Don’t wait until January to dial up your health. You can keep your body in tip top condition throughout the Holidays and beyond by simply adding these delicious and affordable foods to your diet everyday.
- Flaxseeds: Make sure they are ground (makes them digestible). Add to smoothies, yogurt, granola, oatmeal and even baked goods.
- Apples: The pectin in apples binds to cholesterol and other heavy metals in your system and this wonderful fiber helps to eliminate them on a daily basis.
- Cabbage: All kinds of cabbage contain compounds that help cleanse the liver, and break down excess hormones in the liver. They are also full of anti-cancerous compounds. Add chopped cabbage to hearty winter soups, stir-fry or simply steam and drizzle with olive oil, sea salt and freshly cracked pepper.
- Cranberries: Make the most of these seasonal fruits, which contain antibacterial and anti-viral compounds. They are especially good if you suffer from urinary infections.
- Fresh Garlic: Helps to cleanse your body of harmful bacteria and viruses. It can be very helpful for respiratory issues, and can help to boost your immune system. Try to eat at least 2 fresh cloves a day (powder or dried garlic doesn’t contain these healthy compounds).
- Celery: Celery is a great blood cleansing veggie. But don’t forget celery seeds because they contain a huge variety of anti-inflammatory compounds.
- Beets: Beets are high in antioxidants and important nutrients including: folate, fiber (in the form of pectin), iron, betaine, betalains, betacyanin, and betanin.The fiber will help to cleanse and detox your digestive system, and the betaine helps with digestion particularly as far as the pancreas is concerned.
- Lemons: Lemons are alkalizing, full of Vitamin C, and one of the most useful naturally cleansing foods. Try to consume the juice of at least 2 fresh lemons a day. Lemon Juice makes a great replacement for salt. I add lemon juice to juices, salads, veggies, and I love to make a healthy lemonade.
- Lentils: I have included lentils in this list because they are so full of fiber, which we can’t get enough of in terms of cleansing, but they also provide us with a very healthy, fat-free form of protein, which the liver can easily digest.
- Sweet Potatoes: Oh – thank God for sweet potatoes because they are easy to cook, filling and inexpensive. They are full of vitamins (particularly Vitamin A), antioxidants, fiber
So fill your shopping cart with these delicious plants, and whip your health into shape for the whole Holiday season.
