This article is a personal overview of the effects of Alliums, which are anything, garlic and onion.
I have been my own personal experiment since the age of 13 (now 44) and have had a great understanding and interest in all health and fitness practices throughout my life. I am here to offer my personal knowledge on the subject of Alliums with mentions of spirituality and scientific references.
After conducting studies and observations, a personal test concluded that the effects of consuming any type of Allium, whether cooked or raw, are detrimental to the function of the mind and body.
The first mention that onions and garlic are harmful to my health was during my Reiki courses and it was recommended by my Reiki teacher in Sydney, Australia, about 8 years ago. The reason was that in the first place during Reiki practice and healing sessions for any client it is advised not to have consumed Alliums because it causes disturbances in spiritual practice, due to the omitted smell from the practitioner to the client. As I understand it, it’s like the known benefits of aromatherapy. Aromas trigger certain emotions in humans, so during Reiki practice you should not be omitting aromas that offend or disgust your client. Your client should be in a relaxed and contemplative state of mind or state while receiving treatment. So in practice, it makes sense to refrain from consuming Alliums during a spiritual session.
On that note and beyond that, I researched the effects of garlic based on Reiki’s purpose of avoiding it and found more information that later turned out to be very true after experiments conducted on my own.
Alliums are claimed to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and kill brain cells. They also desynchronize the left and right hemispheres of the brain. The section between the two hemispheres of the brain is the section where most of the brain cells are destroyed, causing the brain waves between the two hemispheres to become desynchronized. Scientifically it sounds quite disturbing but in physical practice the results are things like depression, anxiety, nervousness, aggressiveness, lethargy, tiredness and especially negative reactive emotions, that is how I would describe it.
The purpose of this article is to create social awareness simply for the preservation of peace between us. I firmly believe that the consumption of Alliums causes unnecessary effects of stress in social situations and, therefore, hinders our relationships and communication.
Of course, if you read or know about garlic and onion as I have over the years, you will have the same impression as me that they are good for us. And, of course, they are scientifically proven to lower blood pressure, kill bacteria and viruses, and even brain cancer. All of that is true, except for the fact that they don’t mention HOW they manage to do it. The reason why they control or lower blood pressure is due to the penetration effects of the hydroxyl sulfone ions contained in the Allium that penetrate our blood. They are killing brain cells and thus slowing you down, and then slowing down your heart rate, which then lowers your blood pressure. The reason they kill bacteria and viruses is because the hydroxyl sulfone is actually a poison! That is why it is forbidden for dogs or cats to be fed onions or garlic, because it is literally fatal that they are less intelligent life forms than humans. Humans are more adaptable and can tolerate alcohol, cigarettes, drugs (both medicinal and provoked), caffeine, and a host of other chemicals that, if taken in high doses, CAN kill us instantly.
Another mention of the poisonous effects of Alliums is that if you go to your local hardware store and visit the garden section, you will see some natural organic products available for plant pest control. These mainly contain GARLIC and CHILI. Garlic is also a natural pesticide that repels and kills insects. That’s why I always laugh when they tell me or read about people who eat a lot of garlic and how mosquitoes never bite them! Hey, I was one of those too! They can detect the smell of garlic in your blood and they don’t sting you for it! Well, on the one hand, because you never need to use an insect repellent, but it only serves to show how much garlic penetrates the blood and even how nature itself tries to avoid it.
I would like to mention at this stage that I am Greek and they raised me on excessive amounts of garlic and onions and they did not kill me, but go to Greece and find out WHY Greeks are such aggressive people! I used to cross the street almost daily to get to the supermarket and if they see you crossing, the drivers there really speed up! You find yourself running across the street so they don’t hit you! I have also lived in Australia most of my life, Spain and the United States. The most aggressive of all those countries are Greece and Spain, in my opinion.
In fact, the Greeks know that garlic is not that good for you. My mother was born there and is now 80 years old and she used to tell me that garlic warms the blood. It’s like when you are overheating on a very hot day and suddenly you feel aggressive. The same goes for the body heat created internally by something you have eaten. It warms the blood and gives you agro. Well that’s just another twist or observation without reference to the toxic effects of Alliums.
I could go on to talk about Dr. Robert Beck and mention Ayurvedic medicine and yogis banning Alliums in aid of their spiritual practices, but I won’t because all is said and done. In fact, there are a lot of those things if you Google them.
Next and finally I will talk about my personal experience through experimentation. This is actually what I would say to ANYONE questioning, doubting or debating the fact that Alliums are bad for you. Take the 3 Day Allium Free Diet and watch the effects and improvement in your mind, emotions and relationships. It does not take long to leave your body, in fact it is said that your body expels these toxins in the same way that it expels alcohol, caffeine, etc., and that is why it only takes a few days to notice the difference. I did and that’s all it took to be fully convinced of the benefits involved in removing them.
My relationship with people changed and now it’s great, no more aggression, much more understanding, compassion, kindness, tolerance, no yelling, no judgment, no feeling that someone is attacking me … at the same time, more logic in my decisions, peace of mind, no more irrational depression or sadness or fear and above all much more clarity of thought and ideas. This is where I fully tune into why yogis ban Alliums from their diet. Everything they do has to do with spirituality and being closer to their “higher self”. This is where I understand why Reiki practitioners and teachers and any other spiritual practice that believes in being close to their higher self do not eat Alliums. THEY have been practicing avoiding Alliums for thousands of years, and for good reason! Now, so far it is not conclusive for me if they are aware of the fact that it is a brain poison or if they are following Ayurvedic practice, or they just know that anything that warms the blood causes aggravation. It could be a combination of all of that.
Chinese herbalists are also aware that heat in the body causes skin problems, lung and heart problems, etc. So everyone could join in! Either way, scientists AND spiritual practices have come to the same conclusion about Alliums. I have tried it myself and it is proven that way.
As you may have noticed, I have dabbled in more things than most when it comes to health and spirituality, and I hope my article has been helpful.
I would like to add that I have also made observations with other people. I have some good examples of the effects of Alliums after consumption with friends and family.
A boyfriend said that he would not stop eating garlic and onion. I begged him to stop because I knew otherwise we wouldn’t be long. For 2 days he hadn’t eaten garlic or onion because he was staying with me and we had a great time together. The third day we went to a Chinese restaurant and he choked on anything, garlic or onion, because it was a buffet! 1 hour later we decided to go see a movie so he drove. It was raining heavily, like it was hurtling down and I couldn’t even see the cars in front of us. I was aggressively accelerating and lining up too! I asked him in a low voice to slow down, but he got angry and as I asked him to slow down, he got furious! To the point where I had to ask him to take me home before he killed us both on that road! They yelled and yelled at me all the way home, and yet I wasn’t the one to blame. It was very clear to me that the aggression came directly from being drunk in the restaurant.
Another good one is my temporary neighbor right now. In the common area there is a pond that we have been keeping together to hang out and laugh. It is a pond that he has been maintaining for the past few years, but he needed a helping hand. I am also a pond specialist after having one a few years ago! He never smelled garlic, but one day he really did and I could barely stand next to him! I asked him if he had eaten garlic and he said yes. Well the next morning I was at the pond and he came down looking frantic and stressed and I asked him what was wrong with him. He thought the fish were going to die, he told me that he had been crying all night worrying about them. I was amazed to say the least! But he knew where this was coming from. Garlic! Any other day was nice, cool, calm, happy, etc. There are no signs of anxiety at all. It happened again again, and the same thing, he was stressed and worried about the pond for no reason, trying to blame others for the state of it, and once again he had eaten garlic! If you watch people as much as I do, you can tell the difference in reaction levels and general mood.
I was also visiting Greece recently and managed to convert my aunt and mother from using garlic and onion. Since then neither of us has touched it and I get along better than ever with my mother. She has lowered her guard, she is more understanding, no more raising her voice and getting angry or frustrated, now she is calm and it is very easy to get along with her. A big difference. She literally used to pickle garlic cloves and eat them daily in the past!
I should mention that there are other foods that aggravate or warm the blood, but the Alliums are the most potent. The harmful effects outweigh the benefits. The “benefits” are simply the effects of poisonous chemicals, whether they kill / poison things in your body / blood or overheat your blood. There are many other beneficial foods that prevent the flu, colds, and cancer, such as any food that is high in vitamin C. They don’t need to kill brain cells!
I myself have not even come close to getting sick since I stopped eating garlic and onions in early 2015. I see absolutely NO difference in my health, except for benefits ONLY.
And that ends this article.
Try the 3-day trial, but it’s not easy. Almost EVERYTHING you buy that is prepared, all kinds of sauces, salad dressings, canned goods, broth, mustards, cold cuts, hot dogs, most restaurant meals all contain some form of garlic or onion for flavor. It is not easy to cook without them, but it is very possible to create tasty food! Just add in everything else you normally would, except Alliums or anything that contains alliums! You can barely notice any difference in taste and you benefit from avoiding them.
Good luck!
