Healthy Beat

There are numerous health benefits of occasional detox programs, and the following soup cleanse will boost your immune and digestive system, and improve the function of the kidneys, liver, gut, lymphatic system, and skin.

We recommend that you follow this program for a day only initially, and then, after a month, do a three-day soup cleanse.

You should consume 5-6 bowls of soup daily with lots of water. Here are the principles of the cleanse:

• Prepare a bone, miso, or vegetable broth, and spice it up with ginger, cinnamon, cumin, garlic, or turmeric.
• Add fibrous veggies such as carrots, kale, onions, spinach, zucchini, leeks, etc.
• Add proteins-lentils, nuts, beans
• Add starchy veggies such as beets, potatoes, parsnips, acorn squash, etc.
• You can add ghee, olive, avocado, coconut oil, etc.
• We suggest three recipes for delicious and healthy detox soups:

Recipe 1: Carrot & Ginger Soup

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
• 2 lbs carrots, chopped
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 onions, chopped
• 6 cup bone or vegetable broth
• Sea salt, black pepper, and onion to taste
• 2 tablespoons ghee or coconut oil
• 2 tablespoons collagen (optional)

Preparation:

In a pan, cook the ginger, carrots, garlic, and broth, boil them and leave to simmer.  Then, sauté the onions in a pan and add the ghee. Cook until it gets a caramel-like texture. Then, blend the onions and broth for several minutes, and add the seasonings and coconut milk. Stir once more.

Recipe 2: Red Lentil Soup

Ingredients:

• 1/2 c red lentils, rinsed
• 1-inch ginger root, minced
• 1 onion, chopped
• ¼ c coconut oil, olive oil, or ghee
• 2 sweet potatoes, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 apple, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoons paprika
• 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 4 1/2 cup bone or vegetable broth
• Sea salt and black pepper to taste
• Coconut cream (optional)

Preparation:

In a pot, warm up the olive oil on medium heat, and add the carrots, potatoes, apple, and onion. Cook for 10 minutes, and add the broth, lentils, cumin, chili powder, ginger, and paprika and boil. Next, leave it to simmer for half an hour, and in the end, season with coconut cream.

Recipe 3: Broccoli Detox Soup

Ingredients:

• 2.5 cup broccoli florets
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoons of sea salt
•  2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 3 celery stalks, chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 1 cup kale or spinach
• 2 c vegetable or bone broth
• Juice of half a lemon
• 2 tablespoons collagen (optional)

Preparation:

In a pot, heat the coconut oil, and add the onion, celery, and broccoli. Cook for 5 minutes, while stirring, and add the broth. Leave it to simmer for 5 minutes.