Fighting Office Pollution with Diet (Photo Gallery)
While modern office equipment brings us convenience and speed, it also poses some health hazards. Although we cannot avoid these hazards, Wang Jun, Chief Physician of the Quality Management Department at the 302nd Hospital of the PLA, believes that we can choose specific foods to counteract the "main culprits" of office pollution to a certain extent. At the same time, we should develop exercise habits to improve our body's immunity and minimize the harm of office pollution.
Anti-Radiation: Eat More Seaweed and Vegetables
Target Group: Programmers, traders, and other workers who spend long hours in front of computers.
Prescription: Seaweed polysaccharide is an important bioactive component in seaweed. Clinical medicine suggests that seaweed polysaccharide has anti-radiation and immunity-boosting functions. Additionally, Vitamin A has antioxidant properties, and a deficiency can reduce the body's ability to resist radiation. Beef and lamb liver have the highest Vitamin A content, followed by chicken, goose, pork, and duck liver. The yolks of various eggs are also rich in Vitamin A. Plants do not contain Vitamin A, but they contain a nutrient called carotene, which the human body can convert into Vitamin A. Generally, vegetables and fruits with deeper yellow and green colors have higher carotene content.
However, Vitamin A can accumulate in the body. If you are considering taking Vitamin A supplements, it should be done under medical supervision.
Anti-Dust: Chicken/Duck/Pork Blood Helps Expel Harmful Substances
Target Group: Administrative or clerical staff who frequently use photocopiers. Photocopiers contain black developer powder, which is made of toner and contains polynitro compounds that may be carcinogenic.
Prescription: Pork blood is often called the body's "cleanser." After being broken down by stomach acid and digestive enzymes, the plasma protein in pork blood produces a substance that can detoxify and lubricate the intestines. This new substance can have biochemical reactions with dust and harmful metal particles that enter the body, turning them into waste that is not easily absorbed by the body and is then excreted.
Furthermore, pork blood has anti-cancer properties. The trace element cobalt in pork blood can prevent the growth of malignant tumors. A substance called "trauma hormone" isolated from pork blood can remove necrotic and damaged cells and act on injured tissues, promoting gradual recovery and restoration of normal function. Chicken and duck blood are equally effective.
Anti-Metal: Milk and Tofu are Essential
Target Group: Media professionals who deal with printed materials daily, coming into close contact with lead and mercury in them.
Prescription: Drink milk in the morning and evening, and add more tofu and carrots to your diet. The protein components in milk can bind with lead in the body to form soluble compounds, which not only prevents the absorption of lead but also promotes its excretion. The fiber in soy products can inhibit the absorption of lead from food in the gastrointestinal tract. The calcium ions in soy products can also counteract lead and help eliminate it from the body, helping to reduce the concentration of lead in the blood. Carrots contain a large amount of pectin, which can bind with mercury, effectively reducing the concentration of mercury ions in the blood and accelerating their excretion.