Is holiday overindulgence leaving you feeling blah? Try this simple yet tasty cleansing beet salad for a pick me up. Ingredients: 3 medium-large beets 1 bunch cilantro, chopped (if you're a cilantro hater, use parsley) 1/4 cup olive oil juice of 1 lime 1 clove garlic, finely chopped or crushed 1/4 tsp unrefined sea salt Instructions: Preheat oven to 400 F. Wash beets in a large container with a lid. If you don't have a container with a lid, use foil to cover. Roast 1 hour or until tender. Remove from oven and let cool with lid on. When the beets are cool, run them under a small stream of water in the sink. The skin should come off easily, if not, gently use your fingers to help. Cut beets in
A body that’s healthy, nourished and functioning optimally, naturally detoxifies all the time. Although many organs and every cell are involved, your liver is the major contributor. In your liver, detoxification happens in two phases via a variety of pathways. Like most bodily functions, nutrients are required for these processes to occur. Today, toxins are everywhere and our bodies are overburdened with the volume of substances we need to detoxify. It’s really sad and depressing to think about too much. My approach is to do the best I can to avoid toxins, make sure I’m eating plenty of foods that support detoxification and not worry or stress about what I can’t control. Here’s a few things
