Posted on 05/02/2012 8:22:54 PM PDT by nickcarraway
I always put some in my soup or stew.
Part of the magic of garlic is in your breath— people don’t get close enough to you to spread diseases.
Ah... the pieces fall into place. Dad hated garlic, and was deathly allergic to sulpha drugs. Duh. I've known for decades that alliums contain sulpher compounds....
Sometimes it just takes a half century for all the pieces to fall into place and I can feel appropriately dumb.
Thanks for this article.
/johnny
Also, female mosquitos will not bother you as much because your persperation will not be to their liking.
He probably hated onions too, as garlic and onions are in the same plant family.
Haha, I just might live forever!
Some things become clearer as one grows older.
/johnny
Not only garlic, but quite a few other spices and seasonings. The typical kitchen spice rack is loaded with natural antimicrobials and anti-inflammatories, even the much derided salt. An excellent preservative, along with sugar as well as vinegar, salt is. The war on salt is gravely misguided. Salt is not bad, retaining too much is.
Most of the time the crap you get from food poisoning runs its course within a day. No need to take any meds, just deal with it and hate it.
hmmm
Turmeric is good for you. I think the compound is called curcumin.
I try to stay away from onions. My stomach shuts down and I will have a sick headache the next day. In retrospect, I wonder if they were what gave my father such stomach problems. He loved them though.
It’s a great anti-inflammatory and so can help relieve certain sorts of pain. Many anti-inflammatories, natural or manmade, are also beneficial in the treatment of cancer. There have been clinical trials involving curcuminoids that have shown some promise. It’s also known to be beneficial with Alzheimers.
You can never have too much garlic.
This is why Italian food has so much in it :P
It tastes good too. I try to use more spices than sugary condiments.
This could also help explain the heart benefits to garlic, since many heart problems are related to low-level infections from things like gum disease.
My question to his heart specialist was, if garlic is so effective, why isn't that part of the therapy, reducing or even supplanting Coumadin entirely? Never got a satisfactory answer.
Green leafy vegetables such as collard greens can have the same effect.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.