What can you eat to clear your lungs and detoxify during foggy weather?

The widespread smog weather in our country has affected everyone's lives. Haze weather contains inhalable particles and other substances, which may cause respiratory infections when entering the human body. So what should you eat to clear your lungs and detoxify?

1. Eat more tofu

The sun does not show up in foggy days. Experts warn that this may affect the acquisition of vitamin D and lead to calcium deficiency. Most of the vitamin D needed by the human body needs to be obtained through sunlight, and vitamin D can promote calcium absorption. If there is insufficient sunlight for one or two consecutive months, it may lead to calcium deficiency.

Recommendation: Eat more tofu to supplement vitamin D and promote calcium absorption.

2. Supplement vitamin D appropriately

There is a lot of fog and little sunshine in this season. Due to insufficient ultraviolet radiation, the human body's production of vitamin D is insufficient. Some people may experience mental laziness and depression. If necessary, you can supplement some vitamin D.

3. Eat light food and drink plenty of water

On foggy days, it is advisable to choose light, easy-to-digest and vitamin-rich foods, drink plenty of water, and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits. This will not only supplement various vitamins and inorganic salts, but also help moisten the lungs and eliminate dryness, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, and strengthen the spleen and kidneys. Eat less irritating food and eat more lung-clearing and phlegm-reducing foods such as pears, loquats, oranges, and tangerines.

4. Patients adhere to medication

Patients with respiratory diseases and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should take their medication on time in foggy days to avoid getting sick. They should also strengthen self-monitoring, pay attention to their body's feelings and reactions, and seek medical attention in a timely manner if they feel unwell.

5. Drink more tea that can clear and moisten the lungs, such as monk fruit tea

Luo Han Guo tea can prevent and treat throat itching caused by inhaling polluted air on foggy days, and has a good effect of moistening the lungs. It is especially effective if you drink it in the afternoon. Because the fog is thickest in the early morning and almost dissipates by noon, people inhale more dust and impurities in the morning, so drinking it in the afternoon can clear the lungs in time.

6. It’s best to eat more fruits…

Eat more mung bean soup, red bean soup, boiled water and drink it, etc. to prevent the impact of smog weather on your respiratory tract.

For the elderly, children, pregnant women, heart patients, people with respiratory diseases and other people who are sensitive to pollution, it is best to reduce outdoor activities on cloudy days. Since the resistance of the elderly and children is weaker, experts recommend that the elderly maintain a scientific lifestyle, avoid excessive fatigue, and drink more water. Pay attention to eating a light diet, eat less irritating food, eat more tofu, milk and other foods, and supplement vitamin D when necessary.