Best detox drinks for a full-body cleanse
You may be reading this article following a particularly heavy night on the tiles or after a big meal full of rich foods. Alternatively, you may have treated yourself to a well-deserved holiday with an overload of indulgences (do calories even count on foreign soil?).
No matter what brought you here, you are likely looking for a way to give your body a boost from the outside-in, support your overall health and give the digestive tract a helping hand – and that has led you to the world of detox drinks.
How to detox your body
Right off the bat, we feel it is important to note that your body has its own natural detox system. The liver and kidneys work to filter toxins, waste and harmful chemicals. Even the skin and lymphatic system have a part to play in this process, creating a barrier and removing waste from cells respectively.
Dr Sammie Gill, Symprove’s Registered Gastroenterology Dietician explains, “Detoxing is a buzzword. It’s often used as a marketing term and based on the unfounded idea that we need to rid our bodies of toxins that build up on a daily basis”.
She continues, “In the detox world, most people link the word ‘toxin’ with things like environmental pollution, pesticides, heavy metals and synthetic