How to Have a Detox Cleansing Lunch

The liver and colon are vital to your overall health. The better the liver and colon, the better you will feel. The liver is important for proper digestion of fats and regulating your blood sugar levels. Both the liver and the colon are vital in flushing toxics from our bodies. There are several all natural food and spices that can help detox both the liver and the colon. If you have problems with your gall bladder or kidney, or have a chronic condition such as diabetes, check with your physician or nutritionist.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Artichokes
• Rosemary
• Lemon
• Sea Salt
• Chicory
• Tumeric

1. Artichokes have a chemical, cyranin, that helps increase the liver's production of bile and strengthens our bile ducts. Because artichokes can break up and mobilize fat stored in our liver, it's useful as a natural liver detox and for lowering cholesterol.

2. Rosemary has active compounds that help stimulate the liver. There are two healthy acids in Rosemary that helps reduce inflammation that can lead to liver damage.

3. Turmeric is known as a spicy curry. The yellowish oil that comes from Turmeric helps reduce any build-up of toxins in the body, including the liver. Turmeric can be added to rice, beans, vegetables, chicken and fish. Turmeric can also be added to fruit juice if you prefer to drink with it instead of cooking with this spice.

4. Chicory is traditionally used as a coffee substitute, but in seed or root form can be used as a mild laxative and diuretic that can take the load off an overburdened liver.

5. Lemon with a little Sea Salt will help clean a colon, just do not use too much with the mixture of Chicory or you will have diarrhea.

6. Now that you know so ingredients that can keep you healthy, let us make lunch. The menu is a simple bakes chicken with rosemary and lemon, a side order of steamed rice with Turmeric, a side order of Artichokes, severed with a hot cup of Chicory coffee.
   
   Place the chicken into a glass-baking dish, squeeze lemon over the chicken and scatter the top of the chicken with rosemary. Bake in the over at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
   
   Cook your rice and add the Turmeric last, so that the oils will be released. Your rice will have a yellowish tint.
   
   Cook your artichokes to the package instructions.
   
   Serve your detox lunch with a cup of chicory coffee.

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