Detox Smoothie

If you've been feeling sluggish or just feel like your body could use a little TLC, a detox might be a good choice for you. A detox aims to clean your body of toxins by giving it the nutrients it needs to flush away toxins, giving you a better feeling of health and vitality. A detox smoothie is a tasty way to jump-start your bid for better health. Choosing the right ingredients for your detox smoothie can make it work faster and more effectively. Look for healthy, whole ingredients that help restore your body's energy and rhythm.

Fiber

Use fiber as the base, or most plentiful ingredient, for your fruit smoothie. Fiber gently helps your digestive system to work more effectively, by moving food quickly through the body, while keeping the nutrients that it needs to work in tip-top shape. With a detox, you want to flush out toxins, meaning that your digestive system is the star of making sure that toxins move proficiently through the body. Any fresh fruits or vegetables are high in fiber; try a carrot-based smoothie, or one that uses fresh berries. You can also add foods like spinach to a fruit smoothie; you'll get all of the benefits, but the taste will still be light and fruity.

Diuretic

To make your digestive system work faster and better, as well as to remove excess water weight that you might be carrying, add to your smoothie a natural diuretic. Diuretics flush out excess liquid and water that may cause swelling and bloating, making it the ideal addition to your detox smoothie. Some foods that are natural diuretics include ginger, which you can grate up and put in your smoothie, or watermelon, which makes a great addition to a fruit smoothie, or cucumbers, which add more water to a vegetable smoothie. Adding diuretics to a detox smoothie will flush your body out faster, leaving you feeling lighter.

Citric Acid

It's important to add some citrus to your detox smoothie. The citric acid will make its way through your digestive system, effectively breaking down excess plaque and mucus that is lingering in the walls of your intestines. While the other components of your detox smoothie are flushing out toxins, the citric acid breaks them down so that you can rid your body of them easily. Of course, good sources of citric acid are in oranges, lemons, limes and grapefruits, all of which are great-tasting additions to your detox smoothie. Detoxing doesn't have to be unpleasant. Just try the right ingredients in a fruity smoothie for pain-free digestive health.