The human body produces a significant amount of "waste" during the metabolic process (including when sick). Common examples include ammonia, creatinine, and urea nitrogen. Additionally, it includes a large amount of toxic and harmful gases and particles inhaled from unclean air (such as car exhaust, cigarette smoke, etc.). Although the human body has a certain ability to clear its own "toxins" and purify the blood, when too much waste accumulates in the body or the body's detoxification and excretion functions weaken, and the waste cannot be effectively and promptly expelled, it will have extremely adverse effects on the body.
Research indicates that scientifically selecting the following foods can help expel various "toxins" produced by the human body. These foods mainly include—
(1) Green leafy vegetables. Most green leafy vegetables are alkaline and can neutralize the excessive acidic substances produced from the metabolism of dietary sugars, meat, and eggs, keeping body fluids weakly alkaline, thereby clearing toxic substances from the blood. Commonly eaten vegetables can include radish leaves, green vegetables, rape leaves, spinach, Chinese cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, kale, etc.
(2) Whole grains. Regularly eating whole grains like sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, and buckwheat helps maintain regular bowel movements, preventing toxins from staying in the intestines for long periods. Whole grains contain many special vitamins and minerals that are lacking in refined grains (or processed foods). These nutrients help regulate the gastrointestinal environment, are easily absorbed by the body, and improve disease resistance and immune function.
(3) Fruits or fruit juices. You can choose fruits like lemon, orange, pomelo, grape, sugarcane juice, green plum, apple, and tomato. Although many fruits taste sour, they become alkaline during the metabolic process and can keep the blood alkaline. In particular, they can "dissolve" toxins accumulated in cells and eventually excrete them through the excretory system.
(4) Green tea. Green tea contains many detoxification factors that easily bind with toxic substances in the blood and accelerate their excretion through urine. Regularly drinking green tea can also prevent cancer and lower blood lipids. Smokers who drink more green tea can reduce the harm of nicotine.
(5) Wine. Drinking wine is beneficial for heart health. It is rich in citric acid and is also an alkaline beverage, which many alcoholic beverages are not. It has been reported that drinking wine can prevent and correct acidosis and has a diuretic and detoxifying effect.
(6) Kelp and seaweed. They contain a large amount of gelatinous substance. They can promote bowel movements to cause radioactive toxins in the body to be excreted with feces. It is beneficial for cancer patients to eat more kelp during radiotherapy and chemotherapy. They are both alkaline foods that have a blood-purifying effect. Regularly eating kelp and seaweed can reduce the incidence of cancer.
(7) Black fungus. Black fungus can inhibit platelet aggregation, lower cholesterol, and is beneficial for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The gelatinous substance in black fungus helps to adsorb, aggregate, and excrete residual dust and impurities in the human digestive system, cleansing the gastrointestinal tract.
(8) Douchi (fermented black beans). Research has found that eating douchi helps with digestion, enhances brainpower, improves the liver's detoxification ability, and promotes metabolism in the body, clearing toxins from the blood and purifying the blood. In addition, douchi also contains a large amount of urokinase that can dissolve blood clots, and a large amount of B vitamins and antibiotics, which can prevent Alzheimer's disease.