Detox diets are short-term diets intended to release toxins and waste products from the body. The notion of detoxing stems from a theory of digestion and elimination usually associated with naturopathy, an alternative medical system that emphasizes the role of nutrition in optimizing the body’s self-healing properties. Detox diets generally emphasize the following: -- Choosing organic or non-processed foods to ensure the minimal intake of chemicals -- Increasing the intake of vegetables, fruits and other foods thought to aid the process of detoxification -- Increasing the intake of foods and fluids that speed up the processes of urination and defecation The origins of Detox diets can be traced back for over 5,500 years to a yearly ritual of bodily and spiritual preparation known as pancha karma - part of the practice of Ayurvedic medicine in India. Pancha karma is undergone for disease prevention, which in Ayurvedic practice requires spiritual renewal and the cessation of negative emotional patterns.

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Overview
Detox diets are short-term diets intended
to release toxins and waste products from the
body. The notion of detoxing
stems from a theory of digestion and elimination
usually associated with

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Overview
naturopathy, an alternative medical system that
emphasizes the role of nutrition
in optimizing the body’s self-healing properties.
Detox diets generally
emphasize the following:
-- Choosing organic or non-processed foods to

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Overview
ensure the minimal intake of chemicals
-- Increasing the intake of vegetables, fruits
and other foods thought to aid the process of
detoxification
-- Increasing the intake of foods and fluids

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Overview
that speed up the processes of urination and
defecation
The origins of Detox diets can be traced
back for over 5,500 years to a yearly ritual of
bodily and spiritual
preparation known as pancha karma - part of the
practice of Ayurvedic

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Overview
medicine in India. Pancha karma is undergone for
disease prevention, which in
Ayurvedic practice requires spiritual renewal and
the cessation of negative
emotional patterns.

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Five foods that detox the body
**Beetroots**
Beetroots
are packed with vitamins B3, B6, C and beta-
carotene. They're also a valuable
source of iron, magnesium, zinc and calcium - all
vital in promoting optimal

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Five foods that detox the body
**Beetroots**
detoxification and elimination. Beetroots are great
at supporting good gallbladder
and liver health -- organs that are paramount for
breaking down and removing
toxins.

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Five foods that detox the body
**Sea vegetables**
Otherwise
known as seaweeds, these valuable foods house
powerful antioxidants that help
to alkalize the blood and strengthen the digestive
tract. Sea vegetables are

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Five foods that detox the body
**Sea vegetables**
unique in that they offer the broadest range of
minerals of any food,
containing the majority of minerals found in the
ocean.

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Five foods that detox the body
**Dandelions**
Dandelions are a rich source of minerals and
provide a variety of phytonutrients.
They also act superbly as antioxidants that support
cleansing of the digestive
tract and, as if that wasn’t enough, they offer great
liver support.

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Five foods that detox the body
**Lemons**
Lemons stimulate the release of enzymes and help
convert toxins into a
water-soluble form that can be easily excreted
from the body. Drinking lemon
water in the morning is a great detox tactic as it
will help to balance out the

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Five foods that detox the body
**Lemons**
acidity of other foods recently consumed.
**Garlic**
Garlic is a powerful antiviral, antiseptic and
antibiotic. Eliminating these
pathogenic microbes from your body can reduce
endogenous (made by your body)

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Five foods that detox the body
**Lemons**
toxins.

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