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6 Miraculous Foods That Cleanse Your Body

By Cindy Papp

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Published: 20Sep2008
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Certain foods can help or hurt your body. In fact, some foods will cause you to gain weight while others can make you sick.

On the other hand, certain foods can give you energy, elevate your mood and help you lose weight. You can use foods that cleanse your body to help you stay on top of and control your health.

We are all learning these days that we have to help our bodies stay healthy. We live in an industrial age of chemical pesticides, chemical fertilizers, and toxins that leak into our food from plastics and other packaging.

All of these substance add up and can cause your body to become overwhelmed, leaving you tired and causing your metabolism to become sluggish.

Foods that cleanse your body can reverse this by speeding metabolism, helping your body remove waste and giving you more energy. Certain foods will help when you are on a colon cleansing program, a body cleansing program and on a daily basis to help maintain good health. Here are some top miraculous foods that cleanse.

Green superfoods are one of the best cleansing foods. Although it usually comes in a powder form to be mixed with water, it is considered a food because the whole plant is freeze dried and becomes re-activated when it is mixed with water - including all the enzymes and nutrients.

Green superfoods are full of chlorophyll which helps naturally attract and remove chemicals from your body. They are high in protein, enzymes, B-vitamins, antioxidants to help fight free radicals and even dietary fiber. They aid in digestion which boosts your body's immunity to disease and helps your body break down and eliminate excess waste.

Beets are one of the most nutritious foods for your organs of detoxification. They are full of nutrients, help cleanse and detoxify your blood, and are full of natural mineral water to help nourish your skin.

They also stimulate your liver to work while protecting it at the same time. Recent studies indicate that betaine, one of beets natural components, help prevent coronary and cerebral (brain) artery disease!

Shiitake Mushrooms are excellent for helping your body lower bad cholesterol. Recent studies are showing that they also help stimulate immune cells that help your body detoxify and clear the body of tumor cells.

Studies in Japan are showing that an extract of the shiitake mushroom is more deadly to HIV-infected cells than the popular drug, AZT (designed to delay the progress of AIDS). These mushrooms will benefit your body cleanse as a food or as a supplement.

Apples are considered an excellent food that cleanses because of the natural pectin fiber. This fiber helps fight the formation of cancer cells in your colon.

Apples contain quercetin, which is a powerful antioxidant. This substance not only fights cancer, but protects your brain from degeneration, fighting Alzheimer's disease. A recent food database analysis also shows that adults who eat apples have less hypertension, which is a major factor of heart disease.

Papaya is one of the tastiest cleansing foods. They promote digestive health with natural enzymes. In case you didn't know, a body with strong digestion has a stronger immunity and has the ability to remove built up waste from the body, which may be in the form of excess fat and weight. In addition, strong digestion equals a speedy metabolism.

Papaya enzymes are also shown to lower inflammation in the body and improve your body's healing ability. In fact, many of the nutrients that make up the papaya are found to help lessen effects of asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and even osteoarthritis.

Papayas provide plenty of nutrients and protection against colon cancer. In addition the high amount of vitamin C and vitamin A are essential for helping your body build and protect itself from infections, colds and flu.

Kifir is a superfood by itself. It is a fermented food that helps provide plenty of good bacteria for your colon and intestinal area. It cleanses the intestines while adding vitamins and minerals that are easily absorbed into your body. It can help establish healthy balance in your digestive tract and colon and helps promote the removal of waste.

Help your body and colon cleanse by adding foods that cleanse. They will expedite your cleanse and make your efforts and hard work more rewarding.

Cindy is a Certified Nutritional Counselor. You can find more foods that cleanse your colon and learn how a colon cleanse can help you achieve your health and fitness goals.

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