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14 Surprising Uses for Onions

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Rich in antioxidants, thought to prevent cancer, diabetes, and even the common cold, onions are nothing if not a superfood. But that’s not all they are — the same properties that make onions a great food to eat also make them great for other things, from healing your skin to cleaning metal. Click through to check out some surprising uses for onions, and leave your own tips in the comments section!

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1. Repel Insects. Rubbing an onion on your skin is a simple way to repel bugs.

2. Soothe Insect Bites & Stings. Forgot to follow tip #1? Rubbing onion onto bug bites will help to ease the pain.

3. Soothe a Sore Throat. Making onion tea is a great remedy for soothing sore throats. On the stove top, boil water with onion peels in it (about 1 cup of water for the peels of 1/2 an onion.) Bring to a boil, remove onion and serve.

4. Use in Place of Smelling Salts. Overwork yourself? Feeling light-headed? Onions are a great natural remedy to use instead of smelling salts.

5. Ease the Pain of Burns. Rubbing onions onto burns helps soothe the pain.

6. Remove Splinters. Have a splinter that just won’t budge? Try taping (yes, with tape, or a adhesive bandage) a piece of raw onion to it. Hold tight for about an hour before removing the onion.

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7. Polish Metal. Slice onion and then crush it. Combine crushed onion with water. With a cloth, dab it on the metal surface. Rub until clean.

8. Get Rid of that Paint Smell. The same mixture described for polishing metal works great for combating the unpleasant, and sometimes unhealthy, odors of paints and varnishes.

9. Clean Sponges. Okay, so this particular use is actually for the mesh packaging that onions are often sold in, but hey — a way to re-use unnecessary packaging, right?! The mesh is a perfect tool to clean all that gunk that builds up on sponges. Cut it up into smaller pieces for best results.

10. Clean Your Grill. Chop an onion in half, and turn on your grill. Using a fork, glide the onion on the grill to scrub it clean.

11. Make a DIY Dye. Onion skins make great dyes! Place the skins in nylon panty hose, tie top shut, and boil in a pot for about 20 minutes.

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12. Make Burned Rice Edible Again. Neglected your rice, and now some of it has burned? No need to toss it! Simply place half of an onion on top of the rice. It will absorb the burned taste.

13. Preserve Avocados. Prevent your avocados from browning by storing them in a plastic airtight container with red onions. Place half of an onion in the container first, skin side up, and then place the avocado. You can use red onion to store guacamole, too: Place some slices on top of the guac’ in a plastic container.

14. Cook Eggs Creatively. Want the ultimate oniony eggs? Check out this great recipe!

 

 

Long Haul Flight Issues

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Its vacation time! Been planning to go on a long holiday with your family and all geared up for it! But little does your ticket mention how troublesome your long journey could get. Long flight hauls can become tiresome and drain out all the energy out of you.

Some of the most common problems faced by the passengers-

Deep Vein Thrombosis(DVT)

People are usually under the impression that airplane seats are very comfortable. On a general basis, the economy class seats are not really designed for comfort. Sitting in the same position for long time means that blood pools in the body and clots can develop. DVT is normally formed in a deep vain in the leg.
Those who have already have known to have blood clotting problems are advised to consult their doctor before flying. Avoiding long stretches where you are inactive during a flight is probably the best way to avoid DVT from developing. The problem aggravates when a part of the clot breaks off and flows to the lungs. This condition, known as Pulmonary Embolus, can cause severe injury or death.

Stretch your legs every few minutes and move around the cabin if possible. Wear some clothing you are comfortable in, preferably loose clothing in order to avoid constriction of veins.

Jet Lag

Travel by sea provides an ample amount of time for the human body to adjust to the local time but flight journeys are a difficult. The traveler usually ends up in the part of the world where the time is out of sync. With a disturbed body clock, it takes one day per time zone for it to adjust to the new surroundings.
Jet lag usually causes insomnia, tiredness, nausea, vomitting, constipation, poor concentration etc.

So take enough rest before the travel.
Avoid having alcohol as much possible on the flight and cut down to coffee and tea.
Just have lots of water without any carbon content; carbonized drinks makes you feel bloats you up and also upsets the stomach. And some sleeping tablets en route the journey could give a good amount of sleep.

Respiratory Infections

Sitting for a long time next to passengers suffering from common cold may not only make you feel uncomfortable but might also increase your chances of getting infected. Surveys say that there is small risk of catching Tuberculosis over air flights; the transmission has been noted in flights lasting over eight hours.

Other health issues

Long-haul flights a curse of many a back pain sufferers. Cramped leg room, uncomfortable seating and being confined to a small space all contribute to lower back pain during and after a flight.
Doctors advice to sit at an angle of 135 degrees; the pressure is least on the vertebral discs.
If you have neck pain, carry an inflatable neck pillow along with you to provide extra support for your head and neck.

After the flight

Now that you have arrived at your destination, collect your bags and get started. Even after the flight, if you find yourself in pain, you can do is keep moving. Stand up for sometime and give your back a good stretch with a spinal roll-down. A good tissue massage can release the stiffness and relax tense muscles.
If you’ve a had a ad stomach throughout the journey, have a cup of herbal tea.

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