Friday, January 28, 2011

Love me some garlic!

Dr. Oz this morning reminded me how great fresh garlic is:
  • Lowers blood pressure
  • prevents viruses from growing
  • lowers bad cholesterol
  • aged garlic has antioxidants
  • CHEAP
I swear by this plant. I went home over winter break and the family was sick and they STAYED sick for the entire month that I was there. I, however, was only sick for 3-4 days. Can you believe it? And this is me we're talking about, I'm famous for having bronchitis for a month or two each time I catch a cold. Once I start having the first symptoms, I take a fresh clove, chew it up and swallow with a full glass of water. It really takes some getting used to, but I think it's worth it... especially since I always get prescribed antibiotics and I recently lost health insurance.

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