Garlic...nature's miracle cure for all things bacterial. This goes for colds, ear infections, yeast infections, and countless other illnesses for which we're hopping down to the clinic for some anti-biotics. Don't believe me? Try it!
Colds: Next time you get a cold, start popping garlic- fresh, peeled, whole cloves, or fresh minced on toast or added to pasta- whatever your flavor, just get it in somehow. Your cold won't last too long.
Ear Infections: For ear infections, which most children seem to suffer from often, make your own garlic-infused oil and put a couple of drops in each ear several times a day. Chances are, your baby won't even complain of any pain from the infection and it will heal without a trip to the doctor. Even if you only suspect an ear infection, add the oil. It's perfectly safe, has no side effects (unless your child is allergic to garlic, which I suppose is rare), and can't be overdosed. I make my Garlic Oil in a glass ramekin and store it that way, too, since I only make it when I need it.
How to make Garlic Oil: peel 3 garlic cloves and smash with flat side of knife. Add to 1/2c oil (any kind will do. The oil is only a medium to carry the garlic) in glass bowl or sauce pan. Microwave for 1 min in bowl or simmer over med/low for 5 min in pan. Let oil cool completely. Pick/strain out garlic pieces and discard. Store oil in glass jar. Use oil in ears by the drop when needed. Oil lasts about a week. After that it looses potency.
Now, here's the thing...I'm a baby. I don't take my own advice enough. I would often rather suffer with a cold than stink like garlic- and I LIKE garlic. I don't get myself. Maybe I need you all to try this out and say how much it works for you and all that for me to believe it's worth it. *sigh* But, since I did just give this advice yesterday, and since I do currently have a cold, I've started taking it-by the half-clove swallowed alone. ick. I really wish I could take it intraveneously. boo. I'll post an update about how the cold's going (or not going) in a day or so.
God was really thinking when he made a stinky little plant that we like to cook with, caused it to grow like a weed, and enabled it with over 30 anti-bacterial properties!
Mine and Michael's favorite way to eat raw garlic is to thinly slice it and pair it with Havarti cheese. Yum! It's usually a camping staple. I too don't enjoy smelling like a garlic clove (and it might be odd for Benny to smell like one), but I also don't like to give my boys medication unless I absolutely have to. Definitely worth a shot. Thanks for the tips!
ReplyDeleteGarlic update: so, after one day of taking garlic (raw, swallowed whole-one clove per day)I had more energy. Now my snot and toots smell like garlic. I think it's really working into my system. lol!
ReplyDeleteGarlic update: after 3 days of garlic injestion, the cold was gone.
ReplyDelete