If you work in a dusty environment, you should eat black fungus and pig’s blood. If you are in an area with many toxic chemicals, dishes made from mung beans, red dates, and lotus seeds can help protect you.
Dust Pollution
Black Fungus: Due to its high content of various enzymes and plant alkalis, black fungus can impact foreign bodies that cause disease, particularly in the respiratory and cardiovascular systems of people living and working in polluted environments (construction sites, coal mines, textile factories, etc.).
Black fungus has long been a staple food among Eastern ethnic groups, particularly for workers in mining areas. It is an inexpensive dish that helps prevent dust-related illnesses. Black fungus can be prepared in various ways, such as stir-fried, boiled, in porridge, desserts, or as filling for dumplings.
Pig’s Blood: This is also beneficial like black fungus and facilitates detoxification through bowel movements. Those with digestive issues or who are not accustomed to it should be cautious, especially with pig’s blood pudding.
Pig’s Blood Soup: Use 30g of jellyfish and 150g of fresh lotus seeds, cook them in water. It helps with dry, itchy throats and pharyngitis accompanied by yellow phlegm.
Lily Bulb Soup with Codonopsis and Pig’s Lung: Combine 15g of pig’s lung, 15g of lily bulb, and 20g of codonopsis. Cook until tender to treat coughs in people working in dusty conditions, as well as shortness of breath, fatigue, and weakness.
Toxic Chemical Pollution
In large cities with heavy traffic, especially cars and motorcycles, the air often contains toxic gases. Chemical factories can also cause occupational diseases, with lead and benzene commonly found in rubber and plastics.
Garlic: It is advisable to eat a few raw or lightly cooked cloves of garlic with each meal. Freshly crushed garlic can be consumed daily or sliced and soaked in vinegar. To eliminate the garlic smell after eating, consider having a candy or chewing a few leaves of Thai tea.
Fruits and Vegetables: Foods rich in vitamin C such as oranges, lemons, tangerines, and grapefruits should be included.
Animal Foods: Meat, eggs, and fish can help convert lead into a more soluble phosphate for excretion.
Milk: The protein in milk combines with lead to form an insoluble compound, limiting lead absorption. Additionally, the calcium in milk helps prevent lead from accumulating in the bones for excretion.
Other Foods: Seaweed, lotus seeds, and various leafy greens, especially cabbage and mung beans.
Individuals at risk of mercury exposure (such as those working in gold panning, paper dyeing, or using pesticides) should consume plants high in pectin (a gelatinous substance) like carrots and the pith of citrus fruits.
Radiation Pollution
Radiation typically affects individuals working in environments with radiation, such as nuclear power plants, radiation therapy rooms, X-ray facilities, and those spending time in front of screens or photocopiers.
Seaweed: This is effective against radiation and assists in detoxification.
Vegetables: Include cabbage and carrots.
Drink Green Tea (fresh tea) daily.
Koryoinseng (from North Korea) has been shown to save 85% of radiation-infected rats when injected with 10 mg of this solution.
Treating Radiation Side Effects: Use mashed rapeseed to extract juice, boil with added sugar to drink and prevent hair loss. Moreover, individuals affected by radiation are often advised to consume honey daily to replenish lost glucose.
Traditional medicine often uses nourishing substances like turtle, soft-shelled turtle, eel, pears, and black fungus.
Noise Pollution
Consume nutritious foods such as eggs, milk, beans, and fresh fruits and vegetables, focusing on those high in vitamin B1 and magnesium. Traditional medicine often suggests certain foods for general detoxification, which are not categorized as specific treatments:
Mung Beans: According to folk wisdom, mung beans neutralize all toxins that enter the body. Summer is a season prone to heavy pollution, making dishes like mung bean porridge, soups, and desserts particularly suitable. Mung beans are commonly used to treat arsenic poisoning.
Licorice: This is a popular medicinal ingredient used in food and drinks, known for detoxifying effects. Licorice can be wrapped in a cloth and cooked with soybeans until tender, possibly adding seasoning before consumption.
However, licorice should not be overused, as long-term consumption may lead to water retention and potential sexual dysfunction.
Alkaline Foods: According to traditional medicine, alkalinity is present in fruits and vegetables. Beyond their nutritional benefits, alkaline substances clean the internal environment of the body; alkaline blood helps break down toxins for excretion, maintaining a clean and harmless internal environment.
