Poor air quality resulting from industrial activities and recent wildfires poses a significant health risk to us all. Here are evidence-based strategies for removing toxic compounds from your body and mitigating the health risks of air pollution. In the first phase of hepatic detoxification, toxins undergo chemical modifications, such as oxidation, reduction, or hydrolysis, and are therefore rendered even more reactive, with the potential to wreak havoc. The second phase, thus, is essential in order to render phase I metabolites more hydrophilic, or water-soluble, so that they can be excreted. Sulfation, acetylation, glucuronidation, and glutathione conjugation are examples of phase II processes, whereby the phase I intermediate is attached to a conjugating agent by a transferase enzyme, allowing the toxicant to be eliminated from the body. To promote the removal of harmful substances from the body, it is essential to ensure that phase II detoxification proceeds unimpeded. As a fundamental endogenous defense system against oxidative stress, phase II enzymes scavenge reactive oxygen species, metabolize foreign compounds, and have demonstrated protective effects against xenobiotics, including ozone, tobacco smoke, and diesel exhaust particles. Some of the cruciferous vegetables, belonging to the Brassicaceae or mustard family, include arugula, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, red cabbage, green cabbage, Chinese cabbage, savoy cabbage, cauliflower, chard, collard greens, radish, rapini, rutabaga, turnip, turnip greens, wasabi, and watercress. Additionally, cinnamon, rooibos, holy basil, curcumin, ginger, quercetin, and resveratrol can support the phase II detoxification process. However, more importantly, you need to consume more protein to ensure that phases I and II are working correctly. That is the limiting factor. You need to consume in grams the equivalent of your body weight in lbs. In other words, if you weigh 200 pounds, you need to consume 200 grams of protein/day.