Today, we're talking about this common vegetable, the onion, a vegetable that many people love. When it comes to onions, their benefits are numerous. Onions contain prostaglandin A, which can reduce peripheral vascular resistance and blood viscosity, and can be used to lower blood pressure, refresh the mind, relieve stress, and prevent colds. Furthermore, onions can remove oxygen free radicals from the body, enhance metabolic capacity, fight aging, prevent osteoporosis, and are a health food suitable for middle-aged and elderly people.
The body is the foundation of all revolution, and every meal and vegetable we eat has its own role. Eating onions correctly is beneficial and harmless to health.
Health Benefits of Onions:
1. The sulfur compounds it contains can promote fat metabolism, have the effect of lowering blood lipids and preventing arteriosclerosis. If 50-70 grams of onions are consumed daily, its blood lipid-lowering effect is stronger than that of the lipid-lowering drug Atromid-S.
2. The prostaglandin A it contains is a potent vasodilator that can counteract pressor substances like catecholamines and promote sodium excretion, thereby lowering blood pressure.
3. Onions contain organic compounds similar to the hypoglycemic drug tolbutamide, which can significantly lower blood sugar levels.
4. The flavonoids in onions can reduce the viscosity of platelets. Regular consumption of onions can prevent thrombosis and reduce the probability of myocardial infarction and cerebral thrombosis.
5. The volatile oils in onions can enhance sexual function. The elderly who often eat onions can improve their quality of life.
6. The sulfur compounds, trace element selenium, etc., can inhibit stomach cancer, esophageal cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer, etc.
7. Onions are rich in vitamin C and niacin, which can promote the formation of intercellular substance and the repair of damaged cells, making the skin smooth, ruddy, and elastic, thus having a beauty effect. The sulfur, vitamin E, etc., can prevent the formation of lipofuscin pigment from unsaturated fatty acids, which can prevent age spots. In addition, onions contain antibacterial and anti-inflammatory substances, and eating onions can prevent and treat enteritis and dysentery.
8. Onions can increase the bone density of experimental mice, and regular consumption can prevent osteoporosis.
There is a saying in Traditional Chinese Medicine: "Eighteen Incompatibilities and Nineteen Fears," which means that some drugs produce side effects when used together. Similarly, we also have taboos for food pairing. Although onions are great, they cannot be eaten with anything randomly.
Onion Pairing Taboos:
Onion + Honey
The "Jin Gui Yao Lue" once recorded: "Raw onions should not be eaten with honey, it can be fatal." "After eating honey, eating raw onions or chives within four days will cause heart pain." When onions and honey are eaten together, discomforts such as headaches and eye pain may occur. In severe cases, it can even lead to blindness, so be very careful!
Onion + Black Fungus
Onion + Fish
Onions and fish cannot be eaten together. Fish is rich in protein. When eaten with onions, the oxalic acid in onions will break down and destroy the rich protein in fish, causing it to precipitate and making it difficult for the human body to digest and absorb.
Onion + Kelp
This is because kelp is rich in calcium and iodine, while onions contain oxalic acid. When oxalic acid in the human body encounters calcium or zinc, it will form calcium oxalate and zinc oxalate, which are not easily excreted. This affects the intake of calcium and zinc and may cause stones.
Onion + Shrimp
No matter if it's mantis shrimp, crayfish, or grass shrimp, remember that no shrimp can be eaten with onions. When eaten with these types of shrimp, it is also easy to form calcium oxalate and cause stones.
After learning about these pairing taboos, let's look at the best partners for onions.
Onion's Best CP
Onion + Garlic
Both are foods with pungent odors. This "smelly affinity" makes them a great pair for preventing and fighting cancer! Not only that, but they are also good for reducing inflammation and fighting bacteria.
Onion + Egg
Craving mom's scrambled eggs with onions? That's right, they are a perfect match. Regular consumption can improve the body's absorption rate of vitamin C and vitamin E.
Onion + Bitter Melon
Bitter melon is very bitter, but with the sweet and savory flavor of onions, it feels like bitterness leads to sweetness. Not only that, but they are also the perfect match for improving the body's immunity.
Onion + Pork Belly
This is a dish I personally love very much. This pairing can have the effect of nourishing yin and moistening dryness, and the flavor is also very delicious.
Alright, that's all for today. By the way, one last reminder: although onions are great, you should not eat too much. People with skin itching diseases, eye diseases, stomach diseases, liver diseases, non-bacterial diarrhea, and gastrointestinal inflammation should eat less to avoid aggravating their condition.
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