If you’re following a detox diet, here’s some nutrition supplements you should think about taking to help support your liver and boost the effects of your detox. Your body will appreciate all these supplements but if you wish to try a broader cleanse there are many other herbal remedies you can include in your plan. In this case it’s always a good idea to talk to a qualified health therapist.
Antioxidant products.
Milk Thistle.
Kelp drinks, juices or pills.
Essential oil blend (cold pressed seed oil consisting of omega 3 and 6).
Spirulina.
Chlorella.
What should you eat on your natural detox diet
Fruit and vegetables
You can eat pretty much any fruit and veg but make sure you eat a broad range of them every day. This will mean you’ll receive a wider spectrum of the health boosting phytochemicals (beneficial plant compounds).
You should eat at least 3 pieces of fruit a day. Choose different colored fruit to ensure you get a good variety of nutrients, vitamins and antioxidants. There’s lots of different ways to eat fruits - have them, as healthy snacks or frozen as fruit popsicles. Dried fruit may be included in small quantities.
Have at least three portions of vegetables daily. All varieties of vegetables are good for detoxifying. One of the vegetables you eat each day needs to be a cruciferous vegetable (cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts or watercress) as these contain glucosinolates, which are well known for increasing the power of your liver’s detoxifying enzymes, so you get a thorough liver detox for free.
Vegetables are best eaten raw in crispy fresh salads or if you must cook them just lightly steam them so that you don’t kill the natural enzymes. Juicing vegetables is a great way to eat them because you can make great tasting detox drinks.
Grains, bread and pasta
Take a break from wheat and go for wheat free or wholegrain alternatives. Millet, brown rice, quinoa, buckwheat, wheat-free and yeast-free bread, rye bread or crackers, wholemeal bread, wheat-free and whole grain pasta and oatcakes are all acceptable.
There’s a lot less gluten in oats than in wheat so it’s OK to have them in your diet but can cause bloating if you’re prone to that or you suffer allergic reactions to gluten.
There’s lots of fiber in whole grains, plus vitamins like the B vits and vitamin E, minerals (such as potassium, magnesium, zinc, iron and selenium), healthy carbohydrates (complex carbs) and trace amounts of essential oils. All these fruits, veggies and whole grains, provide slow-releasing carbohydrates, which fuel your body a lot longer. Aim to include one portion of whole grain food in each proper meal.
Sprouted Beans and Pulses
There’s lots of healthy protein in pulses, as well as B vitamins, iron, zinc and fiber. Ideally, buy dried pulses, soak and cook according to the instructions on the packet. Tinned pulses are a useful stand-by but give them a good rinse in clean water if they’ve been stored in brine.
You can include any variety of bean sprouts, beans and lentils on the detox diet. Sprouted beans in particular are a great choice on a detox diet. They’re a great source of enzymes, vitamins and minerals as well as protein. Most stores carry sprouting beans or there’s always the health food shop. You could of course, grow you own at home.
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