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Need I introduce Onions to you? They are those annoying little balls that always bring tears to your eyes whenever you cut them. Apart from the fact that they make your foods tasty, they are also packed with a wide range of health benefits.
Below are a few great benefits of Onions you may not have known about. (Botanical name - Allium Cepa)
1. Onions have been used for centuries to treat infections and also reduce inflammation.
2. They are enriched with an array of phytochemicals which aid the working of Vitamin C and in turn helps to boost your immunity.
3. Onions contains quercetin, a flavonoid which has been found to have beneficial and preventive effect in stomach and colorectal cancers as well as colon cancer because of its fibre content.
4.High intake of Onions as well as other Allium vegetables lowers the risk of Prostate cancer in men.
5. Onions contains essential minerals like Chromium which helps to regulate blood sugar.
6. Raw Onions help to maintain a healthy heart by producing high density lipoproteins (HDL). Slice an onion and chew with your food today and you are good to go!!
7. Folates found in onions, may help with depression by preventing an excess of homocysteine from forming in the body, which can prevent blood and other nutrients from reaching the brain. Excess homocysteine interferes with the production of the feel-good hormones serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine, which regulate not only mood, but also sleep and appetite as well.
8. Onions contain Vitamin C which is needed for the building and maintenance of collagen, which provides structure to skin and hair.
