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Teas can be soothing delivery systems for those vital nutrients.

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One quick tip: Drink your tea warm.

According toJessica Bippen, RD, drinking warm tea may help encourage bowel movements.

(Yes, pooping is a detoxification pathway!)

Dandelion tea

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you’re free to find dried sachets fromTraditional Medicinals,Yogi, and many others.

Making teas with herbs that are gentle diuretics boosts the benefit.

Buddha Teas sellsparsley leaf tea, andTerraVitamakes a cilantro (also called coriander) tea.

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Or, you’re free to make your own using fresh herbslike this.

It also assists the liver in detoxing metals, while boosting bile production.

Rishi’s Turmeric Gingeris a fan favorite; another vendor isFGO.

Lemongrass Rooibos Tea

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But don’t fret, drinking nettle tea won’t hurt!

Nettle is packed with polyphenols which may help prime the body tofight inflammation and inflammatory diseases.

It gently stimulates the lymphatic system, which can enhance the excretion of wastes through the kidneys.

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Green Tea

Green tea has long been touted as a powerful health elixirand for good reason!

Blended Teas

Many teas on the market blend ingredients to make their detox recipes more potent.

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