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# 4 Little Ways to Help Your Body Detox

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## Aviva Patz / Health.com


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May 11, 2016 2:00 PM UTC

What do the healthiest people have in common? For starters, they limit the junk that enters their body. This means cutting back on irritants to the gut (alcohol, coffee) and foods that trigger inflammation, like sugar and [processed foods](http://time.com/4322930/how-junk-food-wrecks-your-body/), according to integrative medicine physician Dr. Frank Lipman, founder and director of Be Well, a wellness company. But even if you don’t eat perfectly 24/7, you can do simple things to help the liver—your body’s natural filter—do its job. “Boosting liver function helps to decrease the accumulation of toxic products in the tissues,” Dr. Lipman says. Here are cleansing moves you can do on the regular—no juice-fasting or salt-cave-dwelling required.

**1\. Wake up with lemon**

As soon as you wake up, drink a glass of [warm water with fresh lemon](http://news.health.com/2015/02/24/why-you-should-start-your-day-with-lemon-water/) squeezed in. “It will provide your body with hydrating electrolytes in the form of potassium, calcium and magnesium,” Dr. Lipman says. “We get dehydrated overnight as the body takes care of its detoxification processes, so it’s important to hydrate and replenish first thing.” Lemon juice also helps your liver produce more enzymes, which aid digestion and prompt the liver to purge toxins. The vitamin C in lemon juice, a powerful antioxidant, protects against free radicals, strengthening the immune system.

**_Health.com:_** [_6 Ways to Get More Veggies Into Your Diet_](http://www.health.com/food/add-more-veggies?xid=time)

**2\. Get bendy**

Twisting yoga poses—think, a [seated spinal (or torso) t](http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20688619%5F4,00.html)[wist](http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20688619%5F4,00.html)—helps with the detox process by stimulating digestion and elimination. “A lot of digestive discomforts come from stress,” Dr. Lipman says, “so by releasing gripping and holding in the belly and taking [deep calming breaths](http://time.com/4101180/how-to-breathe-better-to-relieve-stress/?iid=sr-link2), we can relax the muscles and diaphragm, allowing the GI system to do a better job.”


**3\. Eat your broccoli**

Reduce chronic inflammation—which has been linked to heart disease, diabetes, and cancer—by filling your plate with sulfur-rich foods, such as onions, garlic, and cruciferous vegetables, including broccoli, kale, collard greens, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower. “These foods are high in antioxidants, which support the body’s ability to fight off toxins,” Dr. Lipman says. A 2014 study revealed that women who ate the most cruciferous vegetables had [substantially less inflammation](http://www.andjrnl.org/article/S2212-2672%2813%2901891-1/abstract) than those who ate the fewest.

**_Health.com:_** [_The Best Meal Kit Services for Healthy Eaters_](http://news.health.com/2016/04/06/best-meal-kit-services/?xid=time)

**4\. Sip tea**


Teas containing dandelion or milk thistle may boost liver function, helping to decrease the build-up of toxins in the tissues. In a study review on milk thistle commissioned by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, researchers found that the herb may help [enhance liver function](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK11896/), possibly by protecting against cell damage and stimulating repair of liver tissue. And [cancer studies](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0032776/) suggest that milk thistle may strengthen cell walls to prevent toxins from getting in, stimulate enzymes that make toxins less harmful and block free radicals from attacking cells. A word of warning though: Avoid “detoxing” teas that also promise to curb appetite or rev metabolism, because they can be laced with herbs delivering unwanted side effects such as agitation and headache. (We like [The Republic of Tea Organic Milk Thistle Superherb Tea](http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Tea-Organic-Thistle-Superherb/dp/B01C361N7M/ref=as%5Fat?tag=healthcom04a-20&linkCode=as2&s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1462458252&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=republic+of+tea+milk+thistle&psc=1) and [The Republic of Tea Organic Dandelion Superherb Tea](http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Tea-Dandelion-Superherb-Caffeine-Free/dp/B00IKH2Z6M/ref=as%5Fat?tag=healthcom04a-20&linkCode=as2&s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1462459034&sr=1-8&keywords=dandelion+tea)).


**_Health.com:_** [_6 Iron-Rich Food Combos—No Meat Required_](http://www.health.com/nutrition/vegetarian-iron-food-combos?xid=time)

_This_ [_article_](http://www.health.com/mind-body/healthy-detox-moves?xid=time) _originally appeared on_ [_Health.com_](http://www.health.com)

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