Onions
A concentrated source of quercetin (20-100 mg each). Even three-quarters of a teaspoon of fresh onion can acutely improve blood pressure. A quarter onion can blunt blood sugar spikes from corn syrup.
Active Compounds
Bioactive compounds found in Onions, based on research from longevity science.
Health Benefits
Health conditions and aging processes that Onions may influence, based on the source research.
Improves
- High blood sugar
Eating onions with corn syrup nearly eliminated blood sugar spike—a whole onion reduced spike from 40 points to about 15 points.
Source: How Not to Age
- Androgenetic Alopecia
Sharquie 2002: topical onion juice as treatment for alopecia areata
Source: How Not to Age
- High blood pressure
Even just three-quarters of a teaspoon of fresh onion can acutely improve blood pressure.
Source: The How Not to Age Cookbook
Protects Against
- Osteoporosis
Leading vegetable in rat bone preservation studies; improved bone loss marker in people
Source: How Not to Age
- Bone mineral density loss
Onion juice consumption modulates oxidative stress and attenuates risk of bone disorders in middle-aged and post-menopausal women
Source: How Not to Age
Reduces Risk Of
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Eating onions and garlic associated with significantly lower BPH risk
Source: How Not to Age
- High cholesterol
Onions have effects of strengthening the stomach, regulating Qi, detoxifying; commonly used for treating hyperlipidemia
Source: Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity
Biological Mechanisms
How Onions works at a cellular level.
- PromotesIncreases Endothelial Progenitor Cells
- PromotesLowers Postprandial Glycemia
Onion has antihyperglycemic effect on fasting blood sugar and induced hyperglycemia
- PromotesGlutathione Biosynthesis
Recipes with Onions
Sources
- How Not to Age
- Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity
- The How Not to Age Cookbook
- Young Forever