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Inexpensive, easy to add to most any meal, and full of ingredients essential to any detox protocl. The key here is the rich fiber source, fiber which will actually bind and flush out toxins from your intestinal tract. What’s more, flaxseed also includes a bountiful amount of omega 3 fatty acids. With your breakfast shake or warm lemon water, try consuming two tablespoons of ground flaxseed. Flaxseed makes it easy to understand just exactly how to detox your body naturally. 3. Apples Often overlooked as an ‘ordinary’ fruit, apples possess many medicinal qualities that very well can ‘keep the doctor away’. Also a great source of toxinbusting fiber (which can help rid heavy metals as well), apples also contain a variety of highly beneficial phytochemicals such as DGlucarate, flavonoids and terpenoids — all of which play a role in the natural detoxification process. One such flavonoid in particular, known as Phlorizidin, contributes towards the steady production of bile. Bile is very important to the detox process, as it assists the liver in ridding toxins and relieving its burden. Remember to consume high quality organic apples in particular, as non-organic apples have made the list of the ‘top 12 foods’ with the most pesticide contamination. You may also use apple cider vinegar; cleansing the body is only one of many apple cider vinegar cures. 4. Broccoli Sprouts Another overlooked food item that can be superbly helpful when looking for how to detox your body naturally, broccoli harbors