MissFluffy: January 2013

Kwam iets tegen op facebook ,iets wat me deed herinneren aan de tijd als ik nog een kind was .En soms hebben oude gewoontes wel effect .Maar lees maar eerst dit .

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 families 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. 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. Try it and see what happens. We did it last year and we never got the flu. Now there is a P. S. to this for I sent it to a friend in Oregon who regularly contributes material to me on health issues. She replied with this most interesting experience about onions: Thanks for the reminder. I don't know about the farmer's story...but, I do know that I contacted pneumonia, and, needless to say, I was very ill... I came across an article that said to cut both ends off an onion put it into an empty jar, and place the jar next to the sick patient at night. It said the onion would be black in the morning from the germs...sure enough it happened just like that...the onion was a mess and I began to feel better. Another thing I read in the article was that onions and garlic placed around the room saved many from the black plague years ago. They have powerful antibacterial, antiseptic properties. This is the other note. Lots of times when we have stomach problems we don't know what to blame. Maybe it's the onions that are to blame. Onions absorb bacteria is the reason they are so good at preventing us from getting colds and flu and is the very reason we shouldn't eat an onion that has been sitting for a time after it has been cut open. LEFT OVER ONIONS ARE POISONOUS I had the wonderful privilege of touring Mullins Food Products, Makers of mayonnaise. Questions about food poisoning came up, and I wanted to share what I learned from a chemist. Ed, who was our tour guide, is a food chemistry whiz. During the tour, someone asked if we really needed to worry about mayonnaise. People are always worried that mayonnaise will spoil. Ed's answer will surprise you. Ed said that all commercially-made mayo is completely safe. "It doesn't even have to be refrigerated. No harm in refrigerating it, but it's not really necessary." He explained that the pH in mayonnaise is set at a point that bacteria could not survive in that environment. He then talked about the summer picnic, with the bowl of potato salad sitting on the table, and how everyone blames the mayonnaise when someone gets sick. Ed says that, when food poisoning is reported, the first thing the officials look for is when the 'victim' last ate ONIONS and where those onions came from (in the potato salad?). Ed says it's not the mayonnaise (as long as it's not homemade mayo) that spoils in the outdoors. It's probably the ONIONS, and if not the onions, it's the POTATOES. He explained onions are a huge magnet for bacteria, especially uncooked onions. You should never plan to keep a portion of a sliced onion.. He says it's not even safe if you put it in a zip-lock bag and put it in your refrigerator. It's already contaminated enough just by being cut open and out for a bit, that it can be a danger to you (and doubly watch out for those onions you put in your hotdogs at the baseball park!). Ed says if you take the leftover onion and cook it like crazy you'll probably be okay, but if you slice that leftover onion and put on your sandwich, you're asking for trouble. Both the onions and the moist potato in a potato salad, will attract and grow bacteria faster than any commercial mayonnaise will even begin to break down. Also, dogs should never eat onions. Their stomachs cannot metabolize onions. Please remember it is dangerous to cut an onion and try to use it to cook the next day, it becomes highly poisonous for even a single night and creates toxic bacteria which may cause adverse stomach infections because of excess bile secretions and even food poisoning.

Ik kan me nog herinneren dat men je advies gaf als je ziek was om een ui naast je bed te zetten op je nachtkastje (liefst ongepeld want de geur kan anders heel intens worden ).Ik kan me alleen niet herinneren of we dat ooit hebben gedaan .Maar het is dus wel iets wat vroeger leefde en wie weet heeft het ook wel effect.Voor ons is het nu net iets te laat want de bugs zijn al in ons lichaam maar zou wel Hazel kunnen besparen van dit leed en daarom hebben we nu ook enkele uien in huis verspreid .In ieder geval is het weinig moeite om een ui in een kamer te plaatsen als er een sprake is van vele zieken en je doet er weinig mis mee .
Hetgeen ik me wel kan herinneren is dat vroeger wel eens gezegd werd als je een gesneden ui onder je oksel legde tijdens je slaap ,je 's morgens ziek zou zijn en zo een uistekend middel was om aan school te ontsnappen .Niet dat ik dat ooit heb gedaan maar ik hoorde het wel in school zelf van anderen die dat deden .

We gaan onze vakantie afsluiten zoals we ze begonnen zijn ...slecht dus.
Of nog beter ,we hebben het jaar ziek geeindigd en het nieuwe jaar ziek begonnen ..
Hetgeen hier rond gaat is geen verkoudheidje en we kunnen alleen maar hopen dat we tegen vrijdag terug wat mens zijn als we terug reizen .
Ik ben al drie dagen koortsig maar doe het in vergelijking met Rusty nog redelijk want hij is zo ziek ,zo ziek is hij niet jaren geweest .
Nochtans hebben we beide onze griepspuit gehad maar dit hier is er niet tegen gedekt.
Was het te vermijden ? Denk het niet want we maken geregeld gebruik van anti bacteriele gel maar als zulks in de lucht hangt ,dan valt er niet aan te ontkomen .
We proberen hier ook steeds iedereen te vragen als ze ziek zijn ,niet langst te komen .En ziek zijn waren ze hier dus wel ,want het gaat rond als een vuurtje .Er viel geen ontkomen aan voor ons ,helaas...

Aan iedereen A Happy New Year toegewenst ! Mag 2013 een prachtig jaar worden op alle gebied dan !