February Detox Time

Published on February 3, 2020

person cutting peppers on a chopping boardJoin our ChiroActive community for Detox time in February on Facebook and Instagram. Give your system a reboot for better health, digestion, and overall function. Set aside sugar, dairy, red meat, alcohol, caffeine, and grains for a short time. Detox food doesn’t have to mean boring meals, just use your favorite spices along with your healthy whole foods to make it taste great.

Typically many will follow a detox for 1-3 weeks. Your body naturally detoxes everyday, but sometimes after holiday eating or other times of stress it can use a little help. Yes, there are supplements that can aid your liver in detoxing, but to keep it easy to get started, simply eat healthy foods on the detox list, and focus on treating your mind and body exceptionally well during your detox time.

Each detox list can vary, however, for most functional medicine practitioners agree on the following detox list of foods:

Animal Protein

  • Chicken
  • Turkey
  • Fish: cod, haddock, salmon, anchovies, sardines, scallops, sole, shrimp, tilapia, trout

Vegetable Protein

  • Beans (chickpeas, Lentils, Adzuki, split mung beans, tofu: sprouted organic, Hummus, Hemp Hearts etc.)

Vegetable Carbs

(in alphabetical order)

  • Artichokes
  • Arugula
  • Asparagus
  • Broccoli
  • Brussel Sprouts
  • Cabbage
  • Carrots
  • Cauliflower
  • Celery
  • Chard/Swiss Chard
  • Chives
  • Cucucumber
  • Garlic and shallots
  • Green Beans
  • Greens (beets, collards)
  • Jicama
  • Leeks
  • Lettuce (all)
  • Micro greens
  • Onions
  • Peppers
  • Radishes
  • Kale
  • Esacarole
  • Fennel
  • Red Beets
  • Sea vegetables
  • Scallions
  • Snap peas
  • Snow peas
  • Spinach
  • Sprouts
  • Water chesnuts
  • Watercress

Fruit Carbs

  • Blackberries
  • Blueberries
  • Cherries
  • Rasberries

*Although oranges are not on the list, freshly squeezed lemon into warm water first thing is the morning is encouraged.

Healthy Fats

  • Avocado
  • Chia Seeds
  • Coconut oil
  • Flax Seeds
  • Olive Oil

Nuts and Seeds

Some detox plans exclude nuts to help identify later if some varieties are causing some sensitivities or intolerances.

Other detox plans allow unsalted raw almonds, walnuts, pecans, brazil nuts, pumpkin and sunflower seeds

Other

All herbal teas are allowed.

Fresh herbs and dried spices are allowed

Each week we will be sharing tips and favorite detox foods and meals on our social media pages and we’d love to hear yours too!

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  1. Michael McGrath says
    Feb 20, 2020 at 8:23 PM

    Michael says thank you very much for the extremely important information and updates you send me. I am a senior citizen and always looking for ways to lead a healthy lifestyle. Thanks!

    Reply
    • cp@chiroactive.ca says
      Feb 27, 2020 at 4:47 PM

      Glad you are enjoying some of our healthy tips Michael! Always happy to help!

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