Onion or pyaaz is the most common food on the Indian menu. However many cultures also strongly advocate staying away from garlic and onions. So what should be your approach?
If avoiding onions is part of your spiritual belief then you better find alternatives to offset the benefits. Like for example radish which is also rich in sulphur. But for the other, including onions regularly in your diet might just give you the perfect health benefits.
High sulphur content
Suphur is an important mineral for our body. It forms part of methionine which is an essential amino acid and cysteine which is a non essential amino acid. Essential amino acids are the ones which cannot be made by the body and hence has to form part of our diet. These two amino acids play an important role in protein synthesis associated with skin, tendons and ligaments.
Sulphur is one of the approved ingredients for hair products since it is beneficial for the hair.
Sulphur helps liver to detoxify toxins into harmless particles.
But sulphur in onions also gives it a strong odour. You may not notice it but other people around you will smell the onions literally oozing out of your pores. For people whose body is onion sensitive, it almost takes three days for the body to get rid of the smell.
Onions have anti-biotic properties
Ayurveda considers onion as a medicine which should be used only when you are not well. It is a powerful food which kills bacterial to cure your body of infections. But does that mean that it will kill the good bacteria which is in your gut.
The argument here in favour of onions is that once the good bacteria are killed, they will be replaced by newer bacteria which comes from various foods. So onion can be effectively used to renew bacteria in your digestive tract.
Food which generates heat
Onions are fiery foods which ignites certain passions in the body. As per ayurveda, the kapha body types might get away with eating raw onions. But for others it might contribute to acid reflux, heart burns, ulcers or inflammation in the digestion tract. It can also aggravate your intolerability and anger.
Remedies to offset the problem
Ayurveda promotes the consumption of sattvic food which contributes to mental clarity. Consumption of onions might hinder your spiritual endeavors. But eating in moderate amount might just work for you.
Also instead of consuming it raw, you can under cook or sauté it make them little milder.
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