Garlic – Loves me, Loves me not
Written By: Dr. Jan McBarren, Duke and The Doctor
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Published - Feb 18, 2011
Health tips and information shared about Garlic has a mystical past dating back to the Egyptian pyramids and can be found in colorful folklore tales brimming with vampires and the afterlife. However, what of this life? What does garlic have to do with how we live today?
The health benefits of garlic in each of its forms have been studied extensively and new clinical trials continue to find further benefits. Raw or unprocessed garlic has been known to treat fungal infections and it may also reduce the risk of certain types of cancer. However, anecdotal reports of rashes or skin burns, in both people applying garlic in topical therapy and food preparers handling garlic can be found. These side effects of utilizing raw garlic do show improvement without long term or permanent effects when the individual ceases skin contact with garlic.