Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Whenever I or a family member feel a cold coming on, I nuke some fresh garlic in the microwave. It's a great natural antivirile/antibiotic food. on 3/15/2004 4:19 PM, bernadettepawlik at bernadettepawlik@... wrote: > I've read that garlic is great for immunity, so in addition to green > tea extracts I've been taking garlic (in a nonstinking form...an > indelicate way of putting it.) > > Anyone else taking garlic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Besides what I use in cooking, I too will dose up on a few cloves of raw garlic if I feel something coming on. It appears to be pretty effective, but I can't say that it's not just psychological as my sense that something may be imminent is not based on verifiable metrics, and prior to any real malaise. My opinion is that raw, real garlic is most effective, and that regular use while perhaps useful for other reasons may work against it's ability to stimulate an immune response, but that is just personal speculation. JR -----Original Message----- From: bernadettepawlik [mailto:bernadettepawlik@...] Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 3:20 PM Subject: [ ] Garlic? I've read that garlic is great for immunity, so in addition to green tea extracts I've been taking garlic (in a nonstinking form...an indelicate way of putting it.) Anyone else taking garlic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Hi Bernadette: Yes. Approximately weekly (along with my mostly-weekly supplements) I cut up one large garlic clove into pill-size pieces and swallow them as if they are pills - without chewing. This way I get raw garlic into my intestine in such a way that people don't cross to the other side of the street as I approach. I believe the Iowa Women's Health Study found that the food product most protective against colon cancer was raw garlic. Also, my lady friend had a tiny red pimple on her eye lid. Her opthalmologist, seeing it, suggested eating garlic. She did. It disappeared. About a year later I had a similar pimple on my eye lid. Same treatment. Same result. There does seem to be quite a lot of evidence of the benefits of garlic. One study I read found that powdered garlic (presumably includes tablet form) had none of the benefits. It is, of course, a member of the onion family with all the benefits of sulforaphane that the family confers. Rodney. > I've read that garlic is great for immunity, so in addition to green > tea extracts I've been taking garlic (in a nonstinking form...an > indelicate way of putting it.) > > Anyone else taking garlic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Hi Apricot: As regards your questions. 1. No one has complained to me. But maybe they are embarrassed to mention it! Perhaps I will ask my doctor on my next visit. 2. I am not aware of ANY problem of that type from the way I do it. 3. After swallowing it (with water) I am aware of no symptoms of any kind. 4. As for eating it with food .......... the problem as I see it is chewing it - and getting your mouth full of the aromas. THAT clearly IS a problem. I have no objection to eating it with food except for the chewing part. After swallowing raw garlic in pill- size pieces I drink something to follow it and rinse away any minor garlic flavor that may be left behind. Rodney. > > > > > >>I've read that garlic is great for immunity, so in addition to green > >>tea extracts I've been taking garlic (in a nonstinking form...an > >>indelicate way of putting it.) > >> > >>Anyone else taking garlic? > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Hi Apricot: A further thought: IF I was eating ten cloves of garlic a day, perhaps there might be a problem. I am eating one clove a week this way. Rodney. > > > > > > > > >>I've read that garlic is great for immunity, so in addition to > green > > >>tea extracts I've been taking garlic (in a nonstinking form...an > > >>indelicate way of putting it.) > > >> > > >>Anyone else taking garlic? > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Hi Francesca: I don't remember the source of my previous info on garlic. But a Google search did turn up a couple of sources that said cooked is as good as raw! Rodney. > > > Hi Bernadette: > > > > Yes. Approximately weekly (along with my mostly-weekly supplements) > > I cut up one large garlic clove into pill-size pieces and swallow > > them as if they are pills - without chewing. > > > > This way I get raw garlic into my intestine in such a way that people > > don't cross to the other side of the street as I approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 Hi Francesca: I eat cooked garlic as well, when a recipe calls for it. But raw garlic is easier to swallow without chewing than the cooked version, and it ensures I get some every week, even if I don't happen to eat a recipe that lists it. I have never tried flagellating myself with it. But I think I'll try that this weekend ; ^ ) Rodney. > > > Hi Francesca: > > > > I don't remember the source of my previous info on garlic. But a > > Google search did turn up a couple of sources that said cooked is as > > good as raw! > > > > Rodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 Hi All, More than for immune response is garlic good. It seems to work better heat-treated, though, in a surprise to me. I can send the whole text to those interested, but pdfs are not available. Cheers, Al Pater. European Food Research and Technology, in press. The inhibitory action of aqueous garlic extract on the growth of certain pathogenic bacteria Zakaria El Astal DOI: 10.1007/s00217-003-0864-3 Abstract This research investigates the antibacterial effect of aqueous garlic (Allium sativum) extract on certain pathogenic gram- positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Staph. saprophyticus, Streptococcus pneumonia and Strept. faecalis) and gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae, Klebsiella pneumonia, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter haemolyticus) bacteria, and determines the optimal conditions for extraction of these materials. The results reveal that a concentration of 750 to 1000 g/ml of the aqueous garlic extract has high antibacterial effect, which reached 100% with some exceptions. 6 hours after extraction and 30–50 °C were found to be the optimal conditions to reach the optimal efficacy for inhibiting the growth of pathogenic bacteria. Temperatures of 70–100 ° C led to loss in efficacy of aqueous garlic extract. In general, there is high antibacterial efficacy for aqueous garlic extract against certain pathogenic bacteria, although the response varied with the different bacteria, concentration of the extract, storage period and temperature. > I've read that garlic is great for immunity, so in addition to green > tea extracts I've been taking garlic (in a nonstinking form...an > indelicate way of putting it.) > > Anyone else taking garlic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 > > Bee, > Another? I know that you recommend Kyolic garlic supplements. I have > been taking another brand for a total of 1500mg, 3 times a day. I > wonder if this is too much. The Kyolic brand has several different > strengths, so I wasn't sure which you were referring to. Hi Jordan. I hope you aren't adding another antifungal such as garlic too soon. After you are able to take 6 tbl. unrefined coconut oil (which is antifungal), without having severe die-off symptoms, you add 1 other antifungal such as garlic. Some garlic supplements do not contain all of the active properties in garlic because they are removed during processing. While all garlic supplements will contain sulphur, which is also antifungal, I only know of Kyolic brand that retains all of active properties. Take the dose of Kyolic brand noted on the label. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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