What are the Best Foods to Eat While Treating Lyme or Coinfections?
When treating anything from infections to mold, supporting detoxification is a crucial component of healing. Whether the treatment involves antibiotics or herbal therapies, there is a chaotic symphony of cells, bacteria, and toxins being destroyed and reorganized. As these things travel through the body, we can often feel more symptomatic while fragments build up in the bloodstream. Getting them out of the body by way of detoxification is what helps us to feel better.
So how do we do that?
There are some key detoxification pathways our body uses. The first phase of detoxification starts in the liver. For the liver to complete phase one of detoxification it needs some critical nutrients, especially B vitamins. Then phase two of detoxification can take place, which is when we sweat, urinate, and defecate these substances out of the body. Along with certain detox support therapies (such as sauna, sweating, and dry brushing to name a few) there are many foods that can help us bind to these substances and carry them out of the body.
Some detox supportive foods include cruciferous veggies (such as kale, broccoli, cabbage, Brussel sprouts, and cauliflower), bitter greens (like arugula, dandelion greens, endive and radicchio), beets and berries. There are many herbs that can also support detoxification and add so much flavor when used fresh or dried in recipes. These include cilantro, parsley, sage, oregano, and thyme. Some herbs can be taken orally and/or in teas such as dandelion, burdock, nettle, schisandra, milk thistle and red clover. Hydration is essential to move things through the body and support bowel regularity, another key component of cleaning house to feel better. If you are struggling to feel better and may need some detox support work with your functional medicine provider or dietitian to find solutions that support you best in your healing journey.
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