Top 10 Foods to Detox and Cleanse Mucus From Your Lungs

By rjoachim | December 10, 2022

Mucus is thick and slippery and secreted by your body’s glands and cells. Overproduction, hypersecretion, and decreased clearance of phlegm make mucus accumulate in the lungs.

Commonly, your body will tell your cells to produce and secrete mucus as a result of environmental irritants. If you smoke, the cilia or tiny hair-like structures in your lungs become damaged, and cilia are responsible for clearing mucus.

Damaged cilia are unable to clear mucus, so the mucus remains stuck in your airways.

  • Eggs
  • Fish
  • Milk
  • Tree nuts
  • Peanuts
  • Shellfish
  • Wheat
  • Soy

If eating a certain food seems to worsen your mucus production, tell your doctor and ask about allergy testing.

Here are some common foods that naturally contain histamine:

  • Process Meats (hot dogs, bacon, ham, and cold cuts)
  • Vinegar
  • Dried Fruits
  • Avocados
  • Tomatoes
  • Spinach
  • Mushrooms
  • Eggplant
  • Cheeses, Yogurt, Sour Cream, Buttermilk
  • Smoked Fish, Sardines, Anchovies
  • Alcoholic Beverages, Cider
      • https://lunginstitute.com/anti-mucus-diet/
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