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• What symptoms can indicate that our body needs a cleansing diet?
• Which products help cleanse the body of toxins?

Spring is a time we associate with cleaning and caring for the space around us. We scrub floors, clean windows, air out closets, and replace heavy winter clothing with summer clothes. Spring is also a great time to cleanse our bodies after a long winter. In winter, our metabolism may slow down, and the body filters out toxins to a lesser extent. This is one of the reasons why we often feel tired, sleepy, and sluggish in spring, and our condition leaves much to be desired. To support the body and eliminate harmful toxins more quickly, a spring detox is necessary.

What symptoms can indicate that our body needs a cleansing diet?

Several noticeable symptoms can indicate that our body needs detoxification. People who drink a lot of coffee, smoke, eat red meat frequently, and consume alcohol are more likely to need a detox diet. The most common symptoms that should prompt us to detox are:

• Fatigue,
• Difficulty falling asleep,
• problems with concentration,
• Skin problems such as discoloration, blemishes, unhealthy skin tone,
• Digestive problems, flatulence,
• the feeling that the legs are heavy and swollen.

Which products help cleanse the body of toxins?

The purpose of detoxification is to rid the body of unnecessary metabolic waste and toxins, the accumulation of which contributes to a deterioration in health, well-being, and increased susceptibility to infections. To help your body eliminate excess toxins, you need a healthy, varied diet. During this time, we should include foods with cleansing effects in our diet. There are, of course, quite a few of them. These include fruits, vegetables, and some grains, especially those high in fiber, which support the proper functioning of the digestive tract and the intestinal cleansing process. These types of products include:

• Fruit:
• Apples – contain a lot of fiber and pectin, which binds all unnecessary substances and then accelerates their excretion from the body. Eating apples not only supports the detoxification process but also deacidifies the body.
• Lemons – are necessary for cleansing the body, support the proper functioning of the liver and deacidify the body,
• Grapefruits – contain a large amount of water, which accelerates the excretion of unnecessary, harmful metabolic products, accelerates metabolism and fat burning,
• Vegetables:
  • Cucumbers – they contain a lot of water, which is necessary for the cleansing process, their consumption improves the condition of skin, hair and nails,
• Tomatoes – promote the production of digestive juices, contain a lot of water and lycopene, a very powerful antioxidant, and are also a good source of potassium, which regulates sodium levels and thus prevents the accumulation of excess water in the body.
• The sulforaphane it contains supports the removal of toxins from the body. Broccoli also supports the liver's cleansing and detoxification process, thus contributing to the increased removal of fat and cholesterol deposits remaining in the blood vessels.
• Cabbage – rich in vitamins and minerals that accelerate the removal of deposits and toxins,
• Beetroot and beetroot juice – support the proper functioning of the liver and kidneys, help remove excess urea from the body, provide large amounts of potassium and fiber, are a valuable source of antioxidants, substances that remove free radicals from the body, betanin, a pigment with anti-inflammatory and cleansing properties, accelerates the movement of food contents, prevents constipation, and facilitates bowel movements.
• Parsley (parsley and root) – has a diuretic effect, accelerates the elimination of toxins and harmful metabolic products, improves the digestive process and supports liver cleansing,
• Celery (root and celery) – accelerates the digestion of excessive amounts of fat and supports the digestive process and the excretion of harmful metabolic products,
• Cucumbers – they are unsurpassed in cleansing the body of toxins, they support digestive processes, strengthen immunity and have a positive effect on the condition of the intestines, they are a source of lactic acid, which helps to lower cholesterol and regulates bacterial flora in the intestines,
• Grain products – prevent food from remaining in the intestines for long periods. Of all the grain products, millet has the strongest cleansing and deacidifying effect.
• Herbal teas and teas – detoxifying properties are mainly shown by:
  • green tea ,
  • White mulberry,
  • purges ,
  • Nettle,
  • Mint .

While cleansing the body, you must also remember to drink plenty of water, avoid coffee, black tea and alcohol, and avoid eating meat, sweets and highly processed products.