Monday, February 18, 2013

Toxic Overload (Part 4)... Processing Toxins

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Healthy, clear skin begins with diet!  Eat plenty of detoxifying foods to cleanse your body and help keep skin healthy.  Eat organically whenever possible. Avoid foods that have been processed, pre-chopped, diced, and sliced.  Shop at your local Farmer's Market for fresh produce.

TOP 10 DETOXIFYING FOODS:
Apples: contain pectin, a soluble fiber, which is known to bind to metals and food additives in the digestive tract; contain the detoxifying phytochemicals D-Glucarate, flavonoids and terpenoids;  Phlorizidin (phlorizin), a type of bioflavonoid; stimulate bile production to help eliminate toxins.

Artichoke: increases bile production, help protect the liver 

Beets: contain vitamins B3, B6, C and carotinoids; source of iron, magnesium, zinc and calcium - necessary for processing toxin substances; promote healthy liver and gall bladder

Broccoli Sprouts: contains phytochemicals that break down into sulphorophanes, indole-3-carbinol and D-glucarate, which influence the detoxification process. Broccoli sprouts have 20 times more sulfurophane that broccoli.

Dandelions: contain phytonutrients and anti-oxidants for detoxification

Flax Seed: fiber binds to toxins in the intestinal tract for elimination

Garlic: antiviral, antifungal, antimicrobial; helps control the toxic waste products produced by pathogenic microbes

Ginger: induces sweating; Routine consumption of ginger counteracts the effects of toxins that harm cells and cause mutations or tumors - according to a study published in the "International Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism" 

Lemons: stimulate enzymes, help convert toxins into a water-soluble form for elimination

Sea Vegetables (sea weed/kelp): contain algin, which binds toxins in the digestive tract

Tumeric: curcumin, the active ingredient in the spice tumeric is a detoxifying agent  



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