Amazing Benefits Of Onion And Garlic To Your Body

Onions

Onion is one of Allium plants, others include garlic, ginger, and chives which are all regarded as vegetables. They have a strong taste and sting to the tongue. They are also medicinal.

Onions have different types, sizes, and shapes. It also differs in color such as white, purple, dark brown, etc. They taste spicy, hot, and sweet.

It depends on some factors like the season of cultivation and consumption. Nationwide, China has been known to be the largest producer of onion since the cultivation of allium plants.

It is known that eating onion especially raw onion leads to a wet eye. It makes some to cry. There are numerous health benefits of eating onion e.g. it gives healthy skin and hair and cleansing of the eyes to give brighter eyes.

Garlic

Garlic is highly related to onion having the same family. They are small, whitish, round bulb used in cooking and they are also medicinal.

Garlic has been used as a professional treatment for illness and injuries. Many cannot deny the fact that garlic is a health wonder although they may not like the smell.

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Garlic and Onion

Garlic and onion are from the same family popularly known as “Allium”. They are found in all places around the world today. Garlic grows well in cold climate while onion does well on loamy soil.

They are easily identified by their smell and taste. They are commonly used while cooking. They are used for treating heart disease because it contains a low level of cholesterol in the blood.

They are effective in lowering blood pressure.

It is highly advised to eat garlic and onion because of their numerous health benefits

Health Benefits of Onion and Garlic

Source of vitamin and minerals

Garlic and onion is very rich with vitamin B and C. garlic contains calcium, zinc, and Onions contain phosphorus and manganese

Garlic is active against bacteria and fungi.     

It protects the body against cancer, provides resistance to infection and toxins.

Onion is used in treating difficult breathing and hearth attack, infection of nose and throat, fight bacteria, and reduce breast cancer.

Encourages weight loss

Garlic boost metabolism, increases fat burning by burning calories faster than normal by increasing basal metabolic rate, and reduces appetite.

Cures common cold

 Garlic can be used to treat cold, which is a viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract that affects nasal cavity. Taking garlic also increases the chances of quick recovery from a cold for those that are already infected than those who don’t.

Prevent or reverse Diabetes

Eating of onions and garlic can help you cut down your blood sugar level. Raw onions and garlic have a more drastic effect on reducing blood sugar levels.

Onions contain sulfur and quercetin which have an anti-diabetic effect.

It helps to digest your food

Onions contain fiber and prebiotics that help improve your digestion rate and increase beneficial bacteria like lactobacillus which help to improve the absorption of minerals.

Boost your immune system

You need a strong immune system to fight against disease which onions and garlic can provide. They contain selenium compounds that help to stimulate your immune system.

Cure ear problem

It has been reported that onion can relieve earache and ear infection. This is simply done by cutting a little portion of the onion bulb and squeezing the liquid content into the ear in one or two drops of the liquid. After about 5 minutes the liquid is allowed to flow out by bending the affected ear down.

Amazing Benefits Of Onion And Garlic To Your Body

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Raphael Osas Okhueleigbe is a Blogger, Content creator, Agricultural Economist, Resource manager, and the founder of greener health.

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