Onions may bring tears to your eyes but the slight, brief pain they cause is easily outweighed by the fact that they can also help fight against sickness and disease. The common bulbous vegetables are grown all over the globe and have been used in many different ways by various cultures.
Other than being edible and added to dishes to increase flavor, some people pickle and store them while others use half of one to clean BBQ grills, and some people even place them in socks at night to help their body heal. You read that last part correct; onions can help fight colds, fevers, and flu-like symptoms.
One mother found out about the healing properties of onions and decided to give them a try when her young daughter came down with a nasty fever. The little girl named Riley had been sick and was suffering from body aches, a headache, sore throat, and she’d developed a fever of 104 degrees.
Her mother was worried and desperately wanted to bring her baby’s fever down and make her feel better, but she didn’t want to go to the hospital just yet. That’s when her mother recommended that she try putting onions in Riley’s socks, which she promptly did.
The next day her daughter woke up and told her that she felt much better, her fever was gone and she was soon back to normal. The onions in her socks are what her mother credits for her sudden turn around and once you know the reasons why you’ll be trying this yourself!
The practice of placing onions on people’s feet can be traced back to ancient Chinese medicine. The Chinese determined that there are thousands of nerve endings on the bottom of feet which act like access points to internal organs and are closely linked with our nervous systems.
When a cut onion is placed on the underside of the foot it kills germs and bacteria because onions naturally have strong anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties. The phosphoric acid, the stuff that’s responsible for making you cry, enters into the bloodstream and helps purify the blood all over your body.
In turn, you become healthier and your improved body is better prepared to fight off infections and inflammation.
Many people have tried this alternative method and claim that it has worked wonders for them.
The positive response is encouraging, and with no apparent negative side effects, it seems like the onion theory could be beneficial to many people out there. Here is how you can try it at home:
Take an onion, red or white- they both work, and cut it into flat slices so they can be easily applied to the bottom of your feet. Pull on a pair of socks over the onions to keep them in place overnight and lay back and fall asleep. When you wake up remove the socks and discard the onions.
It’s that simple. As you dream the onion will seep in through your skin and work to purify blood and absorb toxins. If you’re worried about having a stinky smelling room or feet after this, don’t be. The onion’s natural properties also help purify the air in a room and since it kills bacteria it eliminates the main factor that causes foul smelling feet and gets rid of foot odor.
Putting onions in your socks at night may be just the right thing your body needs. It’s cheap, all natural, and can be done in the comfort of your own home. Give it a try and see if it works. Pass this information with loved ones, they may find it extremely useful and benefit from it as well!
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