In the face of all these toxic assaults, you need a secret weapon–so I will give you one right now: bitter foods. Besides being the antidote to “sweet addiction,” bitters are an important but forgotten detox food and it’s beyond time to bring them back! A surprising number of your favorite foods are classified as “bitters”–artichokes, asparagus, grapefruit, and dandelion tea, and even coffee and cacao.
One thing making bitters such a nutritional boon is that they help restore gallbladder, and even more importantly, healthy bile flow. Gallbladder disease is often a symptom of a more serious problem: congested bile. The reason so many people are losing their gallbladder is they’ve developed thick, sludgy, congested bile that literally mucks up the works. Why is bile important? It’s a crucial detox vehicle–and hardly anyone is talking about it!