Natural Blueberry and Yogurt Detox
Detoxing your body is an important process to eliminate many harmful residues. Residues that have accumulated after ingesting some foods or medications. Your body can even get them from the environment. Today, we’re going to learn a fantastic blueberry and yogurt detox recipe!
Benefits of detoxing your body with blueberries and yogurt
Blueberries are truly surprising due to the many properties and benefits they contain and provide the body with when you use them as a natural detoxifying agent.
Blueberry juice is a very powerful natural formula that helps protect the body from a large quantity of harmful elements. It also helps combat free radicals because it contains polyphenols and flavonoids.
Eating blueberries regularly is essential to strengthen the immune system. This helps reduce the risk of cancer, and above all, it can help prevent all kinds of infections.
On the other hand, yogurt has many antibacterial properties that help the body eliminate harmful residues that build up primarily in the stomach. It’s equally important to help rebuild and regulate the intestinal and urogenital flora.
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How should you do a detox diet?
Detoxing your body is such an important procedure, that you should choose one day of the week and focus on this task without any sort of interruption. This is so you can properly eliminate the toxins accumulated in your body.
It’s quite a simple procedure. You just have to follow a diet based on fruits and vegetables that are rich in antioxidants. At the same time, you should make sure to include yogurt and blueberries.
How to make this blueberry and yogurt detox
This natural and delicious drink will help you detoxify your body in an effective, easy, and also timely manner. The best way is to drink it frequently and as much or little as you wish.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups of yogurt
- 1 cup of milk
- 1/2 cup of blueberries
- Ice cubes
Procedure
First add the milk, yogurt, and blueberries to a blender. Blend for a few seconds at high speed.
Then, add the ice and blend for a few minutes more, also at high speed.
This way, you’ll have a tasty, effective natural detox made of blueberries and yogurt which is also nutritious and delicious.
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