onions are a huge magnet for bacteria

from Zamzam Rais
date Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 9:31 PM
subject [x-snt] FW: Fw: onions


ONION

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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:

Weldon, thanks for the reminder. I don't know about the farmers 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 one end on a fork and then place the forked end into an empty jar...placing 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.


LEFT OVER ONIONS ARE POISONOUS

I have used an onion which has been left in the fridge, and sometimes I don't use a whole one at one time, so save the other half for later.

Now with this info, I have changed my mind....will buy smaller onions in the future.

I had the wonderful privilege of touring Mullins Food Products, Makers of mayonnaise. Mullins is huge, and is owned by 11 brothers and sisters in the Mullins family. My friend, Jeanne, is the CEO.

Questions about food poisoning came up, and I wanted to share what I learned from a chemist.

The guy who gave us our tour is named Ed. He's one of the brothers Ed is a chemistry expert and is involved in developing most of the sauce formula. He's even developed sauce formula for McDonald's.

Keep in mind that Ed 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 quaint essential 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.

So, how's that for news? Take it for what you will. I (the author) am going to be very careful about my onions from now on. For some reason, I see a lot of credibility coming from a chemist and a company that produces millions of pounds of mayonnaise every year.'

Also, dogs should never eat onions. Their stomachs cannot metabolize onions .Please remember it is dangerous to cut onions 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.

Please pass it on to all you love and care.

How to lose weight gradually?

from: budakkedah@...
date: Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 1:24 AM
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Bila aku tengok gambar kawan-kawan lama dalam facebook, kebanyakannya dah berbadan besar! Kalau tak besar keseluruhannya, part perut mesti fail! Pangkat atau gaji berkadar terus dengan saiz badan or saiz perut! Lagi tinggi pangkat or income, lagi besar badan atau perut! Ini dah jadi trend tapi pendapat aku ’bad trend’. We work hard, making money but years ahead having some health issues. More tragic, no money and no health. What could be more tragic than this? Grrr...

So, nak aku bagitau macam mana nak kuruskan badan tanpa diet? Let me clarify even further. Nak kuruskan badan tapi maintain gaya makan sekarang? Boleh tibai 2-3 keping roti canai pagi-pagi, tengahari pulak tibai briyani, petang jangan lupa cucoq2 apa yang jual tepi jalan, malam boleh makan tomyam, udang celup tepung dan balik terbongkang tidoq tapi di masa yang sama perut makin kempis, badan makin kurus, selera makan bertambah, badan makin sihat and sex drive ehem-ehem? hahaha...Huh..too good to be true, aaight??? But it is true. Aku dah praktis dan buat daripada tahun lepas. Saiz turun daripada L ke M, waist turun daripada 36 ke 32 (seluaq dah kene alter) dan semestinya perut dari one BIG pack ke 4 packs sekarang. If I stand up straight, look down not only could see tip of the ‘iceberg’ but the whole ‘iceberg’. Badan rasa sedap, tengok diri sendiri kat cermin pun rasa puas and of course bila duduk tak asyik-asyik nak angkat baju kat perut! Hehehe...aku bukan nak kutuk orang buncit atau gemuk aaa...thats never my intention cuma nak kasi choice. What it’s gonna be?

Ok. Malas nk ding dong, buang masa bagi hampa dok tertanya-tanya apa dia, macam mana etc. Jawapannya, JOGGING. Kenapa aku pilih jogging? Sebab ni bole buat sendiri, murah dan berkesan. Not necessarily at the gym. Kat taman pun dah boleh. Nak himpun 2 orang untuk main tennis or ping pong pun susah apatah lagi nak main futsal kan. Jogging tu senang tapi teknik kene betul!!

Bila aku cakap jogging, jangan kelam kabut pi beli kasut NIKE, stokin baru, t-shirt, stop watch dan lain-lain. Jangan ambik kunci kereta dulu. Tunggu sat. Tak abih cakap lagi nih. A BIG NO! Don’t get excited! Relek...mula-mula sekali kene jadikan ini habit. This is the most CRUCIAL and the HARDEST part to do but not impossible. It is easy with the right technique. Tak guna hari ni lari 2 kilometer pastu tahun depan pulak baru lari balik. Kaki jadi sakit, muscle cramp. Start with less and less. Try seminggu sekali dan 15 minit tiap-tiap sesi selama 3 bulan. 15 minit tu dah termasuk warm down, so yang betul-betul lari dalam 10 minit jer. Ini je cukup. Tak perlu buat lebih. The idea is to make it as a habit. Aku pun mula dengan lari 7 minit jer. On this phase, don’t bother about your breathing technique, whether you swing your hands right, landing on the right position of foot or even buying new pair of shoes. Secara natural Allah dah ajar kita macam mana nak lari daripada kecik. Ikut je stail tu dulu. Aku ada buat simple table for a reminder (aku attach sebagai panduan). Print it and put where we could see everyday. Soalannya, macam mana nak tau kalau dah jadi habit? Senang ja. Bila kita tak jogging je dalam minggu tu, kita dah rasa resah, kat table tu pun kosong, tak boleh nak tick dan amazingly badan kita pun rasa kurang sedap. Maksudnya dah jadi habit ler tuh. BAGUS! Kalau terlepas satu minggu, minggu depan jangan lupa mesti kene cover balik.

Selepas habis tiga bulan tuh, aku gerenti dah turun berat badan beberapa kilo. Makanya, semangat makin bertambah!! By this time, 10 minit yg dok maintain tu dah tak terasa apa. Kat sini kita boleh choose samada nak tambah kekerapan atau tambah minit lari atau dua-dua. Aku pilih tambah minit lari sebab aku takda masa nak lari dua kali seminggu. Masa ni jugak, kalau terasa nak beli kasut yang lebih sesuai boleh beli. Satu pesanan lagi sekali, yang penting ialah habit. Kalau dah jadi habit, kita akan cari masa untuk luangkan buat habit nih. Tak percaya? Cuba lah buat...aku mula dengan 7 minit, sekarang dah 20 minit. Daripada 0.4 mile ke 1.6 miles now. Tahun ni target 2 kali seminggu and 3 miles. Lepas je tiga bulan tu, definitely kita akan terasa sendiri nak buat research pasal running ni. Macam mana teknik yang sebetulnya etc. Open for discussion.

Ada sesapa tanya macam mana nk kuruskan perut? Hehehe...dah abis lari tadi, badan dok tengah panas lagi, buat le sit ups, pumping ke sikit-sikit kan. Aku buat dua cara. Satu lepas lari aku akan sit-up at least 30 kali. Tiap-tiap hari, aku akan buat sit-up 30 kali. Alah bukan lama pun, paling lama 3 minit. Sebelum nak masuk mandi tu atau sebelum tidoq, buat 30 kali. Macam mana? Boleh check link ni, aku ikut je. InsyaAllah, mujarab!

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So, itulah cara dia. Tak susah. Ble makan apa nak but at the sama time badan makin kurus. The decision is yours. It’s your call. Action speaks louder than words. Any discussions or questions are more than welcome. Option ni result dia lambat sikit. Kalau nak result cepat, ble buat lipo, plastic surgery or makan la ubat-ubat nak kuruskan badan pastu berak-berak aku no comment!

Muahahaha... have fun.

Regards,
_Haniff

Eczema

from: hhabib71@...
date: Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 3:09 PM
subject: Re: [xbp84] Jali n ubat batuk anak

Sir,

anak aku no. 3 pun eczema gak.. habis belakang peha merah, berkuping2, kalau dah teruk sgt muka pun merah, sembab, pastu kering kasar - sian tengok!! kat pelipat2 sumer merah2.. and bak kata sorang doktor tu "there is actually no rash until you start scratching!!" although this is very2 true tapi nak buat camner, dah gatal, garu la!!

Sekarang ni dia tak teruk dah, kaki pun dah ok, kadang2 je gatal sikit2. Tapi doktor tu pesan, kalau gatal, cuba ambik air yang dibancuh ngan garam (bukan garam commercial tapi cam himalayan salt tu) (air tu pun aku tak sure room temperature ke suam ke) pastu dap kat tempat yang gatal tu - dia claim boleh legakan gatal. Yang ni aku tak pernah cuba sebab sekarang ni anak aku dah ok.


from: shazalixx@...
date: Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 4:59 PM

aku pakai garam kaso je. ha ha. mandi pakai ayo panas. dia berendam la 20 minit.

then wife aku beli dead sea salt.

tapi now dah improv banyak. elok balik kulit dia. tapi doctor warns, it may return.

sigh.


from: sazammd@...
date: Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 3:10 PM

Jali...anak hang pakai apa...steroid cream ka? Pernah cuba Protopic (ointment) tak? Nah hang baca kat sini http://www.protopic.com/


from: shazalixx@...
date: Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 7:08 PM

dulu pakai fucidin. lepaih tu pakai elomet kat badan, n uclosone utk muka. dah tu pakai mometasone apemendentah.

pakai yg no3 tu baru nampak kurang skit. banyak actually. tapi, ada gak antibiotic yg oral punye, n apa kelagi yg dua lagi tu.

elomet tu mahai. tiub kecik je rm25.


from: sazzammd@...
date: Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 1:58 AM

Semua tu steroid. Protopic plak non-steroid tapi harga mahal giler...10g (tiub kecik jer) = RM110+. Kalau tengok gambar before & after dia memang fullamak...kulit boleh jadi licin & cun balik.


from: amri_ya@...
date: Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 10:46 AM

i dun think satu tiub 10mg tu cukup even for sekali pakai. 10gm ni besar tiub oitment mata jer

yang elomet kau beli for rm25+ tu dah 15gm but protopic is effective, as azam cakap la....nonsteroid based. It is an antibiotic ( macrolide ) with immunosuppresant properties. Takdak kesan sampingan penipisan kulit.

side track sikit.....aku punya rege ubat tiap2 bulan leh wat bayar installment vios 1.5J ( manual ) sebijik....hihihi. tu utk 3 bulan saja ( luckily insurance cover ) lepas tu macam bayar instalment persona....yang tu life long.....habuan la kan. Still aku bersyukur, buleh lagi melawak ngan korang


from: sazzammd@...
date: Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:29 PM

Buyong...hang la ni dok layan ubat apa? Lepas tu..kena sambung dgn ubat apa plak?

(Kalu malas nak bagitau sini...PM/sms aku...hehehe). Dulu aku pernah promote satu ubat utk Multiple Myeloma...RM160K siot (satu injection RM4K).


from: amri_ya@...
date: Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 1:14 PM

aku punya ubat tu combination of drugs....bukan satu saja. Tak dak lak mahe sampai puluhan ribu, Allah tu maha penyayang....dia uji aku pun takat patut padan saja.....alhamdulilllah.

Tak macam kawan kita, dah la lumpuh seketika....5 hari punya ubat pun cecah RM40k....tapi Allah uji kasi dia sakit saja, sib baik dr segi kewangan....rawatan tu Telekom bayar .....adil la kan??? Masa tgh warded bini keguguran lak walaupun dah 6 ke 7 tahun dok cuba nk dptkn anak kedua ....dia redha, lepas setahun Allah kasi gak anak kat dia.

Mungkin kalau dapat anak masa tu pun dia tak mampu nak jaga/enjoy coz dia tak sihat kan?? Tu yang aku kata Maha adil n Mengetahui....kita tau apa....

Ilmu kita kat dunia ni ciput sesangat. Tak ingat kuliah mana aku dengar....kalau ilmu Allah tu seumpama air di lautan, ilmu2 manusia di dunia ni ...... kalau dikumpul semuanya....seumpama setitis air lautan yang jatuh dari hujung satu jari yang dicelup kat dalam lautan ilmu tu. Kerdil kan???? so tak yah la dok kita merak yang kita terer, hebat, pandai etc2....tak terer mana pun kita ni.....ni aku pesan utk especially utk diri aku.

sori melalut di tengahari raya coz takdak orang melayan.....hihihihi


from: nellomar@...
date: Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 10:37 PM

salam mah,

ko bagi dia pakai krim apa2 x? aku ada beli satu krim kat boots. kawan aku yang rekomen sebab anak dia ekzema gak. nak cuba?


from: shazalixx@...
date: Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 3:14 AM

OI. ANAK DIA DAH OK. rekomen kat aku la.

boots ada juga kat malaysia ye?


from: nellomar@...
date: Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 10:32 PM

ok. kamu nak ke? aku bawak gi ipoh 31st jan nanti. xde kat mesia. beli ari tu simpan lam peti ais.

Heart Attacks And Drinking Warm Water

This is a very good article. Not only about warm water after your meal, but about Heart Attacks.

The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals, not cold water, maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit.

For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It's nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal.

However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

Common Symptoms Of Heart Attack

A serious note about heart attacks - You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jawline.

You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack.

Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we can survive.

Wgt loss, and the shaft

from kaduts71@ya...au
date Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:30 PM

Memang betoi kalau U lose weight the length of scud will increase, but its actually and mostly due to less of the penis shaft is burried under the fat/ perut boroi making 'it' looks longer when its actually the same old shaft length.

But of course losing weight also improves the diabetes/sugar control, improves the BP control and aslo improves self-confidence, hence improves the blood circulation to the corpus of shaft...again longer, harder, and durable.

But losing water albeit weight thru dehydration, the same concept doesn't apply but the exercise again may provide the same benefits.

Above all, the are other ways to keep U all happy....stop puffing

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No. 1: Penis Does Have a Mind of Its Own (kadang2 mau, kadang2 x mau cakap)

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from kaduts71@ya...>
date Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:31 AM

Salam,
Buyung ada call aku kata alhamdulillah he is OK now and that his heart beat is back to normal rhythm, previously his heartbeats were fast and not regular hence called Paroxsymal (cuma berlaku sesekali) Atrial Fibrillation (denyutan nadi tak sekata dan laju)(PAF). Contoh denyutan yg tak sekata ECG macam kat bawah (tengok jarak antara 'jarum2 pointing ke bawah' tu tak sama ie irregular and kalau check nadi kat wrist or heart memang tak sekata lajunya)

Atrial Fibbrillation (above)

Normal rhythm(above)ie. jarak antara jarum2 ni sama

Pesakit selalunya mengalami palpitation (dapat rasakan denyutan nadi, rasa debar2 'cam bila tengok Jali in plastic bikini'), perit di dada, pening2 lalat/pitam, sesak nafas dll esp kalau nadi terlampau laju.