The Four-Ingredient Detox Drink
Many of us suffer from digestive problems
that are harmful to our health, such as constipation, cramps, irritable
bowel syndrome, and more. Despite the complexity and frustration that
these problems cause, the solution for you is probably in a very close
and accessible place - your kitchen.
A healthy diet that helps remove toxins and
intestinal parasites is a very effective tool for improving the quality
of life of anyone with digestive problems, and if you experience them,
you should try it out. A great way to get started is by using a special,
simple drink to prepare you for a thorough cleanse of your digestive
system using just four ingredients:
The four ingredients: apple, ginger, and
lemon, with little sea salt
Each of the ingredients in this drink has important functions in
cleansing the intestines, which are outlined below. Here's what each
ingredient does:
Apple
Apples provide the body with a very high amount of fiber, and
specifically pectin fibers, which help clear the intestines when they
pass through them, reduce cholesterol levels in the body and are
considered anti-bacterial. In addition, apples are rich in minerals that
are beneficial to our bodies’ health, and there’s even a detox diet
that includes eating apples almost exclusively for five days. Of course,
this is an extreme and far-fetched diet that could cause damage to the
body and is not to be used, especially considering the awesome recipe
below.
Ginger
In India, ginger has been used for more than 5,000 years to cure various
diseases, including digestive problems. Ginger increases the secretion
of digestive juices and encourages the movement of the intestines, thus
helping to release the excrement from the body along with the waste and
toxins present in it. In addition, a study at the University of Michigan
Medical School found that ginger intake helps reduce symptoms of
colitis, which is considered a precursor of colon cancer.
Lemon contains many antioxidants and a high amount of vitamin C, which
is soluble in water and therefore can pass easily in the intestines and
destroy free radicals and various toxins - an ability that also makes
the lemon effective in preventing intestinal cancer. In addition, its
atomic structure is very similar to that of the chlorine hydrogen in our
digestive juices, and it encourages the liver to produce bile - a fluid
required for normal digestion processes. Drinking lemon water also has
health benefits.
Sea salt 
Although you may doubt salt as a healthy ingredient, you should first
know that most of the harmful salt we consume comes from processed food,
and generally, there is nothing wrong with adding a little sea salt to
food unless you have a medical problem and your doctor has instructed
otherwise. Sea salt can release fluid retention, and adding it to this
drink gives it the ability to contribute to the process of washing
toxins from the intestines out of the body.
Four ingredient juice recipe
Ingredients:
• ½ cup natural apple juice
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon ginger juice (blend ginger with 1 to 1 ½ cups water until
you get a thick liquid)
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• ½ cup warm water
Directions:
1. Heat water in a pot until it’s hot, but you can still drink it
(without boiling).
2. When the water has reached the proper heat, transfer it to a cup, add
sea salt and stir.
3. Add apple juice, ginger juice, and lemon juice.
Drink the juice in the morning, on an empty stomach, at room
temperature. Drink it again before you have a light lunch, preferably
one based mostly on vegetables, and again in the evening. It is very
important that you drink 6-8 cups of regular water during the day, which
will help remove the toxins from your intestines.