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How should men who smoke detoxify their lungs?

Asked by:Beaman

Asked on:Mar 23, 2026 10:34 PM

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  • Nelly Nelly

    Mar 23, 2026

      Countermeasure: Eat foods rich in selenium
      
      Research shows that smoking can lead to low levels of selenium in human blood, and selenium is an indispensable trace element for cancer prevention (trace element food). If selenium is deficient in the body, the intestinal, prostate, breast, ovary, and lung cancer and the incidence of leukemia will increase. Therefore, smokers should often supplement foods rich in selenium, with sesame seeds, malt, mushrooms, and garlic recommended first, followed by eggs, yeast, tuna, and finally animal livers, kidneys, etc.
      
      Tobacco poison 2: Excessive oxidizing substances
      
      Countermeasures: Supplement vitamins (vitamin foods)

      
      Smoking will quickly deplete the antioxidants and vitamins stored in your body, and the oxidative substances in your body will increase accordingly. If not replenished in time, it will cause peroxidation. Therefore, smokers especially need to supplement antioxidant vitamins, such as carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, etc., especially vitamin C, which is a water-soluble vitamin, also known as "ascorbic acid", which can effectively avoid peroxidation and reduce smokers' urge to smoke. In order to supplement these vitamins in daily life, you should eat more fruits and vegetables and less meat to create an alkaline physiological environment in the human body. Raw carrots and cucumbers, in particular, are rich in antioxidant vitamins. At the same time, you should also pay attention to appropriate supplements of vitamin B, calcium and magnesium, which can help relieve stress and reduce anxiety and insomnia during the smoking cessation process.
      
      Smoking poison 3: Toxins remain in the body
      
      Solution: drink tea

      
      Some compounds in smoke can cause the intima of arteries to thicken, significantly reduce gastric acid secretion, and increase blood sugar (blood sugar). Tea contains tea polyphenols, coffee Alkali, vitamin C and other ingredients can decompose these substances, and can also use the diuretic effect of tea to reduce the residence time of poisons in the body.

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