Whether it’s springtime and you’re ready to wake up after a long, hard winter or you just need a dose of cleansing, energy-lifting refreshment, a detox smoothie can help you feel more energized, more lively, more awake and less sluggish. No matter the time of year, you can feel great when you take action to properly nourish yourself and rid your body of harmful toxins.And smoothies are a delicious way to do just that.
Why Smoothies Are Such a Good Idea
Carefully prepared and well-made smoothies are a smart way of getting a heap of nutrients into your body without putting stress on your digestive system. Give your body’s internal systems a break from starches and heavy foods with a nutrient-packed smoothie.
Try a smoothie for breakfast instead of heavier choices. Forget about porridge or toast and instead jumpstart your body’s detox processes each morning – and put some spring in your step at any time of the day.
You can try many different flavor and nutrient combinations. Here’s one to consider: apple and kale. These two ingredients provide great stimulation to help your liver purify your body of the toxins. This toxin-reducing combination can help you get rid of built-up inflammation and feel better overall.
Even better, the combination of apple and kale tastes great to most people. And you can easily make a great smoothie from these two ingredients with just a few more additions.
An Apple-Kale Smoothie To Aid In Detoxifying Your Body
Here’s a simple recipe you can follow – and feel free to adjust the proportions and add other healthy ingredients too:
- In the jar of your blender, add a bit less than a cup of almond milk – or your favorite nondairy milk. Remember that cow’s milk can cause inflammation in some people.
- Add a bit less than a cup of crushed ice – chunks as large or small as your blender will allow you to use.
- On top, put a cup of roughly chopped kale and 2 stalks of celery, cut into chunks.
- Next, add in a green apple without the core, chopped. Leave the skin on for the best nutrition, but you can peel it if your blender leaves too many small bits.
- Boost the smoothie with a tablespoon or so of ground flaxseed. Grind it yourself right before using it for maximum potency, but we understand that takes extra time and effort you may not have every day.
- Finally, drizzle in a tablespoon of raw honey – or to taste. Just remember that sugar in all its forms can increase inflammation, so go easy.
Blend these things together for as long as it takes in your blender – then enjoy for breakfast or a mid-afternoon boost. It’s detoxifying and energizing effects should be noticeable.
And consider this: you can add in some avocado for fiber or some chia seeds for additional nutrition too. Just make sure your additions really add something beneficial.
Detoxing with natural fruits and veggies is the simplest and most effective way to feel better by getting rid of the toxins and impurities that build up in your system over time – or when your habits aren’t at their best.
But sometimes, you need a bit of boost on top of your smoothie boost. In those cases, detox foot pads from BodyPure can help you clear away toxins as you get relaxing, restorative sleep – another key to a healthy life. Just wear a foot patch each night, then look at the pad in the morning and you’ll see the impurities that were pulled out. You can even test to prove the reduction in toxins – but usually, the results are all the proof you need.
