Detox in spring to give your body a major cleanse.

Environmental pollution, negative emotions, and unhealthy lifestyles can disrupt the body's metabolic system, leading to toxin buildup and causing issues like memory loss, dull complexion, constipation, and hemorrhoids. If you want to give your body a "deep clean," you can find detox solutions at the local market.

Microwaved Baked Sweet Potato

1. Sweet Potato

The fiber in sweet potatoes is soft, easy to digest, and can promote intestinal peristalsis, aiding bowel movements. The best way to eat them is baked, and you should bake and eat them with the skin on for a deliciously sweet taste.

2. Mung Beans

Mung beans have the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, removing dampness, promoting urination, and relieving summer heat and thirst. Drinking more mung bean soup is beneficial for detoxification and reducing swelling. However, they should not be cooked for too long to prevent the destruction of organic acids and vitamins, which would reduce their effectiveness.

3. Oats

Oats can lubricate the intestines and promote bowel movements by increasing the volume and moisture of stool. Combined with fiber, they enhance intestinal peristalsis to exert a laxative and detoxifying effect. A good option is to blend steamed oats into a juice to drink. You can also add other ingredients like apples and raisins when blending for extra nutrition and to further promote bowel movements!

4. Job's Tears

Job's Tears can promote blood circulation and water metabolism in the body, exerting a diuretic and de-swelling effect, which helps improve edema-type obesity. Job's Tears water is a good detox method. Simply boil Job's Tears in boiling water until soft, then add a little sugar to taste. It's a natural skincare product for skin whitening.

Millet Jelly

5. Millet

Millet is gluten-free and does not irritate the intestinal wall, making it a relatively mild fiber that is easily digested. Therefore, it is suitable to be paired with detox meals. Millet porridge is great for detoxification, with the effects of clearing heat and promoting urination. It is nutritious and also helps with skin whitening.

6. Brown Rice

Brown rice is whole rice that retains the bran, making it rich in fiber. It has water-absorbing, fat-absorbing properties and provides a significant feeling of satiety. It can regulate the intestines and aid bowel movements, helping with detoxification. Having a bowl of brown rice porridge for breakfast or a glass of brown rice soy milk every day is a good detox method.

7. Red Beans

Red beans can increase intestinal peristalsis, reduce constipation, and promote urination. You can soak red beans in an electric rice cooker before bed, and the next day, drink the unsweetened red bean water as plain water to effectively promote detoxification.

Garlic-Scented Carrots

8. Carrot

Carrots are very helpful for improving constipation and are rich in beta-carotene, which can neutralize toxins. Fresh carrots have a better detox effect because they can clear heat, detoxify, moisten the intestines, and promote bowel movements. Blend them into juice and add honey and lemon juice for a delicious, thirst-quenching drink that is also beneficial for detoxification.

9. Chinese Yam

Chinese Yam can regulate the digestive system, reduce subcutaneous fat accumulation, prevent obesity, and boost the immune system. The detox effect is best when eaten raw. You can peel and dice raw Chinese Yam and pineapple, blend them together into a juice to drink, which has the function of strengthening the stomach and regulating the intestines.

10. Burdock

Burdock can promote blood circulation and metabolism, and has the effect of regulating intestinal function. The dietary fiber it contains can retain moisture and soften stool, aiding detoxification and relieving constipation. It can be made into burdock tea to drink at any time, and long-term use is recommended.

Hollandaise Sauce on Asparagus

11. Asparagus

Asparagus contains a variety of nutrients, and its asparagine and potassium have a diuretic effect, helping to expel excess water from the body, which is beneficial for detoxification. The tips of green asparagus are rich in vitamin A. When cooking, keep the tips slightly above the water surface to preserve the most nutrients while maintaining flavor.

12. Lotus Root

The diuretic effect of lotus root can promote the rapid discharge of waste from the body, thereby purifying the blood. Lotus root can be eaten cold or hot. You can squeeze it into juice, add a little honey for flavor and drink it directly. You can also warm it over low heat, add a little sugar, and drink it while it's warm.

13. White Radish

Radish has a good diuretic effect, and the cellulose it contains can also promote bowel movements, which is beneficial for weight loss. If you want to use radish for detoxification, it is suitable to eat it raw. It is recommended to blend it into juice or to eat it cold-dressed or pickled.

Rice Noodle Paste with Crown Daisy

14. Crown Daisy

Crown Daisy is rich in vitamin A, which can protect the liver and help expel toxins from the body. A good option is to blend crown Daisy with fruits and vegetables like oranges, tomatoes, carrots, pomelo, apples, and mixed nuts into a nutritious energy drink.

15. Sweet Potato Leaves

The fiber in sweet potato leaves is soft, not bitter, provides a sense of fullness easily, and can promote gastrointestinal movement and prevent constipation. After washing fresh sweet potato leaves, blanch them in boiling water, lift them out, and mix them with minced garlic and a little salt and oil for a delicious and refreshing garlic-flavored sweet potato leaf dish!