Onion like garlic is a member of the lily family. Onions were historically as a preventative medicine during epidemics of cholera and the plague.
- Lower lung cancer risk, especially among smokers
- Reduce the risk of atherosclerosis
- Help prevent death from heart disease
- Reduce blood pressure
- Relieve symptoms of interstitial cystitis
- Reduce symptoms of prostatitis
- Inhibit the growth of cancer cells from breast, colon, prostate, ovarian, endometrial and lung tumors
- Lower levels of cholesterol and triglycerides
- Maintain gastrointestinal health by sustaining beneficial bacteria
- Reduce symptoms associated with diabetes
- Antibacterial and antifungal properties
- Reduce symptoms associated with osteoporosis and improve bone health
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Onions, garlic and chili… 3 things I eat daily!
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Never knew onions had such great benefits. Makes me want to make onion soup, or onion bread, or onion rings. Thanks Cooking Without Limits for this great post.
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Excellent! Thanks.
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Love the new look of your blog!
Thank you. It was time for a change.
Great picture and very interesting facts!
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And they add amazing flavour to everything you make with them.
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The “lowly” onion is oft overlooked and/or unappreciated for its many nutritional benefits. My love affair with onions is long ‘n’ steady … because my body recognizes just how good they are!
So true.
wow, never saw onions look so pretty – and i didn’t know just how good they are for you. what an amazing veg (:
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Is this true for cooked and boiled onion or just for raw?
For both.
Onion & garlic – can’t think of a life without those!!
Great post – I just read it to my husband who religiously eats an onion a day!
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That’s a great list. Thanks for sharing.
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And they taste wonderful sautéed.
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Thanks for stopping by!
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Love onions. So versatile. Like the new theme too!
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That’s a long list of benefits.You obviously know your onions😊
Max
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Love onions garlic and chilli 🌶 these three transform any dish xx
So true!
Great post. X
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and makes you cry 😀
Yes 😂
The good thing about onions is that are not only very healthy, tasty and indispensable for cooking but that they are cheap too. At least up to now.
Yes they are.
I add onions to almost everything. the crunch and the aroma makes almost all food taste so good. Thank you for sharing the health benefits of it. 🙂
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My dad would eat onion as if it were an apple.
Good for him. I like it eating raw onion.
Fantastic article. I love learning more about food.
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add a bit of black garlic, chopped red onion and capers and gently fry and add to pasta. OMG. So good! Don’t add to much garlic though.. not so good for sensitive stomachs as I found out last week! 😦
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I love onions ! You can never go wrong with onions
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I really didn’t know any of these benefits! I always thought onions are just those awesome tasting, eye burning, fart causing little balls. I was obviously wrong.
Thank you for enlightening me 🙂
Gotta cook onions with piece of conscience !
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Faith and what is natural to heal is best-using intuition…and only if absolutely needed-taking a pill in my opinion. Herbal medicine is fun to learn about, and reading about antibiotics and synthetic pills, etc. is not-good indication of what makes one feel best.