Master these tricks to counteract food poisoning.

Introduction: The active substance in tea, tea polyphenols, has a "detoxifying" effect. Among various types of tea, green tea is more effective than black tea, scented tea, etc., in breaking down such toxic substances. Therefore, drinking a few cups of green tea daily is a healthy practice. Moreover, tea polyphenols are natural antioxidants that can scavenge active oxygen free radicals in the body, enhance the human immune system, and have effects such as preventing diseases and cancer.

Nutritionists always advise people to eat a "variety of foods, but control the total amount." We should often eat a variety of foods to obtain the various nutrients the human body needs to ensure good health. However, some foods may contain ingredients that are not conducive to health, and people are unwilling to give up the "right" to eat such foods. What can be done? In many cases, we can reasonably pair a variety of foods to reduce or eliminate the harmful effects of certain foods while still enjoying delicious flavors and nutrition.

Double Flower Lemon Red Date Tea

Reducing the Harm of Lead

Lead affects the normal metabolism of the brain and neurotransmitters, damages the development of the nervous system in children, leading to a decline in intelligence and reduced learning ability, and can also cause abnormal motor behavior and a decrease in visual and auditory functions. Natural foods contain varying amounts of lead, and among various food processing methods, lead is the heavy metal most likely to contaminate food. For example, when making traditional century eggs, lead oxide is artificially added. The chemical composition of lead oxide is triplumbic tetroxide, so century eggs often contain relatively high levels of lead.

Solution The dietary fiber in soy products and wood ear mushrooms, such as lignin, can reduce the absorption of lead from food in the gastrointestinal tract. The calcium ions they are rich in also help with lead excretion, which helps to lower the concentration of lead in the human blood. If you like to eat century eggs, we can appropriately increase the intake of soy products and wood ear mushrooms.

Cold-dressed Wood Ear Mushroom

Preventing the Harm of Aluminum

Once absorbed by the human body, aluminum enters the cranial cavity and damages brain nerve cells. Because it is difficult to be excreted, it gradually accumulates, which can eventually lead to memory loss, depression, and irritability, and in severe cases, can lead to diseases such as senile dementia. In the production of fried dough sticks, vermicelli, and puffed foods, alum is often added, and the chemical composition of alum is hydrated potassium sulfate and aluminum sulfate.

Solution If you like to eat fried dough sticks, vermicelli, and puffed foods, then you should consciously drink more soy milk or other soy products in your daily life. Because soybeans are rich in lecithin, lecithin can slow down the process of memory decline and prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

Black Sesame Soy Milk

Avoiding the Harm of Nitrosamines

Nitrosamines are one of the known carcinogens. Pickled vegetable and yellow croaker soup, pickled vegetable and cuttlefish stir-fry are home-cooked dishes favored by many people, especially residents in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai regions. After pickling, pickled vegetables often contain relatively high levels of nitrites, and foods such as yellow croaker and cuttlefish often contain amines. The two combine during the cooking process to form nitrosamines, which are easy to cause cancer.

In the processing of cured meat, braised pork, and sausages, nitrites are often added to prevent spoilage of meat products and to enhance color, aroma, and flavor. However, during the meat curing process after adding nitrites, dimethylnitrosamine is formed, which is a highly carcinogenic substance.

Sesame Salt Mixed with Pea Shoots

Solution Eating foods rich in vitamin C at the same time can block the synthesis of the strong carcinogen nitrosamine. For example, kiwi and fresh dates are kings of vitamin C. Therefore, it is very beneficial to eat some kiwi or fresh dates before or after consuming foods containing nitrosamines. Of course, eating more foods rich in vitamin C, such as chili peppers, pea shoots, and sea buckthorn, is also beneficial.

The active substance in tea, tea polyphenols, has a "detoxifying" effect. Among various types of tea, green tea is more effective than black tea, scented tea, etc., in breaking down such toxic substances. Therefore, drinking a few cups of green tea daily is a healthy practice. Moreover, tea polyphenols are natural antioxidants that can scavenge active oxygen free radicals in the body, enhance the human immune system, and have effects such as preventing diseases and cancer.

Brown Rice Green Tea

How to Eat Less Carcinogens from Grilled Meat

Various meat skewers, squid, etc., grilled over high open flames, produce carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are detrimental to human health.

Solution: Foods such as sweet potatoes, water spinach, and konjac contain a large amount of dietary fiber, which can adsorb toxic carcinogens and reduce the absorption of a large number of carcinogens from grilled food by the human body. You can also eat some bitter gourd, because it contains a protein with anti-cancer physiological activity, which can stimulate the body's immune system defense function, increase the activity of immune cells, and eliminate harmful substances that have already been absorbed by the body.

Garlic Water Spinach