Discover foods with detoxifying properties
If you have proposed to free your organism from the accumulated toxins during the Christmas holidays, below we provide a list of the appropriate foods for this purpose as well as their properties.
During these days in which Christmas lasts, the food we eat is usually more caloric, so the meals are also heavier, without forgetting the intake of representative or traditional sweet foods of these days of the year. 
Therefore, if you have decided to free your body of all these accumulated toxins, we can begin by debugging it. Purifying the body is to cleanse the liver of excess toxins accumulated in it.
The liver It is one of the most important organs of our body, it is the organ responsible for blood flow free of toxins, to properly metabolize nutrients, carbohydrates, fats, also to help us to store vitamins and minerals between many of its functions.
By detoxifying our organism we will find ourselves healthier, it will help us to maintain our blood pressure well that it does not rise, as well as to maintain our body weight within healthy limits.
The foods that we detail below are ideal to fulfill this purifying function due to the properties and nutrients contained in each one of them.
Purifying foods and their properties
The depurative foods that we facilitate are: vegetables and green leafy vegetables, citrus fruits such as orange and lemon, all fruits but especially those that are rich in vitamin C, antioxidants, carrots, beets, artichoke, garlic, ginger root, , sesame or flax seeds, and green tea. 
Vegetables with green leaves: these vegetables are rich in chlorophyll, fiber, beta carotene, vitamin C, are therefore antioxidants and will help us eliminate toxins, so we must consume watercress, Swiss chard, spinach, turnip greens, celery, borage, thistle, broccoli, all type of cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, escarole, arugula, lamb's lettuce, radish or radish leaves, beet leaves, mustard greens, turnip greens, green beans and parsley.
The orange and the lemon: two citrus fruits rich in vitamin C, antioxidants, diuretics and detoxifiers.
The carrot: it is rich in betacarotenes, flavonoids, it is rich in water, therefore it has diuretic and depurative properties that contribute to the proper functioning of the liver.
The beet: it has diuretic properties as it is rich in potassium and low in sodium, it is also rich in fiber, which favors the proper functioning of the intestinal transit and eliminate the accumulated waste in our intestines, which also helps to cleanse the body.
Artichoke: It is a good depurative of the organism, diuretic effect, favors the digestion of fats, regulates the function of bile, is digestive, light laxative with what will eliminate toxins from the body and protects the liver to perform well its functions. 
Garlic: by its sulfur components it helps to activate the enzymes of the liver, favors the function of the blood flowing free of toxins, besides helping us to protect the health of our heart.
Ginger root: the ginger increases the defenses, rich in antioxidants, helps accelerate the metabolism avoiding overweight, and improving the functions of the liver as well as its purification.
Sesame or flax seeds: they work as protectors of the cells of the liver, they are rich in both soluble and insoluble fibers, which will help us to purify our body by making our intestinal tract work properly by discarding toxins or waste.
Green Tea: one of the most antioxidant-rich teas, is a stimulating and restorative tonic that promotes good liver function as well as its purification. This article is published for informational purposes only. You can not and should not replace the consultation with a Nutritionist. We advise you to consult your trusted Nutritionist.
