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Nothing to Cry About: 10 Impressive Health Benefits of Onions

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If all you know about onions is their tendency to make you cry when you cut them, prepare to be impressed! It turns out there is a lot more to onions than their strong aroma and distinct aroma. Onions are actually packed with tons of nutritional benefits. Read on to find out why you’ll want to add onions to your next meal!

1. Hydration Aid. With a water content of close to 90 percent in many onion varieties, onions are a terrific way to get a little extra water into your system.

2. Cancer Fighter. The compound quercetin in onions has been shown promising results in reducing tumor growth in lab rats making researchers hopeful about what onions can do to fight cancer in humans.

3. Vitamin C Booster. Onions provide you with vitamin C and also provide phytochemicals that help vitamin C work better in your body. Maximize benefits of these phytochemicals by pairing onions with other vitamin C rich foods such as bell peppers.

4. HDL Helper. Cholesterol often has a negative connotation, but high levels of HDL cholesterol is actually a good thing. Phytochemicals in raw onions help get those HDL numbers up.

5. LDL Reducer. Not only do onions help boost beneficial cholesterol levels, compounds in onions such as alliinase are linked with helping lower LDL, also known as bad cholesterol, levels.

6. Fiber Source. Fiber keeps you full and aids in digestion. Get plenty of both soluble and insoluble fiber with a serving of onion.

7. Blood Thinner. Onions have properties that help thin blood and fight off blood clots, which makes them a heart smart choice for you!

8. Anti-Inflammatory Agent. Onions have natural anti-inflammatory properties that can help ease joint pain and reduce internal inflammation.

9. Antioxidant Super Food. Antioxidants, like those found in onions, help to reduce the free radicals that do damage to the cells of our bodies.

10. Antibacterial. Onions have natural anti-bacterial properties, and unlike the antibiotics you get at the pharmacy, the antibacterial agents in onions don’t build resistant “super bugs.”

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Author: Coach Kim

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