The Top 10 Natural Detox Foods

That being said, here are the best naturally detoxifying foods you can eat every day

—to up-level your health and prevent the soul-sucking symptoms that toxins can cause.

1. Sauerkraut

Eating as little as ¼ cup of sauerkraut each day can help increase the amount of friendly bacteria in your gut and promote natural detoxification.

Most of these fermented foods can be found at your local health food store, and sauerkraut is available at most grocery stores. It can easily be made at home with cabbage, salt, water, and a touch of patience (during the fermentation process). If you purchase sauerkraut, just be sure that you choose a variety that is unpasteurized. Otherwise, it won’t contain the beneficial bacteria.

2. Dandelion

Dandelion greens and dandelion root are widely used in Traditional Chinese Medicine—for promoting liver and gallbladder function, stimulating digestion, and relieving constipation.

It should be noted that while dandelion may have beneficial detoxification properties, it can negatively interact with prescription medications, and worsen existing kidney or gallbladder conditions. For this reason, it’s always best to check in with your healthcare practitioner before adding dandelion to your daily detox routine.

3. Eggs

Eggs contain a nutrient called sulfur, which is a mineral found most abundantly in protein-rich foods

When it comes to eggs, it’s always best to choose organic as often as possible. Factory-farmed animal products can often contain growth hormones and antibiotics, which only add to our existing toxic load.

4. Cruciferous Vegetables

Cruciferous vegetables are such powerful natural detoxifiers because they contain several compounds (including small amounts of sulfur), which assist the liver with both of the liver detoxification pathways

Since cruciferous vegetables are extremely fibrous, the best way to absorb their detoxifying nutrients is by lightly steaming them. 

5. Garlic

Regardless of your stance on vampires, you won’t want to leave garlic out of your diet.

Garlic contains several detoxifying compounds, such as sulfur and a nutrient called allicin. Allicin is the active ingredient in garlic, which gives it all of its world-renowned health benefits, such as being a natural antimicrobial.  This nutrient has also been shown to significantly enhance the antioxidant and detoxification activity of the liver in studies done on rats. 

6. Chlorella

Chlorella is a single-celled green algae that’s been studied for its ability to act as a natural chelator.  Chelation is a natural process that allows a food or substance to bind to toxins and safely remove them from the body, such as heavy metals. (It’s very similar to the way probiotics remove heavy metals from the digestive system.)

Chlorella can be taken as a capsule, tablet, or powder, and it makes an ideal superfood addition to any green smoothie. As with any other nutritional supplement, always check in with your healthcare practitioner before making any changes to your diet.

7. Lemon

The beauty of lemons is that they’re incredibly versatile in recipes, which makes it easy to add them to your daily diet. 

8. Turmeric

The reason why turmeric is said to be so beneficial for health is the active antioxidant ingredient it contains: curcumin.

You can add turmeric to your diet in powdered form, or in its whole form as a root—which looks very similar to ginger.

9. Nuts and Seeds

Chia seeds, hemp seeds, flax, walnuts, almonds, brazil nuts, pistachios, pecans, and pine nuts all contain nutrients (such as omega 3 essential fatty acids, which promote liver health and help the body maintain healthy cells). All nuts also contain vitamin E, an antioxidant vitamin that helps protect the body against the oxidative stress caused by free radicals.

10. Wild Salmon

As mentioned above, omega 3 essential fatty acids are an important nutrient for liver health— because they can help reduce inflammation of the liver, which is caused by toxins (such as alcohol). 

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