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| Onions absorb bacteria when cut and kept in the room, or by the bedside of the sick. Thus, they are so good at preventing us from getting colds and flu. But the cut and left-over, 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. Also, dogs should never eat onions because, their stomachs cannot metabolize them.
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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 families 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, I heard this story from my hairdresser. 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. Try it and see
what happens. We did it last year and we never got the flu.
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.
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.
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 shouldn't eat an onion that has been sitting for a time after it
has been cut open.
LEFT OVER ONIONS ARE POISONOUS
I had the wonderful privilege of touring Mullins Food
Products, Makers of mayonnaise. Questions about food poisoning came up, and I
wanted to share what I learned from a chemist.
Ed, who was our tour guide, 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 summer 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 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.
Also, dogs should never eat onions. Their stomachs cannot
metabolize onions.
Please remember it is dangerous to cut an onion 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.
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