Red Onions

-Quercetin is probably a prime reason for the great therapeutic powers of onions.some onions are so full of quercetin that the compound accounts for upto ten percent of their dry weight.

~ Quercetin has versatile anti- disease potential,and one of the most potent anticancer agents ever discovered. It inactivates several cancer- causing agents ,preventing damage to cell DNA,and inhibits enzymes that spur tumor growth.

~ Quercetin is also anti- inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral. It works through the immune system to dampen allergic responses ( by inhibiting the release of histamine from cells),and thus appears to help combat allergies such as hay fever,actually, Quercetin is chemically similar to some of widely used anti- allergic drugs that are known to inhibit histamine.

-This power plus its anti- inflammatory activity may account for onion reputed therapeutic impact against asthma and allergies.

 •√ MAJOR SOURCES••Yellow and red onions ( not white onions ), Shallots, red grapes ( not white grapes), broccoli, yellow squash,Oddly,garlic does not contain Quercetin.

~ Quercetin is anti thrombotic, helping block formation of blood clots,As antioxidant, it absorbs oxygen free radicals and help keep fat from becoming oxidized ( lipid peroxidation).Thus ,Quercetin may thwart artery damage from oxygen free radicals and oxidized LDL( low density lipoprotein) cholesterol, helping keep arteries clean and open.Quercetin is not destroyed by cooking or freezing..