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Pollution: 
Just tell me what to take
Even if you live in the country, you are probably breathing polluted air. From campfires to jet engine exhaust, the obvious polluter - automobile exhaust fumes - there are cigarette smoke and chemicals emitted by industry - as well as ozone.. (Ozone is a form of oxygen that is a bluish irritating gas of pungent odor and it is a major agent in the formation of smog.) Many pollutants can be airborne over long distances, and all can enter your system.
Smog contains a long lineup of chemical nasties, including ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and tiny particles of everything from asbestos to soot, that can settle deep in the lungs and cause general havoc.
You should be especially aware of this fact if you work outdoors in a large city. You may be exposing yourself to more than one ton of pollutants - including heavy metals, carbon monoxide, and ozone - every year.
A high concentration of or long exposure to any one of these chemicals can cause shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing, bronchitis, pneumonia, headaches, inability to concentrate, chest pain and, in some cases, lung cancer. Breathing polluted air changes the way that the lung cells do business.
Smog can make the lung cells vulnerable to attack by bacteria and viruses. Smog can kill cells, making the lungs less efficient at doing their job of gas exchange (absorbing oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide).
Many of the harmful interactions between the noxious substances in smog and lung cells happened during the chemical process known as oxidation. During oxidation, free radicals, which are unstable molecules of harmful chemicals, snatch electrons from the healthy molecules that compose the cells in order to balance themselves. This starts a chain reaction of electron stealing. The end result is serious damage to cells.
(See article Free Radicals and Antioxidants)
You should avoid pollution as much as possible by not running along heavily trafficked roads.
However if you can't avoid it entirely, you may want to protect yourself by taking nutrients that provide a measure of internal pollution protection:
Vitamin A:
You need vitamin A to protect your eyes, lungs, and the oxygen-carrying capabilities of your bloodstream. Vitamin A helps shield the lungs from air pollution. Some chemicals like DDT deplete the liver of vitamin A so that a vitamin A deficient diet would increase the possibility of damage from this insecticide.
Vitamin C:
One of the reasons is the cadmium toxicity which is in the air. The accumulation of cadmium in organs and severe anemia risks associated with cadmium toxicity are prevented with Vitamin C antioxidants.
Vitamin E:
Vitamins C & E work together in the lungs to keep the cells healthy. It can build up levels of protective protein that prevents enzymes released during inflammation from destroying the lung's elastic properties.
Vitamin A and E are used up by pollutants or stress.
Vitamin E and the related protective systems now appear to be among the most important defense systems.
It can be found in wheat germ, certain vegetables, nuts, seeds and vegetable oils. It is well-known for its ability to enhance the immune system and as an antioxidant. Antioxidants offer their own electrons to free radicals disarming those renegade molecules and protecting healthy molecules from damage.
Selenium:
Acts to prevent the accumulation in your body of toxic deposits of heavy metals. In this role, it is an important protector against pollution. Chemically, it bonds with the metal, thus rendering it less harmful and helping your body to eliminate it. Selenium has proven extremely effective in removing cadmium deposits from your body. Other metals that it can help you excrete are silver, thallium and excessive cooper.
Essential Fatty Acids:
Additional dietary adjustment would be to stop eating saturated
fats
as there is reported a strong association between saturated fat intake and
lung cancer that is common in non-smokers. In order to balance your
fat intake you should be taking essential fatty acids. See article Essential
Fatty Acids.
Calcium:
Poisons make the body more acid. (Read more about an acid
body). The body needs calcium to counteract this and bring the body
to a neutral, healthy state.
What to take:
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Selenium
Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acids
Calcium - 3 daily
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How much do you take? We've given you a
baseline amount. There is also the recommended dosage on the supplement
bottle or box. Remember, when you are taking the supplements
you need to
compensate for the pollution in the air. The worse the pollution the
more supplements you must take.
Note: If you are taking anticoagulant drugs, you should not take
vitamin E or Omega 3 supplements without first seeing your physician.
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