Garlic and onion
By BYOLA2871
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
South Africa
September 5, 2008 9:36am CST
I love to eat garlic as well as use onions as spice in my cooking. I even discovered that garlic is good for health so I try to make it an ingredient in my cooking when appropriate. But it is a fact that after taking garlic in meals the smell seems to stay inside me for a while which sometimes makes me think twice about consuming it. I however discovered that the smell of onion and garlic on the breath comes form the lungs and not the mouth. The
Smelly part gets into the blood stream and when it reaches the lungs we breathe out the scented gas.
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13 responses
@khatri_50 (225)
• India
5 Sep 08
onion and garlic are the good ayurvedic medicine. it is good for health. being
asthamatic patient garlic is good for cough and cold. ginger is also helpfull
in the case of breathing it can be used with honey.garlic help to keep the
blood thin and fight aganist the clotting whichis the root cause of heart disease
so it is said onion , garlic and ginger are the best anti septicand antibiotic
i also increase the taste . i like them very much.
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@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
23 Sep 08
hm thanks for adding that third combination to it i appreciate that
@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
5 Sep 08
Hmmm...I agree with you, I don't eat much of onions because I will always have a dragon breath after, no matter how I will brush as well as gargle mouthwash, it takes time before it will vanished! ANyway, I love to have them in anything I or my hubby cook but I want it to be chooped very thin!
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@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
23 Sep 08
yes the smell can be irritating but we still need them to keep healthy ,i wish something can be invented to take the smell from our breathe
@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
6 Sep 08
I love garlic and onions. Garlic and onions are great to use in food.
@karthi024 (6)
• India
6 Sep 08
i love garlic and onions. but the small onions are the one is good for health and its useful to eat. so folks.. eat onions and take care of your health too..
@KUSHANK55 (2437)
• India
5 Sep 08
yes dear byola2871 these two things are natural antiseptics and antibiotic and anti cholesterol without their side effects except the smell. if they were cleaned of their smell each onion and each garlic should cost one dollar for their qualities . you can read more about them in indian ayurvedic sites!!
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@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
23 Sep 08
thanks for that additional informationm about garlic and onion,
@dark4eyes (161)
• United States
5 Sep 08
I LOVE onions and garlic - the roommie will tell you that I don't cook anything without either of them (except desserts, of course, tho I have threatened)
They're good for you AND they taste wonderful.
I like the pre-chopped garlic
@efc872 (1077)
• Jamaica
7 Sep 08
Don't worry smell of garlic and onion, they are very good for the body and health.
@ajayrekha (491)
• India
6 Sep 08
Dont worry, lungs donot have capability to smell it, only your nose can smell it so where ever it comes from , it should be good for your nose and others nose. Eat a candy which normally cigrette smoking people eat to avoid smell from their mouth and your problem will be solved.
@DarkDancer (1011)
• Dayton, Ohio
5 Sep 08
I love Garlic. I am not a big fan of onions, but garlic is wonderful stuff! When I was younger, I dated this girl who's family cooked with LOTS of garlic. Apparently, my room and everything began to smell like it, though I didn't notice. Also, mosquitoes don't seem to like garlicy people...
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
5 Sep 08
I put onions and garlic in lots of things that I cook. I have never really noticed too much about onion and garlic breath after I have brushed my teeth. I have however noticed that the house smells a lot like onion and garlic for a few hours after cooking with them.
@rhyannefranz (770)
• Philippines
6 Sep 08
I am not into onions, I only eat them in beefsteaks when they absorbed the taste of the steak. While I love garlic especially those fried ones. I like to eat them as if they were snacks. I don't mind the smell it will vanish somehow, but the essential things that it gives us are more to consider.
@gayathrigs (871)
• India
6 Sep 08
Hi, I too love garlic and onions a lot. But then I cannot eat garlic, I just crush it and mix it in curries. Its very good to consume garlic,ginger and onions daily. They have many medicinal properties. Yes you will have that sort of smell coming out from your mouth when you consume garlic. You must drink lots of water in order to avoid that. It is a very good practise and a habit to consume garlic and onions in meals.
