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Mar 31, 2026health-beauty

How to Reduce Lung Tar and Live Healthy in Polluted Delhi?

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@divyabhargava2611Dec 29, 2025

In order to live a healthy life in Delhi or any other city for that matter, you need to do the following

 
1) Adequate Exercise - at least 45 mins daily. Walk at least 10,000 steps daily. In doors or outdoors basis level of pollution.
 
2) Complete Medical check up at least once every year.
 
3) Adequate rest - at least 6hrs of sleep daily.
 
4) Consume Balance diet
 
5) Don’t skip meals
 
6) Meditate 10 mins daily and read positive material.
 
7) Plant more trees to help improve air quality. Indoor and outdoor.
 
8) Use certified & specialized Air purifier in home as well as cars.
 
9) Don't Smoke.
 
10) Avoid Alcohol
 
11) For strengthening of lungs do pranayam.
 
12) Include ginger, turmeric, garlic , green tea, calciferous vegetables and vitamin C rich foods in your diet.
 
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@sabaawan1007Dec 29, 2025

Tar is a sticky brown substance resulted from smoking and it also collective term of various particles suspended in tobacco smoke. Tar damages our cilia which are tiny hair lining to the upper air way. When cilia damaged tar ppenetrate to the lungs causes more damage to the lungs. Immediate effect of damage lungs is chest pain, hard breath, cough and chest tightness. Tar contains cancer causing chemicals.

It also stains teeth, nails and lungs.
 
Remedies for reducing tar from lungs :
 
First and important thing is to quit smoking. I know you can't. For this in market nicotine chewing gums are available. This is the safest way to quit the smoking.
 
Regular practice of deep breathing excersice. It will help tout strengthen your arms and lungs and clear your airway.
 
Eat lung strengthening food like vitamin- E content food and mucous clearing food like pistachios and plantain leaf etc.
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@fiinovationcompany3385Mar 31, 2026

Living in a polluted city like Delhi can affect your lungs, but simple daily habits can help reduce lung tar and keep you healthy.

Avoid smoking & secondhand smoke 
This is the biggest cause of lung tar buildup.
Use a mask outdoors 😷
Wear a good-quality mask (like N95) to reduce pollution intake.
Eat healthy foods 
Include fruits, vegetables, and antioxidants (like vitamin C) to clean and protect lungs.
Stay hydrated 
Drinking plenty of water helps flush toxins from the body.
Exercise regularly 
Light exercise and breathing exercises improve lung strength.
Use air purifiers indoors 🏠
Helps keep indoor air clean.
Practice deep breathing or yoga 
Helps lungs function better and remove toxins gradually.

💡 Simple Answer : Avoid smoke, eat healthy, breathe clean air, and stay active—these habits help reduce lung damage and keep you healthy even in polluted environments.

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