very interesting read....

Subject: very interesting read.... Thu Jan 13, 2011 4:47 pm

its very long winded but very very interestiing...its made me think twice anyway
i never saved any onion when i made my lunch lol

DID YOU KNOW THIS?????

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 . 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 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.

This 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. I t 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.

Subject: Re: very interesting read.... Thu Jan 13, 2011 4:53 pm

oh bloody hell!! I will watch me onions from now on!! very interesting read Shell very interesting read.... 910222

Subject: Re: very interesting read.... Thu Jan 13, 2011 5:04 pm

bren sent it me in an e-mail....i half expected it to be a joke lol... but it was very interesting....

ive used onions peeled and cut in half to soak up paint fumes around the house and fishy smells from the fridge... so it makes sense that it would soak up bacteria etc...

quite scary actually very interesting read.... 910222

Subject: Re: very interesting read.... Thu Jan 13, 2011 5:18 pm

omg we always use half an onion then stick it back in the fridge till we next use it very interesting read.... 645942

Subject: Re: very interesting read.... Thu Jan 13, 2011 5:24 pm

ive always done that too nix very interesting read.... 658515

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i darent do it anymore very interesting read.... 583730

rofl

Subject: Re: very interesting read.... Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:32 pm

i always pop my onion back in fridge after only using half of it.

Subject: Re: very interesting read.... Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:45 am

WOW... interesting article...

Subject: Re: very interesting read.... Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:05 am

wowl same here i always put half in the fridge as well!!! Guess what i wont be doing that again and the half that is in my fridge at the moment wil be getting binned!!!!

Thanks for the article very interesting learn something new every day.

Guest

That was really interesting. I had no idea about the poisonous side by using a cut onion, not that I ever do but will make sure my Family get to learn this as I think my Mum does.

My Grandma used to keep onions in her home, it always smelt like soup! and she lived until she was late 90's. My Great Aunt Cissie does the same and she is still going strong at 102 and is NEVER ill (apart from old age ailments) but never has a cold, bug or flu.

Gonna put onions everywhere now! Place will stink but we will be healthy! lol

Subject: Re: very interesting read.... Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:52 pm

gobsmacked

Subject: Re: very interesting read.... Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:46 am

... i have onions almost every day very interesting read.... 910222

... but needless to say... im not saving any halfcuts till a later meal anymore very interesting read.... 583730

Subject: Re: very interesting read.... Sat Jan 15, 2011 2:59 pm

No more half cut onions in my fridge from now on. I wish I'd of read this prior to Christmas when we had the flu I'd of had onions in as many places as poss.

Thanks Shell for sharing very interesting read.... 805515

Subject: Re: very interesting read.... Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:11 pm

.... good info isnt it very interesting read.... 910222

Subject: Re: very interesting read.... Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:13 pm

You're not kidding I've already passed it on to friends and family cheers hun very interesting read.... 805515

Subject: Re: very interesting read.... Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:15 pm

same here

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