Simply moving to a whole-foods diet and adding one or two fruit and vegetable juices to your daily routine will go a long way toward flushing your systems and tissues.
The following table lists some juice and smoothie combinations and the organs they target. Combine three or four fruits and/or vegetables with 1/2 teaspoon dried herb in a juice or smoothie and vary the combinations each time. Use these detoxifying juices in a daily juicing program or in a specific detoxifying program.
| Juice or Smoothie | Fruits | Vegetables | Herbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney Flush | Apple, cranberry, grape, lemon, melon, papaya, strawberry, watermelon | Asparagus, beetroot and greens, cabbage, celery, cucumber | Dandelion root, corn silk |
| Liver Cleanse | Apple, grape, lemon, lime, orange, papaya, pear | Beetroot and greens, carrot, celery, endive, kale, kohlrabi, parsnip, spinach, tomato, turnip root and greens, wheatgrass | Burdock root, dandelion root and leaves, milk thistle, yellow dock root |
| Bladder Support | Cranberry, melon, pear, watermelon | Beetroot and greens, cabbage, carrot, parsnip, tomato, turnip and greens, wheatgrass | Dandelion leaves, purslane, fenugreek |
| Constipation Support | Apple, blueberry, citrus fruit, elderberry, melon, papaya, peach, pear, strawberry, watermelon | Cabbage, endive, spinach, wheatgrass | Licorice root, yellow dock root, psyllium seeds |
| Fluid Retention Support | Strawberry, watermelon | Bean sprouts, cucumber | |
| Intestinal Cleanse | Peach | ||
| Skin and Lymph System Cleanse | Cranberry, grapefruit, lemon, lime, melon, orange, watermelon | Asparagus, beetroot and greens, carrot, cucumber, kohlrabi, bell peppers, Swiss chard, turnip, kohlrabi, wheatgrass | Burdock root, dandelion leaves, Echinacea, fenugreek, parsley |
