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What are the best natural remedies for firefighters?
Firefighters perform a very demanding job in many ways. It is not only a physical burden, but also a mental one , when a high degree of concentration is needed, as any inattention can have very serious , sometimes even fatal, consequences .
We consider not only excessive exposure to smoke fumes containing toxic substances, but also, for example, exposure to dangerous substances in the environment in which they perform their work, such as asbestos and other strong carcinogens, to be the factors that most harm the health of firefighters.
We cannot overlook the fact that thanks to night shifts and being on call , firefighters, like some other professions, are exposed to harmful effects related to an irregular or insufficient amount of sleep .
You can find a lot of advice and instructions on the Internet that recommend various vitamins and natural substances, but in our opinion, they do not go deep enough when assessing this issue and only adopt some older advice or universal solutions. As a result, they can cause more problems than good.
For example, we certainly won't recommend preparations with beta carotene or some B vitamins to firefighters, which is one of the most common pieces of advice on the Internet. Why? For example, because the use of beta carotene by smokers or persons exposed to smoke fumes increases the risk of lung cancer several times. Nor is vitamin E, or the already mentioned group B vitamins, such as vitamin B6 and others, suitable. Recent studies have also revealed that, probably due to their role in one-carbon metabolism, there is a several times higher risk of cancer in men and smokers.
Therefore, we certainly do not recommend firefighters to use multivitamin preparations, which often contain these vitamins in high doses without any justification.
On the contrary, some natural products can be very suitable for firefighters , and you can also find those that focus on certain specifics that this profession entails.