crazzzymike13 said:
That site greyduckgarlic is cool. The reason I'm so interested in growing garlic is because I started getting sick with a cold. Long story short I got over it really fast because I was taking raw garlic cloves like pills. I mean I started feeling lot better really fast! Usually when I get sick I really get hammered. So I've been reading and learning and I want to start eatting a clove of garlic a day for my health. I'm young and if I start now I will hopefully avoid major health problems as I get older. Besides I like garlic anyway. Why not grow something I like to eat?
The flu made the rounds in our family. I even went and got out 5 year old grand daughter because her parents were too sick to take care of her. She was recovering from the flu, but had already exposed everyone at Christmas. :/ DH got sick, then my 89 year old mom, (got her to the doctor quick and she didn't get too sick) and I never got it. Why? Maybe because I generally stay healthy or it could be the garlic mash I made 2-3 times a day and ate. I peeled 3 cloves of garlic, chopped them fine, poured a couple of tablespoons of honey and a heaping tablespoon of peanut butter. I mixed it up and ate it. Yes, my breath would blow you down. DH complained, but after all, he was sick, but I wasn't.
I didn't care what my breath smelled like, I didn't want the flu.
After you swallow the garlic, the "garlic breath" actually comes from your lungs as you exhale. That indicates that the garlic is working, as it is helping keep your lungs clear.
Another go-to remedy for me is ACV mixed half and half with honey. I keep it mixed in a bottle in the pantry. It doesn't need to be refrigerated. A few tablespoons in a glass of water makes a good daily tonic. You can't overdose on the stuff, so when a cold is coming on, I drink more of it. Apple Cider Vinegar will even take out food poisoning and stomach flu, diarrhea. It is nature's disinfectant that takes out the bad bacteria without harming the beneficial bacteria that is so necessary to our good health.
