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Better Health: Pro's and Cons of The Onion
by suzydoll at 11/7/2010 5:40:06 AM
 
ONIONS ****
In 1919 when the flu killed 40 million people, there was a Doctor who
visited many farmers to see if he could help them combat the flu. Many
of the farmers and their family had contracted it, and many died. The
doctor came upon one farmer, and to his surprise, everyone in the
household was very healthy.. When the doctor asked what the farmer was
doing that was different, the wife replied that she had placed an
unpeeled onion in a dish in the rooms of the home (probably only two
rooms back then). The doctor couldn't believe it and asked if he could
have one of the onions and place it under the microscope. She gave him
one, and when he did this, he did find the flu virus in the onion. It
obviously absorbed the bacteria, therefore, keeping the family healthy.
Now, I heard this story from my hairdresser in AZ. She said that several
years ago many of her employees were coming down with the flu
and so were many of her customers. The next year she placed several
bowls with onions around in her shop. To her surprise, none of her
staff got sick. It must work... (And no, she is not in the onion
business.)
The moral of the story is, buy some onions and place them in bowls
around your home. If you work at a desk, place one or two in your
office or under your desk or even on top somewhere. Try it and see what
happens. We did it last year, and we never got the flu.
If this helps you and your loved ones from getting sick, all the better.
If you do get the flu, it just might be a mild case...
Whatever, what have you to lose? Just a few bucks on
onions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now there is a P.S. To this, for I sent it to a friend in Oregon who
regularly contributes material to me on health issues. She replied
with this most interesting experience about onions: Thanks for the
reminder. I don't know about the farmer's story...but I
do know that I contracted pneumonia, and needless to say I was very
Ill...I came across an article that said to cut both ends off an
onion. Put one end on a fork, and then place the forked end into an
empty jar...placing the jar next to the sick patient at night. It said
the onion would be black in the morning from the germs. Sure enough, It
happened just like that...the onion was a mess, and I began to feel
better.
Another thing I read in the article was that onions and garlic placed
around the room saved many from the black plague years ago. They have
powerful antibacterial, antiseptic properties.,,,,,,,,,,,,,
THE CON OF ONIONS?
THE is the other note: LEFTOVER ONIONS ARE POISONOUS! 
I have used an onion which has been left in the fridge. Sometimes I
don't use a whole one at one time, so I save the other half for later.
Now with this info, I have changed my mind. I will buy smaller onions in
the future. I had the wonderful privilege of touring Mullins Food
Products, makers of mayonnaise. Mullins is huge, and is owned by 11
brothers and sisters in the Mullins family. My friend, Jeanne, is the
CEO. Questions about food poisoning came up, and I wanted to share what
I learned from a chemist.
The guy who gave us our tour is named Ed. He's one of the brothers. Ed
is a chemistry expert and is involved in developing most of the sauce
formula. He's even developed sauce formula for McDonald's.
Keep in mind that Ed is a food chemistry whiz. During the tour, someone
asked if we really needed to worry about mayonnaise. People
are always worried that mayonnaise will spoil. Ed's answer will surprise
you. Ed said that all commercially-made Mayo is completely
safe.
"It doesn't even have to be refrigerated. No harm in refrigerating it,
but it's not really necessary." He explained that the pH in mayonnaise
is set at a point that bacteria could not survive in that environment.
He then talked about the quintessential picnic, with the bowl of
potato salad sitting on the table and how everyone blames the mayonnaise
when someone gets sick.
Ed says that when food poisoning is reported, the first thing the
officials look for is when the 'victim' last ate ONIONS and where
those onions came from (in the potato salad?). Ed says it's not the
mayonnaise (as long as it's not homemade Mayo) that spoils in the
outdoors. It's probably the onions, and if not the onions, it's the
POTATOES.
He explained, onions are a huge magnet for bacteria, especially uncooked
onions. You should never plan to keep a portion of a sliced
onion. He says it's not even safe if you put it in a zip-lock bag and
put it in your refrigerator.
It's already contaminated enough just by being cut open and out for a
bit, that it can be a danger to you (and doubly watch out for those
onions you put in your hotdogs at the baseball park!)
Ed says if you take the leftover onion and cook it like crazy you'll
probably be okay, but if you slice that leftover onion and put it on
your sandwich, you're asking for trouble. Both the onions and the moist
potato in a potato salad will attract and grow bacteria faster
than any commercial mayonnaise will even begin to break down.
So, how's that for news? Take it for what you will. I (the author) am
going to be very careful about my onions from now on. For some reason,
I see a lot of credibility coming from a chemist and a company that
produces millions of pounds of mayonnaise every year.
Also, dogs should never eat onions. Their stomachs cannot metabolize
onions.
Please remember it is dangerous to cut onions and try to use it to cook
the next day. It becomes highly poisonous for even a single night
and creates toxic bacteria which may cause adverse stomach infections
because of excess bile secretions and even food poisoning.
Please pass this on to all you love and care about.
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