Spring Clean Your Body: Top 10 Detox Foods

Spring Clean Your Body: Top 10 Detox Foods

 

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  by The Editors at RealAge, on Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:26am PDT

Want to baby your liver? Keep your GI tract fit? Flush out toxins? These 10 foods -- many of them chosen by RealAge experts Drs. Oz and Roizen -- can spring clean your body and keep refreshing your vital parts all year 'round. No need to fast. Just take these three steps:

• "Eat clean," avoiding processed foods and chemical additives.
• Stay well hydrated by drinking lots of filtered water.
• Include some of these 10 foods in several meals throughout the week.

The Detox Top 10

1. Leafy green vegetables. Eat them raw in a salad, throw them into a broth, steam them and mix with rice or add to an omelet, or puree them into juices. The chlorophyll in greens helps swab out environmental toxins (heavy metals, pesticides). It's also an all-around liver protector, which your liver needs since it's your major domo detoxifier.
2. Lemons. Fresh lemonade made with filtered water will keep you hydrated, and its vitamin C helps convert toxins into a water-soluble form that's easily flushed away. (Add some pureed greens -- see above -- to further bolster your C level.) Here's another cleanse that really works.
3. Watercress. Put a handful into salads, soups, and sandwiches. The peppery little green leaves have a diuretic effect that helps the flushing process. Plus cress is a mineral mine, rich in iron, calcium, phosphorus, and potassium.
4. Garlic. Add it to everything -- salads, sauces, spreads. In addition to the heart-friendly bulb's cardio benefits, it activates liver enzymes. Research also indicates that garlic diminishes a process that creates cancer-causing compounds in your body.
5. Green tea. This antioxidant-rich brew is one of the healthiest ways to get more water into your system. Bonus: It contains catechins, which speed up liver activity. Learn more about how to love your liver.
6. Broccoli sprouts. They pack 20 times more cancer-fighting, enzyme-stimulating activity into each bite than the grown-up vegetable. Research suggests that eating the sprouts (they have a radish-like taste) kills off H. Pylori bacteria that causes stomach irritation and ulcers.
7. Sesame seeds. They're credited with protecting liver cells from the damaging effects of alcohol and other chemicals. For a concentrated form, try tahini, the yummy sesame seed paste that's a staple of Middle Eastern cooking.
8. Cabbage. There are two main types of detoxifying enzymes in the liver, and this potent veggie helps activate both of them. It's the largest member of the Brassica veggie family, all of which delivers colon-cancer fighting isothicyanates and vitamin C. Coleslaw, anyone?
9. Psyllium. This plant's bursting with soluble fiber, which mops up toxins (cholesterol, too) and helps clear them out. Stir powdered psyllium into juice to help cleanse your colon, or have psyllium-fortified Bran Buds for breakfast. (Start with a small amount and gradually increase your dose as your GI tract becomes used to it.)
10. Fruits, fruits, fruits. They're full of almost all the good things listed above -- vitamin C, fiber, nutritious fluids, and assorted antioxidants. Besides, nothing tastes better than a ripe mango, perfect pear, or fresh berries.

Ultimate Detox Recipe: Easy Wilted Garlic-Sesame Salad

Toss dark green leafy vegetables in hot, garlicky oil for a cleansing -- and delicious -- dish.

4 servings, about 65 calories each

1 tsp. olive oil

1 clove garlic, minced

1 lb. spinach, stemmed,

or 1 lb. Swiss chard, stems sliced, leaves torn

or 1 lb. mixture of spinach and watercress

Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

1 tsp. sesame seeds for garnish

Warm oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and stir until lightly browned, about 45 seconds. Add greens (do in two batches if necessary) and toss until just wilted, 2 to 4 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Cucur Ikan Kukus n Nasi

sarapan utk hr ahad masih lagi cucur ikan kukus tapi aku dh ubah suai lg. kali ni aku tambah nasi sejuk. hehehe... minggu ni minggu cucur sedunia agaknya. apa2 aje ler... seblm ni aku ada terjah dapur kekawan blogger. ada yg mgunakan nasi sbg salah satu bahan utk mbuat cucur. so aku pun mulakan ekperimen aku sendiri. hasilnya nyata tidak mhampakan. jom tgk apa yg aku dh lakukan. hehehe...

ini la rupenya cucur yg mjadi ekperimen aku. sedap weh [kes perasan la nih. masuk bakul angkat sendiri. muahhh...]. lps ni leh wak lagi.

Cucur Ikan Kukus

Bahan-Bahan

1 ketul ikan tongkol - yg tlh dikukus

1 cawan tepung gandum

1 cawan nasi sejuk

segenggam ikan bilis

3 ulas bawang merah - dimayang

2 keping daun kubis - dimayang halus

2 batang daun bawang - dimayang halus

1 sudu mkn serbuk knorr pasti sedap

sedikit air

sedikit garam

sedikit air kukusan ikan

minyak utk mgoreng

Cara Menyediakan.

blend ikan kukus + nasi + sedikit tepung gandum. kemudian masukkn ke dlm bekas n satukan semua bahan2 lain bsama bahan yg tlh diblend td. mcm biasa pastikan adunan tdk tlalu lembik atau tlalu kenyal. sedang2 saja. ketepikan. panaskan minyak untuk goreng terendam. masak dengan mgunakan api sederhana. goreng hingga kuning keemasan. sedia utk mjadi hidangkan yg myelerakan utk anda sekeluarga.

bila ditambah ngn nasi cucur ni menjadi lebih lembut tapi ranggup diluar. juga menepati selera aku sekeluarga.

untuk lunch hr sabtu aku cuma sediakn menu yg simple2 aje. br hr ni aku bkesempatan nk letak n3 kat cni memandangkn kesibukan aku mguruskn anak2. emmm... menu2 ni request by my hubby sesuai bangat ngn aku yg x brapa rajin nk masuk dapur. maka thasil la menu2 di bawah. simple tapi bila mkn siap btambah2.

sambal sotong

ayam goreng my style

Bahan2

5-6 ketul ayam

1 sudu besar rempah kari ayam

1 sudu besar serbuk ayam goreng kfc

1/2 sudu besar serbuk pasti sedap knorr

sedikit garam

sedikit ajinomoto - jika suka

sedikit gula - jika suka

sedikit air

Cara2

gaulkan semua bahan n perapkan ayam bsama bahan2 ini selama 5-10 minit. goreng mgunakan minyak yg banyak. sedap. kena la ngn selera aku n hubby.

kubis yg sudah dicelur tlbh dahulu

ini la dier menu pbuka selera. x perlu tambah mcm2. ckup ngn cili api. ini pun dh terangkat. bisa meleleh air mata n idung anda. hehehe...lawannya kubis yg dicelur td 

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