This is a very naive statement, R, though one would think it would make sense.
No, the medical community does not recognize most things natural and herbal, in fact they fight it. Only recently has the medical community started to take notice of the importance of diet to our health, and to admit that there might be something beneficial in herbal remedies. Why? Because it's not done in big studies, it doesn't generate revenue, and it might actually heal people and make them not need to go to the doctor as much, which would cut their revenue. Most are paid in part by the pharmaceutical companies, and they're not trained about diet in medical school. If it's not a petrochemically based pill or a surgical procedure, most doctors are not familiar with it. However, much of this is common practice with Naturopaths and Homeopaths, and has been known for centuries.
That's because they both have allicin, which is a natural antiseptic and antibacterial. Garlic and onions are herbs from the lily (or allium) family. Garlic has more allicin than onions, but onions are still potent healers to have in one's diet as well. Onions and garlic also have ajeone, which lowers high blood pressure and allatonin, which heals the skin.
If one eats a healthy diet, and eliminates the junk found in most modern diets, especially grains, one will have a much healthier life. Most of the common ailments in our society today stem from our current diet. Grains, sugars, non-organic dairy and non-organic red meats are the major causes of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. (If you're wondering why I stressed non-organic on the cow products, it's because of the GM or GE corn that regular cows are fed that they cause so many health problems. Corn would be another one high on my list for health issues since the inception and widespread use of GM or GE corn.)
OK...before I get off onto a whole different tangent here, I'll stop. I could take my own thread OT.
The health benefits of eating garlic, onions and peppers on a daily basis were well known to our ancestors. They used them to protect themselves from illness and to act as an antiseptic for a wide range of infections.
Modern dietary advice, supported by scientific evidence, emphasizes the benefits of a daily intake of garlic, onions and peppers. These pungent natural foods contain chemicals that can protect the body from so many major and minor illnesses, including:
* Cardiovascular disease
* Infections
* Diabetes
* Respiratory problems
* Cancers
Garlic:
Since early civilisation, mankind has used garlic for its powerful healing qualities. Today, there is worldwide scientific evidence to support the many health benefits that can be derived from the daily consumption of garlic.
* Extensive tests on humans have concluded that a regular intake of garlic can:
* Lower total cholesterol (but raise the good-type HDL cholesterol)
* Produce more "natural killer" cells in the blood that will tackle infections and tumours
* Lower blood pressure
* Reduce the risk of blood clots (that are responsible for most heart attacks and strokes)
* Destroy infection causing viruses and bacteria
* Reduce the risk of certain cancers, in particular, stomach cancers.
* Garlic is best eaten raw. Cooking can destroy some of the "allicin" compound which is responsible for the powerful healing effects of garlic.
Onions:
Like garlic, onions too, have significant health benefits. For instance, they can:
* Boost good-type HDL cholesterol (particularly when consumed raw)
* Reduce total cholesterol levels
* Increase blood-clot dissolving activity
* Reduce the risks of diabetes
* Attack bacteria that cause infection
* Reduce the risk of certain cancers
Scientific tests have further identified a compound in onions called "quercetin" which is a powerful antioxidant and cancer-attacking agent.
Peppers:
Peppers, along with garlic and onions offer many significant health benefits. Top of the list has to be their healing effect on respiratory problems. Hot peppers have always played an important role in traditional Chinese medicine. They are recognised for their ability to tackle pulmonary and respiratory illnesses. Peppers contain "capsaicin" which helps the lungs function more effectively. In addition, a daily intake of peppers is highly recommended for smokers and even non-smokers.
The health benefits of a daily intake of peppers are well established. Eating peppers can:
* Reduce respiratory illnesses
* Help asthmatics breathe more easily
* Control and often cure sinus and nasal passage problems
* Reduce headaches
* Provide a major source of vitamin C
In conclusion, there is overwhelming evidence to suggest that you can boost your health by eating garlic, onions and peppers, on a regular basis. Work them into your daily diet by eating them raw (ideally) or cooked. Use them as flavouring, crush, mince or chop them and include this powerful trio in as many ordinary, day-to-day recipes as you can. Don't just think of them as occasional food items to be used for special meals or when entertaining. Instead, for example, add them to burgers, casseroles and salads etc. Let your imagination come up with new ways of incorporating them into your daily diet - ideas that will really suit you and fit in with your family eating preferences. (Source:
Agreed, Jenny. Though my mom did watch her soaps, she also worked hard taking care of us and the house, which is why my father considered it a 50/50 partnership. Financial decisions were mutual, and he considered she did her part to earn the paycheck as well.
Actually, I agree with you on this. I did my best to do that, and was able to do so until my older son was two, but my younger son was still nursing when I was forced to return to work. However, they still had a stay-at-home parent in their father, and he was the more domestic one of us anyway, so it worked out well.
I think it's up to both people in a relationship. My parents considered it a 50/50 split that dad worked and mom took care of the house and raising us kids, but that's because dad was gone 4-5 days a week as a pilot, and his income was sufficient to provide for the family well without additional income. Mom wanted to work, btw, and dad didn't allow it because he wanted her home when he was home, and her income would have thrown them into a higher tax bracket without bringing in enough income to make it worth it. I think she considered it a cage.
Don't get me wrong, I love my dad, but I think he should have allowed her to work. He did allow her to be involved heavily with her church as a Trustee and to be involved in things like quilting groups once we were older.
If I dated a man who had a high enough income to support the household on his own, I'd want a choice about working, not a demand that I be home all of the time, and not a demand that I work too. I'd need the respect of choice, because I'd most likely choose not to work so that I could focus on my studies, until I was done with school.
Forget the spicy candles and herbs to freshen the smell in your house! Try onions!
This sounds a bit weird, but what can I lose?
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 family 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 in AZ. 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not everyone can appreciate the little things, or do them. But to me, they're the most important part...the little, everyday things that show you love someone are the best. If I have those, I don't need the big ones on special days (still nice, and I still do them, but not necessary).
It depends on what you're calling romance. For me, it's in the small things, like yesterday when he cut a rose off of a bush because they were still in bloom this late, and it appeared to be a heritage rose. It had tons of small thorns where he was holding it to break it off. Small, but romantic.
The touch of his hand on the small of my back if I've been somewhere else and come back to join him. Small, but romantic and caring.
I've said it before on here: don't buy me a dozen roses or a box of chocolates because that's not romantic to me...rather, pic me a bloom from the side of the road of an herb I want in my garden, and include the roots/rizomes for me. That I would consider a romantic gesture because it takes into consideration who I am and thereby that you're thinking of me, not just anyone.
68. I was in the Army, in Monterey, CA doing CQ duty for the weekend, and didn't sleep during the day because we got a shipment of newbies in and I was showing them around the area and helping them get settled in. Didn't sleep from early Friday morning until Sunday night...and then slept for 36 hours straight.
I have two dogs who live inside of my home...and I don't sleep in any of that either. I have never had fleas or lice on my dogs, so they're not in my house either. And indoor dogs don't mean they sleep on the bed. They have their own beds at the foot of mine.
I do take them for car rides whenever the opportunity presents itself. We all love it. And I allow them on the livingroom furniture.
I used to love working on cars with him, handing him the tools and then rubbing my fingers with the oily screws and nuts to get my hands dirty so it looked like I was actually working on the engine with him.
I remember dancing in the lawn in my bathing suit during storms while dad stood on the porch watching me, drinking a beer and smoking his pipe. (It's why my mom put me in dance lessons.)
And I remember him going out on the ice with me when I still had to wear those tiny, triple-bladed and then double-bladed ice skates and teaching me how to skate in his loafers. He had never ice skated before in his life, but for some reason wanted to teach his little girl.
Awesome thread. I still cry whenever a visit with Dad ends. I love him dearly.
Agreed, Pat. I have to have "me" time and "girlfriends" time, and I hope he also needs to have "him" time and "guy" time. As it says, that's healthy and balanced...and keeps a relationship from getting claustrophobic.
I don't know if I would remain celibate that long or not. Two years is a long time, and I think I would have to push for marriage or something more before then. But who knows? I would have to be in the situation to answer that, since recent events have made me realize just how much I've changed in the past year.
I scored 21. My weakest areas were regarding how many amendments there are, which ones there are (other than the question about the First Amendment...I'm strong on the first few), and how long representatives are in office. I don't remember that stuff being covered in school, but American History was my least favorite subject. Still is.
Ah, but signs can still be misleading, Pat. After over a year of struggling financially, and finally reaching a very bleak point where I had my longest period of unemployment during that time, I finally developed knots in my muscles from carrying that much tension for that long. Should people who can read such things judge me as being too tense for that reason? I talk easily about the pain of my past as well. However, if you look at my eyes, you can see the laughter and light that always sparkles within them, and the deep laugh lines around them. I have no tension lines on my face, no deep scowl furroughs or frown lines, and I carry myself upright, relaxed and straight.
So...when reading the signs of someone's attitude and life in their face and body, make sure you assess it all to see the long view, not just the short view. (<---organic fruit juice)
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Onions fight flu virus...
Thank you, btw, to HL, Gingerb, and Clara for your input. I know you gals are also well-versed in herbal remedies and natural health practices.I thank everyone for your input while I was unable to be online, it was interesting to read everyone's comments.
Scouse, welcome to CS.