So is it really that harmful to take a chest X-ray? Actually, no! Studies have shown that as long as we keep the number of chest x-rays to less than 3 times a year, there is no harm to the human body. The risk of cancer is directly proportional to the number of X-rays. It has been pointed out that the risk of cancer in healthy people due to medical examinations is between 1 in 10 million and 1 in 100,000. This is why our national and international standards for radiation health protection for children also specify that “routine lung examinations should not be used as a routine checkup for young children and adolescents, such as annual physical examinations. However, there are times when X-rays are necessary for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, when the diagnostic significance is much greater than the side effects, such as some serious respiratory diseases, trauma, fractures, etc., and the kind of situation I mentioned earlier, since we have to face it, we can also find ways to minimize or even eliminate the radiation hazard. From the point of view of Chinese medicine, there are some of our regular contact with the food can be very good to reduce the harm of radiation on the human body. Reduce radiation food: a, preferred tomatoes because tomatoes contain a lot of lycopene, and lycopene is a very strong antioxidant, with a very strong ability to scavenge free radicals. It is also the most powerful antioxidant in nature, with two times the antioxidant effect of carotene and nearly 100 times that of vitamin E. It protects cellular DNA from free radical damage, strongly resists the invasion of ultraviolet light, prevents cellular lesions, mutations and cancer, promotes cell growth and regeneration, beauty wrinkles, delays aging, and maintains healthy skin. There are also some fruits and vegetables also contain lycopene, such as watermelon, pumpkin, papaya, grapes, pomegranate, persimmons, carrots, radish, etc.. Second, chili pepper is rich in vitamin C, has a strong antioxidant effect. And we usually use some spices, such as chili peppers, pepper, etc., some expert research has proved that can protect the body’s cellular DNA from radiation damage, especially the strongest role of red pepper. Third, the oil like the more common on the market soybean oil, vegetable oil, sunflower oil, olive oil, etc., are rich in linoleic acid and other essential unsaturated fatty acids. Among them, vegetable oil and sunflower oil is also rich in vitamin E, olive oil is also rich in vitamins A, E, D and carotene, but also contains polyphenols and lipopolysaccharide components. These oils not only have an antioxidant effect, or the body’s “scavenger”, can effectively dissolve the precipitation of toxins in the body, so that the elimination of the body. Mushrooms The active ingredients can enhance the function of T-lymphocytes, thus improving the immune function of the body against various diseases. Some components can also play a role in inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, and its effect is 1000 times stronger than the anti-cancer substances in green tea. The fatty acids, linoleic acid and vitamin C contained in it have an antioxidant effect, while the pantothenic acid contained in mushrooms can also reduce the damage caused by radiation. Five, green tea green tea contains vitamin C and flavonoids, tea polyphenols, of which flavonoids can enhance the antioxidant effect of vitamin C. Tea polyphenols have strong antioxidant properties and physiological activity, is the body’s free radical scavengers. Tea polyphenols and their oxidation products have the ability to absorb the poisonous effects of radioactive substances strontium 90 and cobalt 60. Some expert studies have proved that the treatment of mild radiation sickness caused by tumor patients in the course of radiation therapy with tea extracts can be more than 90% effective. Garlic Garlic is not only a natural “broad-spectrum bactericide” and “penicillin grown in the ground”, but also has the effect of enhancing human immunity. The allicin in garlic, as well as organic germanium and selenium, have a very strong antioxidant effect. Animal liver Because liver contains a lot of vitamin A, which is an antioxidant that effectively captures reactive oxygen species, it has a very good anti-radiation and anti-cancer effect. However, it is known that the liver is a detoxification organ, almost all toxic and harmful substances in food must first go through the liver for metabolic transformation, so many people dare not eat, in fact, as long as the liver of a healthy animal, the few toxic substances remaining inside is negligible, however, because the liver contains more cholesterol, so it is recommended not to eat often.