Nutritionist with 25 years of experience says this ‘1 spice’ can protect your lungs from effects of rising air pollution

Rising pollution can take a toll on your lungs. Nutritionist Kavita Devgan shares the one kitchen ingredient that can help safeguard your respiratory health.

With air quality dipping and pollution becoming a daily struggle, many people are looking for simple ways to protect their lungs. Beyond lifestyle changes and precautions outdoors, what you eat can make a significant difference.

Nutritionist shares how cloves can help detox your lungs from pollution. (Pixabay)

Kavita Devgan, nutritionist and wellness consultant with 25 years of experience, shares in her December 1 Instagram post the ‘one thing’ that could help strengthen your respiratory system and give your lungs the support they need.

How to protect your lungs from rising pollution

Devgan highlights how a familiar household spice can help counter the effects of toxic air. She begins with a stark reminder of what rising pollution is doing to our bodies: “Your lungs are calling out to you for help. Here’s how you can detox them. The pollution is bad. So bad that it's scary.”

Devgan says her go-to solution lies in a single, humble spice found in almost every Indian kitchen. “Here's how I save my lungs. With the help of a single spice which is there in almost all our kitchens. I'm talking about cloves. The humble long.”

What makes cloves so effective for lung health

According to her, this small but potent spice offers big benefits for respiratory health. “This spice can help clear mucus from your respiratory tract, cut inflammation from your lungs and is the best antidote for pollution that you can actually use today.”

So how do you use it? Devgan suggests two simple methods. “Place a single clove under your tongue when you're stepping out and keep sucking on it.” For those who don’t prefer that, she offers an alternative: “Don’t want to do that? Make a clove tea. It’ll protect your lungs and keep you safe from the harmful effects of pollution.

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