The Health Benefits Of Garlic
By Linda Tremer

Garlic has a reputation for causing bad breath and body odor. But the benefits of garlic are so numerous that a little odor is worth it. Besides you can eliminate the odor.

Eat an apple and then brush your teeth to eliminate garlic breath. Another trick, after eating garlic chew some parsley. For the garlic smell that seeps right out of your pores eat parsley or anything that contains chlorophyll. Chlorophyll will eliminate the odor. If you eat garlic every day use chlorophyll every day and no one will smell you. If the odor of garlic is something you don’t want to chance buy garlic supplements at the health food store.

Garlic has so many health benefits, I’m sure I’ll miss a few. But here goes. First remember that cooked garlic does not contain anywhere near the health benefits of raw garlic.

Garlic is a potent anti viral compound. If you are getting a cold, sore throat or the flu eat a few cloves of raw garlic to kill those pesky viruses. Some people believe that to cure a cold or the flu you should coat your feet with olive oil then cut a clove of garlic and rub the garlic on your feet. Put your socks on and go to bed.

Garlic is said to kill worms in your body. Garlic is much gentler on your liver than the over the counter remedy for pinworms. You can give garlic to your dog as a de-wormer.

If you have athlete’s foot or toenail fungus rub the toenail with raw garlic juice twice a day. Make sure the juice gets between the nail and skin right on the fungus and also on the nail. You could use a foot bath made with several crushed cloves of garlic and water. Soak you feet in the bath. This is not as effective as the raw garlic juice.

Garlic lowers cholesterol and it lowers blood pressure. Garlic decreases the stickiness of blood platelets. Garlic is a blood thinner so your chances of having a blood clot are greatly reduced. Your circulation is improved by eating garlic.

You can buy a tincture of garlic, olive oil and mullein for ear aches. And that’s not all, garlic is a natural decongestant.

We’re not through yet; garlic has been called the “Russian penicillin.” It was used in World War II to prevent bacterial infections in the troops.

And studies have shown that garlic can reduce the risk of cancer of the colon and the stomach. One or more servings of garlic a week resulted in a 35 percent decrease in the risk of colon cancer.

Remember, a clove a day keeps the doctor away. And, better raw if at all.

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