cant lessen air pollution you could at least keep your system immune to its harmful reactions take a deep breath as per the world health organization who pollution is the fifth leading cause of death in india after high blood pressure and tobacco smoking who says delhis air quality is worse than beijing a city where rising levels of air pollution has brought about a new disease beijing cough experts feel that general public doesnt even know what exactly constitutes air pollution air contamination is caused not just by industries and vehicles dust mites chemicals in carpets air fresheners offgassing from plastics also add up to the toxic onslaught that your lungs have to bear says priya dhammisharma registered holistic nutritionist what s alarming is that air pollution is not just linked to sinus infections asthma and lung diseases but also considered to be an autism trigger it is also linked to heart attacks sperm mutation and fetal intelligence wellbeingbroccoli the booster keep your immune system fortified with the right diet detox plan and breathing exercises these are the best ways to minimise the harmful effects of air pollution says nutritionist and food consultant jia singh winter or no winter add broccoli to your daily diet this wonder veggie apart from being a great cancer combatant goes a long way in protecting you from air and vehicular pollution ac cording to a study at johns hopkins university a clinical trial conducted in jiangsu province one of chinas most polluted regions found that consuming a beverage that included broccoli sprouts helped participants to excrete toxins associated with ozone air pollution to neutralise free radical damage caused by air contamination the two organs we need to support and detoxify regularly are lungs and liver rejuvenate your lungs with oregano orange peel eucalyptus and peppermint and eat grapefruits beet carrots apples cabbage avocado for a clean liver says sharma according to singh vitamin c taken in dietary and supplement form along with tincture of echinacea herbal remedy helps build the immune system making you less susceptible to allergies simply put foods containing vitamin c such as oranges strawberries apples watermelons counteract the inflammatory allergic response good food sources of vitamin c are guavas red bell peppers kale parsley broccoli brussels sprouts cauliflower papayas spinach citrus fruits green onion and morenatural cures thai and japanese food lovers would be pleased to know that spicy foods with a little kick can actually kick out allergy symptoms ginger anise fennel and hot mustard can all act as natural decongestants green tea tulsi ginger and cinnamon are powerful adaptogens herbal ingredients used to improve the health of adrenal system that enable the body to handle stressors like pollution and environmental toxins raw turmeric also has curative properties that protect you from chronic bronchitis wheezing allergy coughs and coldsdrink an antiinflammatory tea made from tulsi ginger and raw turmeric to see the difference recommends singh eating a diet rich in natural antihistamines drugs for allergies can