Onions + Ears

I suppose I should give you a bit of background on my pediatrician, Dr. Razi. I'd heard of her through numerous people that she was amazing and I would love her. Her phlisophy is nutrition = healthy kids. She's an actual MD, too. I love her. Seriously. I wish she could be MY doctor. We drive 40 minutes (non rush hour) one way to see her and pay out of pocket. She's worth it.

Well, a few weeks ago my three-year-old wakes up with a high fever and tells me her ear hurts. Off we go to the doctor. 3 hours later? I come home with a piece of paper and directions on how to stick an onion on an ear. For the first time, I thought to myself, "What the hell have I done?" Seriously? AN ONION? Seriously, Moose. It works. The miserable three-year-old told me herself.

DIRECTIONS:

Take a slice of yellow onion and heat in pan until wet. Wrap the slice in a paper towel and hold to ear (preferrably while wearing a hat). Do this as often as tolerated.

Home Made Cough Syrup

I haven't tested this one out yet but that is because I don't have a double boiler. I have no doubt that it works (everything Razi suggests works)...though I do wonder how it would taste.

4-6 onions, chopped
1/2 cup honey

Boil in a double boiler for one hour. Strain. Use the liquid as cough syrup.

Flu Soup

I know a few of you were asking me about this recipe so I thought I would type it out and pass on in one fell swoop. Dr. Razi gave me the recipe (and also some of the actual broth) and I felt better almost immediately. She told me that she used it herself when she felt herself coming down with the flu. So if you have the flu or you feel yourself coming down with it, make a huge batch and drink all day.

I doubled this recipe and used it all up in less than 24 hours (but this is pretty much all I consumed when I had H1N1 in October).

All ingredients must be FRESH (doesn’t work with dried)

3T chopped ginger

3T chopped garlic

3T green onions

3T parsley

10 SHITAKE mushrooms (I just threw them in there whole)

Juice from lemon to taste

4-6c water

Bring to boil and then let simmer aprox. 90 minutes. Strain. Discard everything except liquid. Keeps in fridge (best kept in mason jar). I prefer it cold but Pat liked it better hot.