How to Use Onion Juice to Treat High Cholesterol
Once used to fight off the Black Plague, the onion has been one of the most cultivated plants in the world. Many people are unaware that onion juice can be used to treat high cholesterol. Although some people may not find onion juice that appetizing, there are many ways to incorporate the juice into your daily diet.
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Instructions
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Use onions that do not have spots or bruises. Ideal onions have dry and papery outer layers.
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Make your own onion juice by boiling and steaming fresh onions. Get all of the juice by squeezing the onions after boiling or steaming.
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Cut up onions and squeeze out the juice with a clean towel. This method is a good alternative to juicing, boiling or steaming.
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Mix onion juice with other vegetables. When juicing, insert the onion before adding the other vegetables to reduce the onion smell in your juicer.
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Take 1 tsp. of onion juice at bedtime. It can be mixed with milk or honey, and it will help you sleep in addition to improving your cholesterol count.
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Add onion juice to dips and salsas for added flavor.
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Cook with recipes that allow you to use onions for their juice.
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Tips & Warnings
Look for onion juice in the grocery store, in the spice section.
Choose onions according to how long you plan to keep them. Onions usually exist as sweet or storage varieties, and they typically come in white, yellow or red. Although sweet onions tend to taste sweeter and fresher, they do not keep as long as storage onions, which can be bought year-round.
While onion juice can be an effective way to treat high cholesterol, it generally has low nutritional value by itself because the onion contains so much water.
Avoid using color as an indicator when buying onions to treat high cholesterol. Color does not tell you how fresh or tasty the onion is.
Although there are no known dangers from excess onion juice intake, check with your doctor before you significantly increase your daily amounts.
