Expert advice for spring cleaning your body
by Jackie DeCicco, PCC Cooks writer

If I eat a healthy diet, why would I do a spring detoxification? What is detoxing? That’s what I asked Karen Lamphere and Birgitte Antonsen, PCC Cooks instructors and experts in nutrition, whose class “Early Spring Detox” has attracted students for the last two years. Their nutrition and cooking backgrounds make them well suited to introduce the concept of detoxification. Read more...

 

Greens that clean
by Trudy Bialic, editor
(adapted from Organic Options)

There are many tasty greens loaded with fiber and chlorophyll, the green pigment known for its blood-cleansing properties. Bitter greens especially are good for cleansing because their flavor stimulates reactions that help digestion and elimination of fats and toxins stored in the liver. Read more...