Introduction: In the information age, radiation from mobile phones and computers is unavoidable. Office workers, in particular, need to stare at computers for extended periods. Therefore, we introduce 6 types of food that can help resist radiation.
1. Kelp
Kelp is salty and cold in nature, with effects of resolving phlegm, eliminating phlegm, relieving asthma, detoxifying, and promoting bowel movements. Kelp is rich in iodine, which is very beneficial to the human body and can treat goiter and diseases caused by iodine deficiency. After iodides in kelp are absorbed by the body, they can accelerate the excretion of pathological substances and inflammatory exudates, and have the effects of lowering blood pressure, preventing arteriosclerosis, and promoting the excretion of harmful substances. At the same time, kelp also contains a substance called sulfated polysaccharide, which can absorb cholesterol in the blood and excrete it, keeping the cholesterol content in the blood normal. The slightly sweet white powder on the surface of kelp is mannitol, which has significant medical value and has a good diuretic effect. It can treat drug poisoning, edema, and other ailments. Therefore, kelp is an ideal detoxifying food, and middle-aged and elderly men should eat more of it to maintain the health of the prostate and kidneys.
2. Honey
Honey is sweet and neutral in nature. Since ancient times, it has been a fine product for nourishing the body, detoxifying, and beautifying the skin. Honey is rich in various elements such as vitamin B, vitamin D, vitamin E, high-quality protein, potassium, sodium, iron, and oxidase, and has significant effects on moistening the lungs and relieving cough, moisturizing the intestines and promoting bowel movements, and detoxifying and beautifying the skin. The main components of honey, glucose and fructose (accounting for 65%-80%), are easily absorbed and utilized by the body. In addition, eating honey regularly can achieve the effects of expelling toxins and beautifying the skin, and it is also very beneficial for preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases and neurasthenia.
Golden Honey Citrus Tea
3. Radish
Radish is sweet and cool in nature, with effects of nourishing blood and detoxifying, strengthening the spleen and harmonizing the stomach. Radish is rich in nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, volatile oils, vitamin A, vitamin B2, anthocyanins, carotene, calcium, and iron. Radish is an effective detoxifying food. It not only contains abundant carotene but also a large amount of vitamin A and pectin. After binding with mercury ions in the body, it can effectively reduce the concentration of mercury ions in the blood and accelerate the excretion of mercury ions from the body. White radish, red radish, and small radish also have the above-mentioned effects.
4. Wood Ear Mushroom
Wood ear mushroom is sweet and neutral in nature, with effects of detoxifying, clearing the stomach and intestines, and promoting blood circulation and stopping bleeding. Due to its rich variety of nutrients, wood ear mushroom is known as the "meat among vegetables." A kind of plant gum contained in wood ear mushroom has strong adsorption power, which can concentrate and adsorb dust and impurities remaining in the human digestive system and then excrete them, thereby playing a role in detoxifying and clearing the stomach. Therefore, people working in dusty environments should especially eat more wood ear mushrooms.
Cold Tossed with Dried Bean Curd and Wood Ear Mushroom
5. Cucumber
Cucumber is sweet and neutral in nature, with obvious effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting the production of body fluids to quench thirst. Cucumber is rich in nutrients such as protein, carbohydrates, vitamin B2, carotene, calcium, phosphorus, and iron, and is a rare detoxifying food. The cucumber acid contained in cucumber can promote human metabolism and expel toxins; its vitamin C content is five times higher than that of watermelon, which can whiten the skin, keep it elastic, and inhibit the formation of melanin. Moreover, cucumber can also inhibit the conversion of carbohydrates into fat, which is very beneficial to the lungs, stomach, heart, liver, and excretory system. In summer, it is easy to feel irritable and thirsty. If you have a sore throat or much phlegm, eating cucumber can help resolve inflammation.
6. Tea
Tea is cool in nature and sweet and bitter in taste, with effects of clearing heat and relieving vexation, promoting digestion and resolving food stagnation, clearing dampness for weight loss, and promoting urination. Tea is rich in iron, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A, vitamin B1, niacin, amino acids, and various enzymes, and its effects of refreshing the mind, clearing the head, relieving summer heat and quenching thirst are particularly significant. Tea is rich in a bioactive substance—tea polyphenols, which have detoxifying effects. As a natural antioxidant, tea polyphenols can scavenge reactive oxygen free radicals and are used for health care and anti-aging.
Rose Milk Tea