Spring Cleaning

I've been considering taking on a yearly detox plan for myself for several years, but have always abstained for 2 main reasons: Safety and my concern over it, and the fasting portion of many cleanses or detox plans- I really love to eat. It wasn't until this week that I realized that I could detoxify my body after the long winter with foods I put in, rather than restrict.

This glorious mess of a stir-fry was my lunch today, and it was packed full of veggies and herbs long-known for their abilities to cleanse and support our body's natural detox organs like the spleen, liver, and kidneys. Spinach, garlic, onion, carrot, burdock root, and shiitake mushroom all hold a place in natural medicine- a dose of which is precisely what the doctor ordered as we transition into this Spring season.