I was writing a post on the medicinal uses of allicin, the active ingredient found in garlic pills. I started getting hungry as a result, so I took these last cloves of garlic and cooked them with strips of beef! Tasty and healthy! But for best results, garlic should always be eaten raw. Just don’t forget to chase it down with wine to mask the smell. First graders always comment on ba...

People have been using garlic to treat bacterial infections for centuries, but only recently have the mechanisms behind this natural remedy been explained by science. The active ingredient in garlic, that is known to have a variety of anti-bacterial, anti-viral, and anti-fungal affects, is called allicin. Recently, allicin, in the form of an extract, has been getting a lot of media coverag...