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Friday Favorites: Are Onions Beneficial for Testosterone, Osteoporosis, Allergies, and Cancer?

What did randomized controlled human trials find about the ways we may—or may not—benefit from eating onions?

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• The Food That Can Downregulate a Metastatic Cancer Gene ( )

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  • @SuzannMelendezez says:

    Awesome! Thank you for your hard work and talent! 🐱💞

  • @WinonahOrozcoco says:

    Your videos are always so interesting and informative! I look forward to new videos! 💕😚

  • @marys6859 says:

    Poor rats!

  • @prd2bevgy says:

    Man do I love me some onions especially pickled which are red!! 🩷🧅

    Edit: I’ve found that not all pickled onions are created equal. I first tried them at Qdoba then got some at Walmart, Mezzetta, I wasted my money! They didn’t even taste close to Q!

    • @russb24 says:

      I make my own; they’re pretty easy. But usually made with a heavy dose of sugar and salt. I haven’t tried making a green light version.

  • @blessedone5712 says:

    “…then the left testis was exposed and rotated 720 degrees counterclockwise…”

    I would love to know the background of this study parameter lol

  • @mdcorke65 says:

    Why were the handing rat testes and trying to figure out onion juice results on that😂
    Thank you for providing wonderful videos❤

  • @AndrewPawley11 says:

    I love this channel!

  • @Alexander-ok7fm says:

    Thank you!

  • @notrueflagshere198 says:

    I thought there was something with onions preventing cancer.

  • @Asantewarrior says:

    recommendation on how to eat onions especially onion peels pls comment here!!!

    • @СофіяТітаренко-е9п says:

      Before using onion for whatever i want, i wash it and freeze the peels (also from carrots, potatoes and other vegetables). I boil it for 10 minutes and – bingo! I have cool vegetable broth 😋

  • @patriziaascani7036 says:

    Anche cotte vanno bene?

  • @ritajhorn3585 says:

    Thanks for sharing

  • @benmalek94 says:

  • @dunoze says:

    Chewing onion to relieve pain and to disinfect in teeth is amazing .

  • @MushookieMan says:

    When i eat red onions i literally feel warmth flush over my face. don’t know why, but i like it

  • @Shravana9 says:

    What if I have estrogen deficiency? How to boost estrogen naturally? My mother had osteoporosis at 30. Doctor prescribed me Estetrol but it only made it worse, skin even drier, fat redistributed to the upper body. Seems like it removes your secondary sex characteristics completely…

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