Spring Cleaning Tips for Health
Spring is here! Many of us have already started to clean up our environment to get ready for some
warmer weather. It is also important to “clean up” our bodies by eating a diet full of unprocessed
foods. Here are a few spring cleaning tips for your health:
• BUY ORGANIC the 12 MOST toxic fruits and vegetables: peaches, apples, bell
peppers, celery, blueberries, kale, nectarines, strawberries, cherries, pears, imported
grapes, spinach, lettuce, potatoes.
• Freely eat all of the 15 LEAST toxic fruits and vegetables: onions, avocado, sweet
corn, pineapples, mango, asparagus, sweet peas, kiwi fruit, cabbage, eggplant,
cantaloupe, watermelon, grapefruit, sweet potato, honeydew melon (buy organic if
possible).
• Avoid the fish with the highest mercury content (shark, swordfish, king mackerel,
tuna, orange roughy, marlin, Chilean bass, lobster, halibut, snapper).
• Freely eat the fish with the lowest mercury content (Clam, Ocean perch, Alaskan
salmon, tilapia, flounder, sole, catfish).
• Avoid ALL SUGAR – sugar reduces the ability of your liver to clear toxic
compounds out of the blood stream (in addition to all the other bad things it does
for your body).
• Consume broccoli and the other members of the brassica family daily. Broccoli has
the highest amount of compounds in it that enhance your ability to clear toxins from
your blood stream. It also has compounds that prevent cancer and can balance
estrogen metabolism.
• Get enough fiber! Consume foods high in fibers like veggies and brown rice.
• Drink half your body weight in ounces of water daily.
• Drink green tea.
• Limit coffee and eliminate soda intake.
• Limit alcohol intake.
• Increase your levels of organic green foods (green leafy veggies) daily.
• Utilize a sauna to tolerance once a week.
• Have dry-cleaning air out in the garage or car trunk for 72 hours before bringing
them into the house.
Detox Green Juice Recipe
• ½ green apple
• 3 stalks celery, no leaves
• 1 cucumber
• Bunch of kale
• 1/2 lemon, peeled
• 1 piece fresh ginger
• Handful of parsley
• Sprig of mint (optional)
