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 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.
