{"id":10143,"date":"2024-04-16T19:06:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T12:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=10143"},"modified":"2024-04-16T19:06:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T12:06:30","slug":"fighting-cancer-and-the-common-cold-with-garlic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=10143","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Cancer and the Common Cold with Garlic\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Raw garlic is compared to roasted, stir-fried, simmered, and jarred garlic.<\/p>\n<p>Garlic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/26764326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lowers<\/a> blood pressure, regulates cholesterol, and stimulates immunity. I\u2019ve <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/benefits-of-garlic-powder-for-heart-disease\/\">talked<\/a> before about its effect on heart disease risk factors, but what about immunity? Eating garlic appears to offer the best of both worlds, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/30949665\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dampening<\/a> the overreactive face of the immune system by suppressing inflammation while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/26764326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boosting<\/a> protective immunity\u2014for example, the activity of our natural killer cells, which our body uses to purge cells that have been stricken by viruses or cancer. \u201cIn World War II garlic was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/11600262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> \u2018Russian Penicillin\u2019 because, after running out of antibiotics, the soviet government turned to these ancient treatments for its soldiers,\u201d but does it work? You don\u2019t know until you put it to the test.<\/p>\n<p>How about preventing the common cold? As I discuss in my video<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/benefits-of-garlic-for-fighting-cancer-and-the-common-cold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benefits of Garlic for Fighting Cancer and the Common Cold<\/a><\/strong>, it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/11697022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is<\/a> perhaps \u201cthe world\u2019s most widespread viral infection, with most people suffering approximately two to five colds per year.\u201d In the first study \u201cto use a double-blind, placebo-controlled design to investigate prevention of viral disease with a garlic supplement,\u201d those randomized to the garlic suffered 60 percent fewer colds and were affected 70 percent fewer days. So, those on garlic not only had fewer colds, but they also recovered faster, suffering only one and a half days instead of five. Accelerated relief, reduced symptom severity, and faster recovery to full fitness. Interesting, but that study was done about two decades ago. What about all of the other randomized controlled trials? There <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25386977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aren\u2019t<\/a> any. There\u2019s only that one trial to date. Still, the best available balance of evidence suggests that, indeed, \u201cgarlic may prevent occurrences of the common cold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What about cancer? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27396636\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is<\/a> garlic \u201ca stake through the heart of cancer?\u201d As you can see below and at 2:05 in my <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/benefits-of-garlic-for-fighting-cancer-and-the-common-cold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a><\/strong>, various garlic supplements have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/26764328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tested<\/a> on cells in a petri dish or lab animals, but there weren\u2019t any human studies to see if garlic could affect gene expression until now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103574\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-05.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-05.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-05-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-05-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-05-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-05-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-05-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-05-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-05-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-05-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Researchers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/26423732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found<\/a> that if you eat one big clove\u2019s worth of crushed raw garlic, you get an alteration of the expression of your genes related to anti-cancer immunity within hours. You can see a big boost in the production of cancer-suppressing proteins like oncostatin when you drip garlic directly on cells in a petri dish, as shown in the graph below and at 2:25 in my <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/benefits-of-garlic-for-fighting-cancer-and-the-common-cold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103576\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-25.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-25.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-25-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-25-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-25-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-25-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-25-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-25-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-25-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-25-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, you can also see boosted gene expression directly in your bloodstream within three hours of eating it, as seen below and at 2:34 in my <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/benefits-of-garlic-for-fighting-cancer-and-the-common-cold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a><\/strong>. Does this then translate into lower cancer risk?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103578\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-34.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-34.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-34-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-34-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-34-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-34-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-34-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-34-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-34-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-34-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As you can see in the graph below and at 2:44 in my <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/benefits-of-garlic-for-fighting-cancer-and-the-common-cold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/a>, after putting together ten population studies, researchers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25411831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found<\/a> that those reporting higher consumption of garlic only had half the risk of stomach cancer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103580\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-44.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-44.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-44-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-44-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-44-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-44-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-44-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-44-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-44-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-44-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">How do you define \u201chigh\u201d garlic consumption? Each study was different, from a few times a month to every day. Regardless, those who ate more garlic appeared to have lower cancer rates than those who ate less, suggesting a protective effect. Stomach cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death around the world, and garlic \u201cis relatively cheap; the product is freely available and easy to incorporate into a daily diet in a palatable manner\u201d\u2014and safely, too, so why not? And, perhaps, the more, the better.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The only way to prove garlic can prevent cancer is to put it to the test. Thousands of individuals were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/22271764\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">randomized<\/a> to receive seven years of a garlic supplement or a placebo. Those getting garlic did tend to get less cancer and die from less cancer, as you can see below and at 3:35 in my <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/benefits-of-garlic-for-fighting-cancer-and-the-common-cold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/a>, but the findings <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/benefits-of-garlic-for-fighting-cancer-and-the-common-cold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">were<\/a> not statistically significant, meaning that could have just happened by chance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103582\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-35.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-35.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-35-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-35-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-35-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-35-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-35-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-35-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-35-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-35-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Why didn\u2019t we see a more definitive result, given that garlic eaters appear to have much lower cancer rates? Well, the researchers didn\u2019t give them garlic; they gave them garlic extract and oil pills. It\u2019s possible that some of the purported active components weren\u2019t preserved in supplement form. Indeed, one study of garlic supplements, for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29937536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found<\/a> that it might take up to 27 capsules to obtain the same amount of garlic goodness found in just half a clove of crushed raw garlic. <\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What happens if you cook garlic? If you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1756464615001851?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">compare<\/a> raw chopped garlic to garlic simmered for 15 minutes, boiled for 6 minutes, or stir-fried for just 1 minute, you can get a three-fold drop in one of the purported active ingredients called allicin when you boil it, even more of a loss if you simmer it too long, and seemingly total elimination by even a single minute of stir-frying, as seen below and at 4:21 in my <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/benefits-of-garlic-for-fighting-cancer-and-the-common-cold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/a>. What about roasted garlic? Surprisingly, even though roasting is hotter than boiling, that cooking method preserved about twice as much. Raw garlic has the most, but it may be easier for some folks to eat two to three cloves of cooked garlic than even half a clove of raw.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103584\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-21.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-21.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-21-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-21-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-21-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-21-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-21-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-21-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-21-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-21-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>What about pickled garlic or those jars of minced garlic packed in water or oil? Fancy, fermented black garlic? Though jarred garlic may be more convenient, they have comparatively less garlicky goodness, especially pickled garlic, and the black garlic falls far behind, as you can see in the graph below and at 5:12 in my <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/benefits-of-garlic-for-fighting-cancer-and-the-common-cold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103586\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-12.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-12-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-12-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-12-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-12-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-12-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-12-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-12-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-12-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Can you eat too much? The garlic meta-analysis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25411831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suggests<\/a> there are no real safety concerns with side effects or overdosing, though that\u2019s with internal use. You should not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29931078\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stick<\/a> crushed garlic on your skin. It can cause irritation and, if left on long enough, can actually burn you. Wrap your knees with a garlic paste bandage or stick some on your back overnight, and you can end up burned, as seen below, and at 5:42 and 5:44 in my <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/benefits-of-garlic-for-fighting-cancer-and-the-common-cold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/a>. <\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103589\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-42.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-42.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-42-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-42-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-42-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-42-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-42-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-42-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-42-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-42-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103591\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-44.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-44.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-44-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-44-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-44-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-44-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-44-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-44-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-44-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-44-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Definitely don\u2019t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27181193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> rub<\/a> garlic on babies, even if you see an online article saying that topical garlic is good for respiratory disorders and your little one is congested. Below and at 5:57 in my <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/benefits-of-garlic-for-fighting-cancer-and-the-common-cold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/a>, you can see the blisters she<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27181193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> got<\/a>. The poor pumpkin! \u201cIt is crucial\u2026to explain to patients that \u2018natural\u2019 does not equal \u2018safe\u2019\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103593\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-57.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-57.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-57-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-57-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-57-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-57-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-57-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-57-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-57-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-57-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29973413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don\u2019t<\/a> put it on your toes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29377074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">don\u2019t<\/a> use it as a face mask, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/17040429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">don\u2019t<\/a> use it to try to get out of military service either. <\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/30370629\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eat<\/a> it like you\u2019re supposed to, there shouldn\u2019t be a problem. Some people can get an upset stomach if they eat too much, though, and you can\u2019t really say there aren\u2019t any side effects, given the \u201cbody odor and bad breath.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The other video I mentioned is<a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/friday-favorites-benefits-of-garlic-powder-for-heart-disease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Friday Favorites: Benefits of Garlic Powder for Heart Disease<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">. <\/span>What else can garlic do? See related posts below.<\/p>\n<p>And, for more on specific foods for fighting colds and cancer, check out related posts below.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"et_social_bottom_trigger\"\/>  <\/div>\n<p><script>\n            !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n            {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n                n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n            if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n            n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n            t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n            s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n                'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n            fbq('init', '1582627921973608');\n            fbq('track', 'PageView');\n        <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raw garlic is compared to roasted, stir-fried, simmered, and jarred garlic. Garlic lowers blood pressure, regulates cholesterol, and stimulates immunity. I\u2019ve talked before about its effect on heart disease risk factors, but what about immunity? 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