How often do we wake up in the morning without the verve to face our daily tasks with full energy? Do days seem endless, despite excellent health? If you feel like this, it's time for detox: what you really need is not a drastic diet but just the natural power of food! Through images and detailed descriptions, this book will introduce you to foods that aid in detoxing, and which support the vital functions of our bodies which are necessary to face the changes of season, to recover energy and, if necessary, to lose some excess weight! It is increasingly clear, indeed, that some foods are able to help cells in the elimination of waste products and toxins. They add nourishing elements to our meals that can give us wellness and a feeling of lightness and vitality. This book will help you understand the virtue of fruits such as the lemon, avocado, orange, blueberrry and pomegranate, and the benefits of asparagus, cabbage, turnips and carrots, seeds and sprouts. Of course, to support a detox diet, we cannot forget the power of water, even more effective when combined with herbs and plants such as mint, chamomile, lemon balm, rosemary, which are not just refreshing but also draining and depurative. The aim of the book is to suggest how best to use these detox foods through quick and easy recipes and to help you choose the right combinations of dishes at different times of the day breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner and infusion or simply to know how integrate your diet with healthy foods. AUTHOR: Cinzia Trenchi, naturopath, journalist and freelance photographer specialises in nutrition and wine and food itineraries and has collaborated on numerous recipe books published in Italy and abroad. A passionate cook, she has also been working for many years with different Italian magazines, revisiting specialties of regional, traditional, macrobiotic and natural cuisines, providing text and photographs, and proposing dishes of her own invention. 68 colour photos.