Every day our body receives toxins from the air, water, household cleaning and personal hygiene products… And also from the foods we consume if they are not organic, especially after a period of culinary excess. The liver is the organ in charge of eliminating these toxins and we can help it in its function through diet, including in the menus recipes with foods with purifying and hepatoprotective properties.

Detox diet: what is it

• The first thing is eliminate products that harm you, such as those that contain added sugars (soft drinks, pastries, pastries, refined cereals, etc.), meats, alcohol and ultra-processed foods. It is also advisable to avoid excess fat.
• To create a menu beneficial for the liver, we can follow the recommendations of traditional Chinese medicine, which advises choosing foods that are green in color, bitter or sour in taste, and have ascending energy. Therefore, whole grains (such as rice, quinoa and millet) are especially favorable; lettuce, kale, cabbage, watercress, mustard greens, radish and dandelion; algae; the sprouts and sprouts; fresh aromatic herbs, green apple and fermented foods.
• In addition, it is advisable to have dinner two or three hours before going to bed and consume moderate portions that do not leave us full.

Recipes to make a 5-day detox diet

To complete the care of the liver, I propose to do one or two times a year five day cleansing diet in which a strict diet based on brown rice, green vegetables, vegetable broths and infusions is followed. No salt or oil is used in the preparation of the dishes, but you can use spices and aromatic herbs. These five recipes can be included in a 5-day detox diet to cleanse the body after a period of excess.