How to Make a Detox Vegetable Broth

You can clear away the ill effects of over-indulgence by using this nourishing, natural detoxifying broth. It is filled with vitalizing ingredients such as pumpkin, carrots and spinach.

Things You'll Need

• Non-reactive cooking pot.
• Colander
• Cheese cloth or thin linen
• 1 3/4 quarts of pure water
• 1 tsp. of Celtic sea salt
• 5 slices of sliced ginger root
• 2 finely chopped carrots
• 3 finely chopped celery stalks
• 1 cup of finely chopped cabbage
• 1 cup of finely chopped spinach
• 1 cup of finely diced pumpkin
• 1 finely chopped squash
• 5 finely sliced Shiitake mushrooms, fresh or dried
• 1 cup of chopped parsley

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Instructions

• 1

  Place the water and all the other ingredients into the cooking pot.

• 2

  Bring the mixture to a full rolling boil, then reduce the heat to simmer. Cover partially and let cook until the liquid is reduced to about half the original amount you started with.

• 3

  Prepare the colander by lining it with a piece of cheesecloth or thin linen.

• 4

  Strain the hot mixture of broth into a bowl.

• 5

  Discard the vegetable pulp and drink the broth with meals or as a snack.