Top 15 Cleansing Foods

Kale. Steam some kale to benefit from its powerful anti-cancer and antioxidant compounds that help cleanse the body of harmful substances. It is also high in fiber, which helps cleanse the intestinal tract. Like cabbage, kale helps neutralize compounds found in cigarette smoke and strengthens liver cleansing.

Legumes. Add a handful of cooked beans to your next meal since they loaded with fiber that helps lower cholesterol, cleanses the intestines, and regulates blood sugar levels. Legumes also help protect the body against cancer.

Lemons. Excellent liver detoxifiers, lemons contain high amounts of vitamin C, a vitamin needed by the body to make an important substance called glutathione. Glutathione helps the liver detoxify harmful chemicals. Add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice (not the bottled variety) to pure water to support your cleansing efforts on a daily basis.

Seaweed. Seaweed could be the most underrated vegetable in the western world. Studies at McGill University in Montreal showed that seaweeds bind to radioactive waste in the body. Seaweed also binds to heavy metals to help eliminate them from the body. In addition, they are powerhouses of minerals and trace minerals.

Watercress. If you haven’t tried watercress add this delicious green to your next sandwich since it increases detoxification enzymes and acts on cancer cells in the body. In a study at the Norwich Food Research Centre in the United Kingdom, smokers who were given 170 grams of watercress per day eliminated higher than average amounts of carcinogens in their urine, thereby eliminating them from their body.

Eating a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables assists with detoxifying harmful substances from your body. Who knew cleansing could taste so good?

Adapted with permission from: The 4-Week Ultimate Body Detox Plan by Michelle Schoffro Cook (John Wiley & Sons, 2006). Copyright Michelle Schoffro Cook.

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Bill and Katie D.

10:51PM PDT on May 20, 2013

Will use these for a smoothies or salads!
All are so good!
Thank You

May 20
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Past Member .

4:52AM PDT on Apr 19, 2013

Thank you for sharing

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Laurel F.

12:12PM PDT on Apr 18, 2013

Very informative! Thanks for sharing!!

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Monica M.

10:27AM PDT on Mar 18, 2013

good ideas

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Mia R.

12:04PM PDT on Mar 16, 2013

Thank you for sharing. I am eating almost all of them, including seeweed.

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Margarita G.

3:17PM PDT on Oct 10, 2012

Wonderful! Thank You!

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Joy W.

5:10AM PDT on Oct 10, 2012

Thanks for all the great info.

Dale O.

8:23AM PDT on Jul 31, 2012

Since most of these are already part of my regular diet it is always good to eat these foods in non toxic organic form, especially for the ones a person can grow at home. Too cold to grow my own lemons and tropical items but some of these are grown locally and organically.