[Jamestown1630]

I’m going to remember the garlic hint. This may be why my husband so infrequently catches things - he makes his own salad dressing loaded with garlic.

-JT

[NorthstarMom]

Garlic works, but it must be raw and you will smell so awful that you can smell yourself. I made a tincture to use instead, but I’m not sure it’s as effective.

[MomwithHope]

My grandfather came through Ellis Island just before WWI. He enlisted and served through that awful influenza epidemic. He was the only one in his company who didn't catch it. The doctors spent a lot of time checking him out. They asked him why he did not catch it and he said - because I eat garlic.
My father was the same way and grew his own. About a month after he passed my mom was in Wendys with some of her buddies. She heard some old guys at the next table saying they hadn't seen Eddie in awhile. When one asked Eddie who the other guy said the one who always smelled like garlic. My mom leaned over and said that was my husband.
We eat a lot of garlic on our house, as far as pickling I put a few large cloves in every jar of pickles I put up. And we don't make mashed potatoes ever without a head or 2 of roasted garlic added. I never get colds either.