INSIGHT Magazine March 2014 | Page 30

Gr eat Detox S uperfoods H ere are 20 detoxifying foods and a plan your body will love! Think of these as tools to help rid your body of junk that's holding you back from feeling and looking great. I like to think of toxins as road blocks. If you've been eating a lessthan-healthy that makes it difficult to remove the road blocks, you're going to have a really hard time losing weight. Road blocks can happen anywhere - the liver, stomach, intestines, blood, etc. Swapping out toxic for foods that have a cleansing effect is a step in the right direction. Most people have no idea how good they could feel until their body has eliminated some of the toxins lurking around. If you've been struggling with weight loss despite eat- 30 ing copious amounts of healthy food and getting in a reasonable amount of exercise, this might be helpful. No matter who you are, you have toxins in your body. Toxins are in the air we breathe, the food we eat and the water we drink. Even the healthiest of people have some degree of toxicity. ✽ Goji Berries: Goji berries will help to boost your vitamin C and beta-carotene intake. Vitamin C can help remove waste from your body, while beta-carotene improves liver performance. ✽ Seaweed: Seaweed will help cleanse your body of lead, cadmium and the radioactive chemical strontium. It is also a metabolism-booster. March 2014 INSIGHT