Getting healthy is not just about fruit and vegetables. You can get a variety of essential vitamins and minerals by including detox herbs into your recipes. Not only are they helping you to stay healthy they also provide flavour and texture to your food.
Here are some of the herbs that are easy to add to your detox recipes and give you some valuable healthy eating benefits.
Basil is very easy to add to soups and salads and is great for adding flavour, relieving headaches, it also contains vitamin C.
Black pepper a herb that helps promotes the body's fat burning abilities.
Cumin seeds are rich in iron, which is important for children, or teenagers that are still growing. They also have powerful antioxidants and release pancreatic enzymes which are essential for a healthy digestive system.
Ginger helps to supply potassium, copper, vitamin B6 and magnesium. It can easily be added to detox juicing recipes.
Mint is easy to grow yourself and great when added to salads. It provides a wide range of oxidants.
Nutmeg can help to aid digestion and relive any feelings of queasiness.
Parsley is rich in calcium and iron. Not only can it help fight detox bad breath it also helps boost the oxygen supply to your major organs.
Poppy seeds will give your recipes texture and a good source of fibre, calcium, potassium and polyunsaturates.
Turmeric contains anti-inflammatory antioxidant, which can help boost the function of the liver and bile secretion, which aids the detox process.
To make sure that you get the maximum benefits from your herbs always ensure they are fresh or if dried then stored appropriately in an airtight jar. What better way to have a rich source of detox herbs ready and available for your recipes than having grown them yourself? If you have a garden (however small) or window box, herbs are easy and inexpensive to grow yourself.
If you choose to buy them from the supermarket, then always make sure that you buy them as a rooted plant in a pot. That way you can pick off the amount you need each day whilst the plant continues to grow. This enables you to maximise the healthy benefits they provide you with for your detox.
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