I use a garlic press and crush up two small cloves or one really large clove then take some raw honey and just chug it down.
I don't give off a garlic related funk or anything because I try to eat the right things at all times anyway.
They sell cheap garlic presses at Target, btw.
As a homeopathic health point, for anyone that is interested, the allicin is released from the garlic when crushed.
Whole cloves chugged won't do anything.
If you are taking garlic pills, check your supplement label.
Here are some of the benefits of
raw crushed garlic. However, you can cook it as well, and get these effects.
I will alternate between raw and cooked, as not to offend the whole planet with my breath.
Health benefits of raw garlic:
(1) a powerful immune system enhancer. Eat two to three cloves of raw garlic the first sign of a cold.
(2) helps lower blood pressure.
(3) helps reduce high cholesterol.
(4) helps reduce plaque within the arterial system. One recent study shows
this effect to be greater in women than men.
(5) helps to regulate blood sugar.
(6) helps to prevent blood clots from forming, thus reducing the possibility of strokes. reduce platelet clumping and clotting (thus reducing strokes)
(7) dramatically reduces bacterial infections.
(8) expels intestinal parasites & worms.
(9) 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.
(10) has anti-fungal and anti-viral properties.
(11) helps to prevent cancer, especially of the digestive system, including the esophagus, stomach, and colon.
(12) has anti-oxidant properties and is a source of selenium.
(13) cures athletes foot. Rub crushed raw garlic on the affected area. Then cover or wrap the area leaving the pieces of raw garlic and oil enacted. Leave on overnight if possible. Repeat process until fungus is gone.
(14) helps to remove heavy metals, such as lead and mercury from the body.
(15) improves cardiovascular health.
(16) removes warts. Crush a clove of garlic, apply to wart, tape in place for 24 hours. The wart may blister and fall off in a week.
(17) heals boils & infected sores including cold sores.
Oh and one more. Sulfur for hair...