What are the benefits of eating more onions in autumn and winter?

Onions have very high nutritional value, and the benefits of eating onions are many. Besides effects such as lowering blood sugar, cleansing the blood and detoxifying, anti-aging, improving constipation, and fighting influenza viruses, they can also inhibit the absorption of fat, so more and more people regard onions as a miracle food for weight loss.

And autumn and winter are the seasons when bacteria and viruses run rampant - are you ready to do battle? The human immune system is the best line of defense against disease. People with low immunity are susceptible to infection, so having sufficiently strong immune capacity is very important. However, besides keeping healthy daily routines and moderate exercise, taking in more onions is also a good approach.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, onions are sweet in taste, slightly pungent, and warm in nature. They enter the liver, spleen, stomach, and lung meridians, and have the effects of moistening the intestines, regulating qi and harmonizing the stomach, strengthening the spleen, promoting appetite, dispelling wind-cold, warming the middle and unblocking yang, promoting digestion of food and meat, refreshing the body, and dispersing blood stasis and detoxifying. They are often used for conditions such as high blood pressure, high blood lipids, and undigested food retention.

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Diallyl disulfide:
This is the component that gives onions their pungent flavor. It can sterilize, resist cold, and fight viruses, and can also inhibit the onset of allergic conditions such as asthma.

Quercetin:
It has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effects, and can reduce the incidence of respiratory tract infections.

Prostaglandin A:
It can lower blood pressure, dilate blood vessels, reduce blood viscosity, reduce peripheral blood vessels, and increase coronary blood flow, preventing the formation of blood clots.

Tips for cutting onions
Everyone has probably experienced this: when cutting onions, you simply cannot stop the tears from flowing. In fact, all you need to do is soak the onion in cold water for a while before cutting it, then take it out and cut it, and this way you will not shed tears.