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Liver detox smoothie: 🥤
• 1 cup frozen dark red cherries
• 1/4 cup beets
• 1/2 banana
• 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger 
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup ice
Try these great add-ins ⬇️- you just need a pinch!

Cherries-Rich in polyphenols(power antioxidants) and Vitamin C

Beets- Anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and vascular protective effects

Ginger-Anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory, helps in fatty liver

Flaxseeds-loaded with cancer fighting lignans, anti-inflammatory, decreases blood pressure

Amla-Indian gooseberry, used in Ayurvedic medicine, one of the highest levels of anti-oxidants, lowers cholesterol 

Cloves -just a pinch goes a long way, high in anti-oxidants! 1/2 teaspoon has more antioxidants than 1/2 cup blueberries 

Turmeric- anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and chemoprotective properties

Research on herbs and antioxidants:
Cloves: https://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/030612p40.shtml
Ginger: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4834197/
Turmeric: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5664031/
Amla (lowers cholesterol): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6341673/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22529483/