to our body and boost our health and bring down our medicals bills and tension associated with it.Please continue your good work for the betterment of humanity.Thank you.
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July 15th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
Good piece of info
Amazingly I like all of them. So no probs… but ahh… to really detox, i got to only take these right? No normal meals and stuff?
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Mike James replied on July 23rd, 2009:
I’ve also heard that prune juice is great for detoxing..is that true?
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