How to make detoxifying and cleansing vegetable soup

The home-cooked recipe that is most suitable for most people's stomach is actually very simple. Prepare half a pound of high-fiber and low-starch green leafy vegetables (preferably spinach, kale, Shanghai greens, etc., try to avoid lettuce that is too soft after cooking), half a carrot, peeled and cut into hob cubes, and a small Take cross-skinned tomatoes, 50g thickly sliced fresh mushrooms, and 3 thin slices of ginger to dispel the cold. Pour 1.2 liters of purified water and bring to a boil over high heat, then turn down the heat and simmer for 12 minutes. Sprinkle half a spoonful of low-sodium salt and a little white pepper to enhance the flavor before serving. Just eat it with the soup and vegetables.

A while ago, I tried this recipe for my best friend who can't live without takeout and often doesn't have a bowel movement for three or four days. She had followed the trend and bought a popular intestinal cleansing tea with senna leaves. After drinking it, she couldn't stand up and still had diarrhea. She drank a large bowl of this vegetable soup on an empty stomach for three days in a row. She didn't have any stomach problems. She could have smooth bowel movements every morning, and most of her bloating problems were gone.

However, there is now a lot of controversy about this soup on the Internet. Many popular science bloggers say that the so-called "detoxification and intestinal cleansing" is completely IQ tax. In fact, this is correct. There is no concept of "detoxification" in modern medicine. The essence of this soup is to supplement the body with a sufficient amount of soluble and insoluble dietary fiber, promote intestinal peristalsis and expel accumulated food residues. If you expect it to remove blood toxins, liver toxins, or even rely on it to lose ten pounds, it is definitely unrealistic.

Don’t think that this thing is healthy and just drink it as water every day. In order to lose weight quickly, I once had a colleague who only drank this soup for meals for a week. In the end, while squeezing the subway during the morning rush hour, he fainted from hypoglycemia and lost a lot of hair. The gain outweighed the gain. The most suitable scenario for this soup is actually when you have eaten too many hot pots, barbecues, and hard vegetables with heavy oil and salt at a party the day before. Drink it the next day when your face is swollen, your stomach is bloated, and you have no appetite. It is refreshing and can help "lighten the burden" on your gastrointestinal tract. If your gastrointestinal tract is weak and prone to diarrhea, you can remove the cool green leafy vegetables when making it and replace it with warm high-fiber ingredients such as pumpkin and yam. It will also have similar effects. There is no need to use rigid recipes.

Oh, by the way, when making it, don’t forget to add things like thick soup stock and pork bone stock. It is supposed to be light and light, but if you add it, you will take in too much oil and sodium, and the more you drink, the more it will become bloated. If it really feels bland, a few drops of sesame oil or a sprinkle of chopped green onions will be enough to enhance the flavor.