Tips on how to Detox everyday!

Few of us give our liver a second thought. Yet this overworked organ is responsible for over 500 different functions, including: detoxifying environmental chemicals, storing certain vitamins, controlling cholesterol levels, metabolising fat, and even regulating hormones.  

When talking about this with people, I often get asked if you can drink our Detox-me Herbal tea every day or whether it is just for when you are detoxing. So it inspired me to talk about Detoxing every day.

I think that with so many 'Detox' Kits on the market we have all been conditioned to think that detoxing should be done only once or twice a year, after overindulgence periods. 

But the reality is that is not really the best way to go about it.  In fact many of the expensive detox kits on the market are actually just full of laxatives, so you might feel a bit lighter, but the long term benefits are marginal.

So when I wanted to add a 'Detox' tea to our range I made sure it was safe and easy (eg: tasted good!) to drink every day. 

There are also other things you can do every day to help your overworked liver and digestive tract (some are more overworked than others!!), so instead of doing a once yearly detox here are some tips to on ways to detox every day........

• Firstly start the day with a large glass of warm water with the juice of half a lemon squeezed into it. Your body needs water to flush out toxins in your bowel movements and urine. The addition of fresh lemon juice helps to stimulate your liver to produce bile that helps flush out toxins and it also reduces acidity.

• Also ensure you eat lots of Garlic and Onions as these contain important phytonutrients and sulphur compounds that help your liver metabolise fats and excrete chemicals.

• And if you are looking for a supplement, make it a daily tablet of Milk thistle extract. Milk thistle contains a potent substance called silymarin that protects the liver by inhibiting damaging substances that can cause liver cell damage. Silymarin also prevents the depletion of the nutrient glutathione–one of the most critical nutrients for liver detoxification. Both alcohol consumption and exposure to various types of synthetic chemicals can deplete glutathione in the liver.  (Milk thistle is far too bitter for a tea, so best in a capsule.  I use dandelion root in detox-me as the flavour is more neutral, but it has similar liver cleansing abilities).

• Eat Indian curries!  Turmeric, one of the main spices used in Indian cuisine, adds a yellow-orange color to curry dishes along with a potent healing boost. Turmeric protects the liver from free radical damage. Add turmeric powder to soups, stews, and curries to bolster your liver’s cleansing abilities.

So with a little bit of  liver care and attention it isn't surprising that these simple measures could make a world of difference to your health.

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