How to effectively deal with smog weather

1, going out less is the most effective way to protect yourself. Due to the existence of large and small particles in haze weather, which is seriously harmful to health, particles will attach to the respiratory tract after entering the body, causing bronchitis and pharyngitis. In particular, the elderly with relatively weak resistance and people with respiratory diseases should reduce their travel. According to the research of relevant departments on PM2.5, when the concentration of PM2.5 increases 1.03 μ g/m3, the risk of excess death from all causes of residents increases by 2.29%, and the lag time is 1-2 days. The risk of excess death caused by cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases is higher, which is 3.08%. If you must go out, don't ride a bike, avoid the rush hour of traffic jam and the sections where you drive a lot, and avoid inhaling more chemicals. It is also best not to drive a private car, but to take public transportation to contribute to reducing PM2.5

2, outdoor sports should be restricted: outdoor sports should wear masks to protect the body, many people are more accustomed to morning exercise, in fact, this is not very correct for the human body, because the morning is in an air exchange environment, the air quality is very poor, especially in foggy days, the respiratory tract is easy to be stimulated, and it is easy to induce respiratory tract and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases during exercise.

3. smoke less, and a lot of fine particles belonging to the category of PM2.5 will be produced under the condition of incomplete combustion. Tobacco smoke contains more than 7000 compounds, including 69 carcinogens and 172 harmful substances, which will seriously harm the health of smokers themselves and those who inhale "second-hand smoke", especially in this smog weather. Therefore, smokers should try to smoke as little as possible whether they go out or stay indoors in recent days.

4, less window experts said that in the foggy weather, try not to open the window. If you really need to open the window for ventilation, you should try to avoid the morning and evening smog peak hours, and open the window for ventilation for half an hour to one hour at a time. At the same time, residents who use air conditioning for heating should pay attention to opening windows to ensure adequate indoor oxygen. You can plant a variety of green plants on your balcony, terrace and indoors, such as green crown-leaf plants such as green radish, evergreen and tiger orchid, because of their large leaves and strong adsorption capacity. You can also use an air purifier. 80% of air purifiers in the market mainly purify fine particles in the air, which has a good adsorption effect on PM2.5, but you should pay attention to changing the filter element frequently when using it.

5. Choosing a suitable mask has little effect on 2.5 micron airborne particles. To block PM2.5, a medical N95 mask is needed, which can block 95% of 0.3 micron particles and also play a certain role in PM2.5 weather off the charts. To buy a formal and qualified N95 mask that matches your face size, you should wait until it is dry and fold it in half to prevent the breathing moisture from breeding bacteria on the mask. It should not be worn for too long, and the elderly and patients with cardiovascular diseases should avoid wearing it to avoid dizziness caused by dyspnea.

6. Do a good job of personal hygiene. Wash your face, rinse your mouth and clean your nasal cavity in time after going out to prevent the harm of PM2.5 to human body. It is best to use warm water when washing your face, which is beneficial to wash off the particles on your face. When cleaning the nasal cavity, you can repeatedly clean it with a clean cotton swab dipped in water, or repeatedly absorb water with your nose to blow your nose quickly and avoid choking. In addition to face cleaning, bare parts of the body should also be cleaned. Change into clothes for going out to remove pollution residue.

7. Eat less irritating food, drink more water, speed up the body's metabolism, and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, such as tremella, pears, persimmons, lilies, radishes, water chestnuts, tofu, milk and other lung-moistening foods. It can supplement vitamins and inorganic salts, moisten lung, remove dryness, eliminate phlegm, relieve cough, strengthen spleen and tonify kidney.

8, the application of traditional Chinese medicine expectorant lung protection. No matter what measures are taken, PM2.5 will enter your lungs more or less. In order to reduce the harm to human body, some traditional Chinese medicines such as invigorating qi and spleen, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, moistening lung and resolving phlegm can be used in winter to enhance the body's resistance, strengthen the sewage discharge function of the lungs and prevent the occurrence of related diseases.

9. Commonly used Chinese medicines for invigorating qi and spleen are: Poria cocos, yam, astragalus root, etc. Traditional Chinese medicines for moistening lung and resolving phlegm include Ophiopogon japonicus, Lily, Polygonatum sibiricum, Platycodon grandiflorum, Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae and Almond. Traditional Chinese medicines for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis include Salvia Miltiorrhiza, Rhizoma Corydalis, Carthami Flos, Lumbricus, etc. These drugs can and should be formulated according to each person's different physique, different ages, and whether he or she has trachea or lung diseases in the past. Or ask Chinese medicine experts to differentiate the pulse, suit the remedy to the case, and make a paste that is more suitable for application.