Dr. Powers’ Detox Tip # 65: Detox Your Diet
We’ll see our bodies now repositioning to a period of stepped-up activity with a diet that will support increased energy needs — now that Spring has finally arrived. After a long winter, it’s not unusual to feel anything but light and energetic in the body. If, upon reflection, you see that your food intake was a too heavy, don’t feel badly because your body requires heavy food during the cold, Winter months. You may have added weight. Holiday indulgences can also create an overburden of toxins.
This is the the grounds upon which I advocate a body detox in the Spring. A detox helps cleanse the body of toxic build up in the blood, tissues, and organs. If you feel particularly heavy and sluggish, you should consider a juice fast over a several-day period or detox diet using lemon. If you’re in pretty great condition, doing a series of weekend detox diets of raw vegetables and fruits will be all you need.
The spring months is the best season to detox your diet and a healthy complement to a body detox. Detox Your Diet defined is the addition of food that cleanses to your normal daily food intake. The detox foods unsurpassed for cleansing will be daikon radishes, leafy greens, lemon juice, garlic, whole grains, broccoli sprouts, cabbage, fresh fruit, water, and green tea.
Throughout Spring and Summer seasons, be sure you eat raw fresh fruits and vegetables everyday, use lemon juice in salad dressings and drinks, and consume a lot of purified water — more than you imagine you require.