Swelling, Water Retention & Lymph Backup

Protein

½ Cup Low-Sodium Vegetable Or Chicken Broth, Warmed (Plus More If Needed)

Low-sodium vegetable or chicken broth is a savory liquid made by simmering vegetables and/or chicken in water, typically used for hydration, cooking, or as a light base for soups. It is generally low in calories and may provide small amounts of minerals and protein depending on the type.

Low-sodium broth is primarily water and typically provides small amounts of sodium, potassium, and trace minerals, with chicken broth sometimes contributing a little protein.

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Spices

½ Teaspoon Salt (Adjust To Taste)

Table salt is a common seasoning made primarily of sodium chloride and used to enhance flavor in cooking. A 1/2 teaspoon serving provides a substantial amount of sodium.

Salt provides sodium, an essential electrolyte involved in fluid balance, nerve transmission, and muscle contraction, but contains little else nutritionally.

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Other

½ Tsp Baking Soda

Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, a refined alkaline powder commonly used as a leavening agent in baking and sometimes as an antacid. It is not a whole food and contributes sodium rather than meaningful vitamins or calories.

Baking soda provides sodium and bicarbonate, with negligible calories, protein, fat, fiber, vitamins, or minerals beyond sodium.

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¾–1 Teaspoon Sea Salt

Sea salt is a culinary salt obtained by evaporating seawater. It is used primarily for seasoning and preserving foods and is nutritionally similar to table salt in sodium content.

Sea salt provides sodium and chloride, with only trace amounts of other minerals depending on processing and source.

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Vegetables

Artichokes

Artichokes are a top antioxidant-rich vegetable that is high in fiber and low in fat making them an ideal weight loss food.

Vitamin C, Vitamin K, B-complex vitamins, Potassium, Copper, Iron, Antioxidants, Fiber, Folate, Anthocyanins

Spices

Black Salt

Black salt is a mineral salt used as a seasoning, most commonly referring to kala namak, a volcanic rock salt with a distinctive sulfurous, egg-like aroma. It is used in small amounts to add savory flavor to foods.

Black salt is composed primarily of sodium chloride and may contain small amounts of sulfur compounds, iron, and other trace minerals.

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Spices

Black Salt Or Sea Salt

Black salt and sea salt are culinary salts used primarily for seasoning and preservation. Both are composed mostly of sodium chloride, though black salt may contain sulfur compounds and trace minerals that affect flavor and color.

These salts primarily provide sodium, with small amounts of trace minerals depending on source and processing.

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Produce

Brussels Sprout

Brussel Sprouts are an incredibly nutritious vegetable that are rich in antioxidants, phytonutrients, vitamins C, A, and E, and alkalizing minerals such as calcium, copper, iron, and manganese.

Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Calcium, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Antioxidants, Phytonutrients

Vegetables

Burdock Root

Burdock Root is a medicinal herb and food that has powerful anti-tumor, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial properties.

Rich in essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants

Other

C Vegetable Broth

Vegetable broth is a savory liquid made by simmering vegetables, herbs, and seasonings in water. It is commonly used as a base for soups, sauces, and grain dishes.

Vegetable broth typically provides small amounts of potassium and trace minerals, but nutrient levels vary widely by ingredients and preparation.

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Other

Caper

Capers are the pickled unopened flower buds of the caper bush, used as a pungent, salty condiment in Mediterranean cuisine. They are typically eaten in small amounts for flavor rather than as a major food source.

Capers provide small amounts of vitamin K, copper, iron, and antioxidant flavonoids such as quercetin and rutin, but they are especially notable for high sodium when pickled.

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Spices

Cardamom

Cardamom is a wonderful medicinal spice that has similar health properties as those of cinnamon and ginger.

Iron, Manganese, Calcium, Magnesium, Antioxidants

Spices

Celtic Sea Salt

Celtic sea salt is an unrefined sea salt harvested from evaporated seawater and valued primarily as a seasoning. It provides sodium and trace amounts of other minerals, but nutritionally it functions much like other salts.

It is composed mostly of sodium chloride and may contain small amounts of magnesium, calcium, and potassium.

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Protein

Chicken Broth

Chicken broth is a savory liquid made by simmering chicken, bones, meat, and often vegetables or seasonings in water. It is commonly used as a base for soups, sauces, and cooking grains.

Chicken broth provides water and varying amounts of sodium, small amounts of protein, and may contain collagen/gelatin, potassium, and trace minerals depending on preparation.

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Other

Chicken Stock

Chicken stock is a savory liquid made by simmering chicken bones, meat, vegetables, and seasonings in water. It is commonly used as a base for soups, sauces, and braised dishes.

Chicken stock typically provides water, sodium, small amounts of protein, and trace minerals such as potassium and phosphorus.

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Herbs

Cleavers

Cleavers is a medicinal wild herb that grows throughout the United States, Britain, Europe, Siberia, and the Himalayas.

Rich in essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants

Spices

Coarse Sea Salt

Coarse sea salt is a minimally processed culinary salt used for seasoning, finishing, and some food preservation. It is composed primarily of sodium chloride, sometimes with trace minerals depending on the source.

Coarse sea salt provides sodium and chloride, with only negligible amounts of other minerals in typical serving sizes.

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Condiments

Containers Low-Sodium Vegetable Broth

Low-sodium vegetable broth is a savory liquid made by simmering vegetables, herbs, and seasonings in water. It is commonly used as a cooking base for soups, grains, sauces, and braised dishes.

It typically provides water, small amounts of potassium and other trace minerals, and very few calories, protein, or fat.

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Teas

Elderflower Tea

Elderflower Tea is a soothing and healing beverage that contains strong anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties.

Vitamin A, Vitamin C, B-complex vitamins, Antioxidants

Spices

Flaky Salt, For Finishing

Flaky finishing salt is a coarse, crisp form of sea salt or mined salt used primarily to add texture and a burst of salinity at the end of cooking. It is a seasoning rather than a significant source of calories or broad nutrition.

Flaky salt provides sodium and trace minerals in small, variable amounts depending on its source.

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Flaky Sea Salt, Pinch

Flaky sea salt is a coarse, crystalline finishing salt used to add salinity and texture to foods. It is primarily sodium chloride and is used in very small amounts such as a pinch.

Flaky sea salt provides sodium with only trace amounts of other minerals and negligible calories, protein, fat, or carbohydrates.

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Spices

Healthy Pinch Each Sea Salt And Black Pepper

A seasoning blend of sea salt and black pepper used to enhance flavor in savory dishes. It provides taste more than substantial nutrition, with black pepper contributing small amounts of bioactive compounds.

Sea salt primarily provides sodium, while black pepper contributes small amounts of manganese, vitamin K, and antioxidant compounds such as piperine.

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Herbs

Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle is a medicinal flower that has been revered for thousands of years for its anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, and calming and relaxing properties.

Rich in essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants

Herbs

Horsetail (aka shavegrass)

Horsetail, also known as shavegrass, is a wonderful medicinal herb that grows wild throughout much of the world.

Vitamin C, B-complex vitamins, Calcium, Magnesium, Iron, Manganese

Other

Hot Water Or Stock

Hot water or stock is a simple liquid base used for hydration, cooking, or as a light beverage. Stock may provide small amounts of minerals and protein depending on how it is prepared.

Hot water provides hydration without calories, while stock may contain sodium and small amounts of minerals, gelatin, and protein depending on ingredients and preparation.

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Condiments

Kalamata Olive

Kalamata olives are a dark purple variety of cured olive with a rich, fruity, slightly salty flavor. They are commonly eaten whole or used in salads, spreads, and Mediterranean dishes.

Kalamata olives provide monounsaturated fat, vitamin E, copper, and small amounts of iron and fiber, along with notable sodium when cured or brined.

Other

Light Soy Sauce

Light soy sauce is a thin, salty fermented seasoning made primarily from soybeans, wheat, water, and salt. It is used to add umami and savory flavor rather than as a major source of nutrition.

Light soy sauce is notable mainly for its very high sodium content, with small amounts of protein and trace minerals depending on the brand.

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Teas

Linden Flower Tea

Linden Flower Tea has been used for centuries to help reduce anxiety, soothe the nerves, and alleviate stress related ailments such as irregular heartbeats, indigestion, hypertension, and headaches.

Rich in essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants

Herbs

Lomatium

Lomatium is a powerful herbal antibiotic that is highly effective for the respiratory ailments such as COPD, pneumonia, tuberculosis, bronchitis, chronic cough, and asthma.

Rich in essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants

Herbs

Meadowsweet

Meadowsweet is a wild herb and flower that is rich in vitamin C, antioxidants, and bioflavonoids and works as a natural digestive aid and pain reliever.

Vitamin C, Antioxidants

Herbs

Oat Straw

Oat Straw is a wonderful healing herb that is rich in vitamins A, C, E, K, and B-complex and minerals such as iron, calcium, magnesium, silica, and zinc.

Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, B-complex vitamins, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc

Spices

Of Salt And Pepper To Taste

A generic instruction rather than a single food ingredient, usually referring to added table salt and black pepper for seasoning. It is best treated as a seasoning blend or unspecified spice addition.

Nutritional content is not specific because the exact amounts and components are unspecified; salt provides sodium, while black pepper contributes trace manganese and small amounts of plant compounds such as piperine.

Vegetables

Onions

Onions have an amazing array of medicinal benefits and are high in vitamin C, folic acid, biotin, chromium, and calcium.

Vitamin C, Chromium, Calcium, Sulfur, Folate, Antioxidants

Other

Quick‑Cooking Ramen Noodles (2 Packets)

Quick-cooking ramen noodles are an instant refined wheat noodle product, typically pre-fried or air-dried and often consumed with a seasoning packet. They are convenient and calorie-dense but are usually highly processed and high in sodium when prepared as packaged.

They mainly provide refined carbohydrates, with small amounts of protein and varying fat depending on preparation, but are typically low in fiber and many micronutrients unless fortified.

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Herbs

Rosemary

Rosemary has had the reputation for miracles for thousands of years.

Rich in essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants

Spices

Salt

Table salt is a crystalline seasoning made primarily of sodium chloride and used to enhance flavor in foods. “Salt to taste” usually indicates an unspecified amount added during cooking or at the table.

Salt provides sodium, and iodized table salt may also provide iodine in small amounts.

Other

Salt (For Sprinkling On Okra)

Salt is a mineral seasoning used to enhance flavor and sometimes texture in foods such as okra. For sprinkling, it is typically consumed in small amounts but contributes sodium to the diet.

Salt primarily provides sodium, with trace minerals only if it is less refined varieties such as sea salt or Himalayan salt.

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Spices

Salt & Freshly Ground Black Pepper

A common seasoning blend made from table salt and freshly ground black pepper, used primarily to enhance flavor. It contributes minimal calories but can materially affect sodium intake.

Salt provides sodium, while black pepper contributes small amounts of manganese and trace antioxidant compounds such as piperine.

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Other

Scant Teaspoon Baking Soda

Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, a refined alkaline leavening ingredient rather than a whole food. A scant teaspoon provides a very large amount of sodium and is not a meaningful source of vitamins or minerals beyond sodium.

Baking soda contains sodium and negligible calories, protein, fat, fiber, or micronutrients.

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Spices

Sea Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper

A simple seasoning blend combining sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, commonly used to enhance savory foods. It contributes flavor more than substantial nutrition when used in typical culinary amounts.

Sea salt provides sodium with trace amounts of minerals, while black pepper contributes small amounts of manganese and antioxidants such as piperine.

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Spices

Sea Salt And Freshly Ground White Pepper

A simple seasoning blend of sea salt and freshly ground white pepper used to enhance flavor in savory dishes. Sea salt provides sodium, while white pepper adds mild pungency and aroma with negligible calories in typical amounts.

Sea salt is primarily a source of sodium, while white pepper contributes small amounts of manganese and other trace plant compounds in culinary quantities.

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Spices

Season With Sea Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper

A simple seasoning combination of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper used to enhance flavor in savory dishes. It is best treated as a spice/seasoning rather than a single whole food.

Black pepper provides small amounts of manganese and antioxidant phytochemicals such as piperine, while sea salt primarily contributes sodium and trace minerals in negligible amounts.

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Herbs

Self heal (or heal-all)

Self heal (or heal-all) is a wonderful medicinal flower and herb which as the name suggests has tremendous healing properties.

Antioxidants

Condiments

Tamari Or Soy Sauce

Tamari and soy sauce are savory fermented seasonings made from soybeans; tamari is typically less wheat-heavy than regular soy sauce and is sometimes gluten-free. They are used in small amounts to add umami flavor to dishes.

They are notable for very high sodium and provide small amounts of protein, trace minerals, and fermentation-derived flavor compounds.

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Other

Tortilla Chip

Tortilla chips are a processed snack food typically made from corn tortillas that are fried or baked and salted. They are usually energy-dense and higher in sodium and fat than plain corn tortillas.

Tortilla chips mainly provide carbohydrates and fat, with varying amounts of sodium, small amounts of fiber and protein, and trace minerals such as iron and magnesium.

Spices

Unrefined Sea Salt

Unrefined sea salt is a minimally processed salt harvested from evaporated seawater. It is used primarily as a seasoning and source of sodium, and may retain small amounts of trace minerals.

It is composed mainly of sodium chloride and provides sodium, with small amounts of trace minerals such as magnesium, calcium, and potassium depending on the source.

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Condiments

Vegan Vegetable Stock

Vegan vegetable stock is a savory liquid made by simmering vegetables, herbs, and seasonings in water, commonly used as a cooking base for soups, grains, and sauces. It is typically low in calories and nutrient density varies widely by recipe or brand.

It generally provides small amounts of potassium and trace vitamins and minerals from vegetables, but packaged versions are often notable mainly for sodium.

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Other

Vegetable Bouillon Cube

A vegetable bouillon cube is a concentrated seasoning product used to flavor soups, grains, and sauces. It is typically made from salt, dehydrated vegetables, flavor enhancers, and fats rather than being a whole food.

Vegetable bouillon cubes are usually very high in sodium and may contain small amounts of vegetable solids, fats, and trace minerals, but they are not a significant source of essential nutrients.

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Condiments

Vegetable Stock

Vegetable stock is a savory liquid made by simmering vegetables, herbs, and seasonings in water. It is primarily used as a cooking base for soups, sauces, grains, and braised dishes.

Vegetable stock is mostly water and typically contains small amounts of potassium and trace minerals, with nutrient levels varying widely by ingredients and preparation.

Condiments

Vegetable Stock Or Low-Sodium Vegetable Broth

Vegetable stock or low-sodium vegetable broth is a savory liquid made by simmering vegetables, herbs, and seasonings in water. It is used as a flavor base for soups, grains, sauces, and other cooked dishes.

It typically provides small amounts of potassium and trace minerals, but nutrient content varies widely and is usually modest unless the broth is concentrated or fortified.

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Condiments

Vegetable Stock Or No-Oil Low-Sodium Store-Bought Vegetable Stock

Vegetable stock is a savory liquid made by simmering vegetables, herbs, and seasonings; store-bought low-sodium, no-oil versions are primarily used as a cooking base rather than a significant source of calories or nutrients. The imported "Condiments" categorization is acceptable for this ingredient.

Low-sodium vegetable stock typically provides water, small amounts of potassium and trace minerals, and minimal calories, fat, protein, or fiber.

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Other

Water Or Stock

Water or stock is a liquid base used for hydration, cooking, soups, and sauces. Water provides hydration without calories, while stock may also contribute sodium, small amounts of protein, and minerals depending on how it is prepared.

Water contains no calories or macronutrients; stock may provide sodium, small amounts of protein, and trace minerals such as potassium depending on ingredients and preparation.

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Fruits

Watermelon

Watermelon is an excellent fruit that effectively hydrates, detoxifies, and cleanses the entire body on a cellular level.

Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Sodium, Iron, Zinc, Lycopene, Beta-carotene, Lutein, Antioxidants, Chlorophyll

Vegetables

Zucchini

Zucchini is a highly alkaline food that is one of the mildest and easiest vegetables to digest.

Vitamin A, Vitamin C, B-complex vitamins, Iron, Zinc, Potassium, Manganese, Fiber, Antioxidants, Phytonutrients