Whether you're looking to do a cleansing detox to flush toxins from your body, or trying to lose weight, a cleansing detox is a great way to do either of these things. Detoxing has a number of benefits, including aiding in digestion, increasing metabolism, lowering cholesterol, boosting immune systems, and even improving your body's blood flow. There are quite a few detox recipes you can try, but one of the simpler ones is to use water infused with fruit. Anyone can make these recipes, and it doesn't take a juicer or smoothie maker to make them. See below for some delicious recipe ideas.

1. Lemon Ginger

Ingredients:

• 1/2 ginger root knob
• Lemon juice from 1/2 lemon
• Pitcher of ice water

Directions:

Slice the ginger root knob and squeeze the juice from 1/2 lemon into a pitcher of ice water. Pour yourself a glass and drink throughout the day.

Benefits:

Lemon aids in digestion, boosts immune system and rejuvenates skin. Ginger helps lower cholesterol, boosts immunity and can be used as an anti-inflammatory.

2. Apple Cinnamon

Ingredients:

• 1 apple sliced
• 1 cinnamon stick
• Pitcher of ice water

Directions:

Place your apple slices and cinnamon stick into your pitcher of ice water. Drink throughout the day.

Benefits:

Apples can help you lose weight and flushes toxins, while the cinnamon stick aids in digestion and boosts metabolism. The combination of the two can help with belly bloat.

3. Watermelon Mint

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cubed watermelon
• 6 - 8 mint leaves
• Pitcher of ice water

Directions:

Combine the cubed watermelon and mint leaves in the pitcher of water (using a seedless watermelon is easier). Drink throughout the day.

Benefits:

Mint aids in digestion and the watermelon flushes toxins, aids digestion and boosts immunity.

Other Fruit Infused Detox Ingredient Ideas:

• Cucumber, lemon and lime
• Strawberry, blueberry and raspberry
• Green tea, lime and mint
• Grapefruit and lemon

These fruit infused water recipe drinks can be used to drink throughout the day, but should not be used for more than one day. These drinks help with hydration and will flush toxins, but they do not provide enough nutrition to replace your normal everyday meals. They will help clean your body of those toxins being stored in your body that find their way in via the foods we eat, the air we breathe and even the containers where we store our foods. Cleanse your body of these toxins to help you feel better and for a healthier lifestyle.