Simple Detox and Cleansing Herbs

Incorporate the herbs, such as red clover, garlic, echinacea, dandelion root, yellow dock root, burdock root, milk thistle, parsley, cilantro, peppermint, licorice, flax seeds  into your diet as teas, salads, etc. Their combination of vitamins, minerals and special chemical compounds make them a perfect super simple detox.

Red clover – blood cleanser

Garlic - blood cleanser, natural antibiotic

Echinacea – lymph cleanser, antimicrobial

Dandelion root – liver and blood cleanser, diuretic, filters toxins

Yellow dock root - skin, blood and liver cleanser

Burdock root – skin and blood cleanser, diuretic, antibacterial

Milk thistle – liver cleanser

Parsley leaf – diuretic, flushes kidneys, breath freshener

Cilantro - helps in the chelation of heavy metals such as mercury and lead

Peppermint - skin cleanser

Licorice – colon cleanser

Flax seeds - colon cleanser

Oregano – liver and gallbladder cleanser

Rosemary - colon cleanser, may help reduce levels of the carcinogenic heterocyclic amines

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Super Simple Detox Salad

Ingredients:

1 small burdock root, thinly sliced(you can find it in Whole Foods or any Health Store)
1 cup dandelion greens, rinsed and dried

2 tbsp prunes chopped
1 clove garlic minced

1 tbsp parsley chopped or

1tbsp cilantro chopped

2 tbsp sesame seeds or sunflower seeds or pine nuts

For the Dressing:

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp plain yogurt

¼ tsp turmeric

1/5 (or less) cayenne pepper

salt to taste

Directions:

Mix all ingredients thoroughly, add the dressing and serve.

Bon Appetit!

Breathe, smile and be happy.

© Irina Wardas, HHC

Women’s Holistic Health, Nutrition and Relationship Expert

NaturalCounselor.com

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