Miso Neutralizes the Effects of Smoking and Air Pollution

Hi folks
We have been reading extensively on the subject of square foot gardening and becoming self-sufficient with food and hope to eventually establish a small self-sufficient organic vegetable farm on some land. It is frustratingly difficult to find like-minded individuals, especially in our age group (mid-20s), who understand the importance of establishing self-sufficience in growing our own food (not to mention material for building, clothing, biodiesel, medicine etc). Hopefully as the tide shifts we will see a movement towards establishing community farms in every town to support local communities with everything they need.
Anyway, lately we have been learning about making our own tofu, soymilk, miso etc from soybeans. I wanted to share with you something that caught my eye while reading about miso (fermented soy paste used for soups and much more). This is from the 1976 Book Of Miso, by William Shurtleff and Akiko Aoyagi. Miso can be added to the arsenal of resistance to the effects of air pollution from chemtrails and more.

(pg.26)
"<B>[Miso] Neutralizes the Effects of Smoking and Air Pollution</B>

There is a traditional saying in Japan that smokers should drink miso soup, and some authorities contend that the amino acids contained in miso are effective in neutralizing the harmful influences of tobacco and in eliminating them from the bloodstream. In her book Miso Cookery, Tatsumi Hamako relates the following story:

Since I was a little girl, my grandmother emphasized repeatedly that each morning's miso soup and pickles should be carefully and tastefully prepared, especially if they were to be served to someone who smokes. She said that miso is a solvent for nicotine and helped to carry it out of the body.
One day she placed 2 or 3 drops of miso soup in the small, 1/2-inch-deep metal bowl of a clogged, long-stemmed Japanese pipe (kiseru). She held the metal bowl over a charcoal fire until we could hear the sound of the miso soup simmering. After about one minute, all of the liquid had evaporated and only the nicotine which had dissolved in the miso soup was left in the bowl. This condensed into a small pellet and suddenly jumped out. When we placed the pipe to our lips, we found that it now drew freely and easily. But at other times, when we tried using water or bancha tea in place of miso soup to clear the congested pipe, the nicotine refused to dissolve. Even if we blew vigorously on the pipe, we could not clear it. I realized that what grandmother had been saying was true.

It is said to be common knowledge among Japanese traffic policemen that the consumption of miso soup each day ameliorates the effects on the body of auto exhaust pollutants. Even today, in many areas where the police department provides communal lunches, a conscientious effort is made to include miso soup.
So if you have to smoke or breathe polluted air, at least protect yourself by drinking miso soup too."

Peace
Tim & Tracy