This story was shared with us recently…

In 1919 when the flu killed 40 million people, there was a doctor who visited many farmers to see if he could help them combat the flu.  Many of the farmers and their families had contracted the flu, and many had died. 
 
The doctor came upon one farmer’s home and to his surprise everyone in this family was very healthy.  When the doctor asked if the farmer was doing anything in particular to help, his wife replied that she had placed an unpeeled onion in a dish in each of the rooms of their home.  The doctor couldn't believe it and asked if he could have one of the onions. When he placed it under a microscope, he found the flu virus on the onion.  It had absorbed the bacteria and therefore kept the family healthy. 
 
This story came from a business owner in Arizona.  She said that 
several years ago many of her employees came down with the flu as well as many of her customers.  The next year she placed several bowls with onions around her shop.  To her surprise, none of her staff got sick.  (And no, she’s not in the onion business!) 
 
The moral of the story is, buy some onions and place them in bowls around your home.  Place one or two in your office on your desk, or anywhere.  Try it and see what happens!  If it helps you and your loved ones from getting sick, it will have been worth it.  And if you do get the flu, maybe it will be just a mild case. 

~~Unknown Source

Either way, what do you have to lose?  Just a few bucks on onions.