In 1919 when the flu killed 40 million people there was this Doctor that visited the 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 this one farmer and to his
surprise, everyone 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 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 contacted
pneumonia, and, needless to say, I was very ill... I came
across an article that said to cut both ends off an onion
put it into an empty jar, and place 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."
This is the other note.
Lots of times when we have stomach problems we
don't know what to blame. Maybe it's the onions that
are to blame. Onions ABSORB BACTERIA that is the reason
they are so good at preventing us from getting colds
and flu and is the very reason we should NOT eat an
onion that has been sitting for a time after it has been
cut open.
LEFT OVER ONIONS ARE POISONOUS
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?). It's probably the ONIONS, and if not the onions,
it's the POTATOES.
onions are a huge magnet for bacteria, especially
uncooked onions.
You should never plan to keep a
portion of a sliced onion.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!. 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 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.
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Also, dogs should never eat onions. Their stomachs
cannot metabolize onions.
PLEASE REMEMBER IT IS DANGEROUS TO CUT AN
ONION AND TRY TO SAVE IT TO COOK WITH THE NEXT
DAY, IT BECOMES HIGHLY POISONOUSFOR EVEN A
SINGLE NIGHT - AS IT CREATES TOXIC BACTERIA
WHICH CAUSES ADVERSE STOMACH INFECTIONS
BECAUSE OF EXCESS BILE SECRETIONS AND EVEN
FOOD POISONING.