Naturalman
Wellness Consultant
- Joined
- Feb 26, 2010
Hi all,
I've had this buzzing around in my head for a long time so I thought I would state my theory here just to get some input. I'm hoping this is the right place to do it.
I am 63 years old and grew up in a time when most women did most of the cooking, even if they worked outside the home this remained true. I know that has changed today to a large degree. I do a lot of cooking myself!
I always wondered why mothers hardly ever got a cold like all the kids and dad did. (Maybe your experience is different). I have often heard women say things like "I didn't have time to get sick!" or something along those lines but my theory is this:
Since women did most of the cooking and were peeling onions and handling them, washing their hands, peeling the garlic and using things like pepper (various kinds and especially cayenne), they were constantly ridding themselves of those little critters that bring on the cold. Not only so, but most of the time they were cooking from scratch (not out of boxes, etc.) so their immune systems were already boosted.
I'm wondering what the rest of you think???
I've had this buzzing around in my head for a long time so I thought I would state my theory here just to get some input. I'm hoping this is the right place to do it.
I am 63 years old and grew up in a time when most women did most of the cooking, even if they worked outside the home this remained true. I know that has changed today to a large degree. I do a lot of cooking myself!
I always wondered why mothers hardly ever got a cold like all the kids and dad did. (Maybe your experience is different). I have often heard women say things like "I didn't have time to get sick!" or something along those lines but my theory is this:
Since women did most of the cooking and were peeling onions and handling them, washing their hands, peeling the garlic and using things like pepper (various kinds and especially cayenne), they were constantly ridding themselves of those little critters that bring on the cold. Not only so, but most of the time they were cooking from scratch (not out of boxes, etc.) so their immune systems were already boosted.
I'm wondering what the rest of you think???