INSIGHT Magazine March 2014 | Page 31

✽ Brazil Nuts: These nuts are packed with selenium, which help you cleanse your body of mercury. ✽ Beets: This root vegetable is chock full of magnesium, iron, zinc and calcium to help flush out toxins. It also has cancer fighting properties. ✽ Onions: Who knew? Onions are chock full of sulfur-containing amino acids, which help to detox the liver. ✽ Basil: Not only super tasty in a salad, basil has anti-bacterial properties, and it’s full of antioxidants to protect the liver. ✽ Ginger: Boost your metabolism and flush out the waste from your body. It will also keep your appetite in check. ✽ Avocados: Don't feel bad binging on guac! It will do wonders cleansing your colon ✽ Artichokes: This vegetable is full of silymarin, an antioxidant that helps your liver process toxins, and cynarin, which will help your body process fatty foods. ✽ Parsley: Parsley boasts beta-carotene and vitamins A, C and K to protect your kidneys and bladder. ✽ Almonds: they are high in fiber, calcium, magnesium, and useable protein that helps stabilize blood sugar and remove impurities from the bowels. ✽ Cranberries: they have powerful antibiotic and antiviral substances to help the body cleanse harmful bacteria and viruses from the urinary tract Plus give such things as Lemons, Apples, Blueberries, Carrots, Garlic, Green Tea, Pineapple and Cinnamon a Try with your Detox. They all will help. ✤ INSIGHT March 2014 31