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Garlic is the devil's excrement. I do have basil, but I'm going to make a tomato soup so will bung some of it in that.

I'm sorry, did you say you hate garlic?!?!
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Good for your blood too
Garlic has lot of health benefits.

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Studies Have Shown That Consuming Garlic Generally Has The Following Physical Effects:​

  • Garlic lowers blood pressure
  • Garlic lowers LDL Cholesterol
  • Garlic helps reduce plaque within the arterial system.
  • Garlic lowers or helps to regulate blood sugar.
  • Garlic helps to prevent blood clots from forming, thus reducing the possibility of strokes and thromboses.
  • Garlic helps to prevent cancer, especially of the digestive system, prevents certain tumors from growing larger and reduces the size of certain tumors.
  • Garlic helps to remove heavy metals such as lead and mercury from the body.
  • Raw Garlic is a potent natural antibiotic and, while far less strong than modern antibiotics, can still kill some strains of bacteria that have become immune or resistant to modern antibiotics.
  • Garlic has anti-fungal and anti-viral properties.
  • Garlic dramatically reduces yeast infections due to Candida species.
  • Garlic has anti-oxidant properties and is a source of selenium.
  • Toothaches - knocks out the infection and relieves pain.
  • Kills many fungi on contact including athlete's foot fungus, and Candida species yeast
  • It boosts the immune system thereby increasing one's resistance to allergies, colds, anemia, and asthma.
  • Garlic is able to increase red blood cells, which increase one's energy and vitality.
  • By rubbing the juicy side of a freshly cut clove of garlic on the sensitive areas of where arthritic pain occurs it can alleviate the pain rather quickly.
  • Garlic can help blood platelets from sticking together so the body is able to break up blood clots. According to an English researcher, eating one or two garlic cloves a day can help thin the blood thus starting the clot-preventing process. The blood-thinning quality may be beneficial in preventing heart attacks and strokes.
  • Studies also show that people who consume garlic on a regular basis have a lower rate of stomach and colon cancer. Garlic contains phytochemicals that have been proven to retard cancer development and growth.
  • Garlic contains vitamins that stimulate the immune system to eliminate toxins and combat carcinogens.
  • Garlic can be a memory enhancer. Eleanor Roosevelt attributed her great memory to eating three cloves of garlic a day.
  • Eating garlic can act as a calming agent because it is an effective nervine.
  • Pesto (Basil, Garlic, Nuts, Olive Oil) is good for constipation relief. Hold the Cheese!
 

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