A while back I read in my Health magazine that eating a clove a garlic a day will keep you cold-free for this season. (Or any season.) So, a few weeks ago, I tried the theory out when I was sensing a cold on the horizon. It actually seemed to help--either that or it was: a) psychological or b) the 6 gallons of water I chugged that day, effectively flushing the bug out of my system.
Yesterday I was again feeling the scratchy signs of a sore throat & ensuing cold, so today I gritted my teeth and ate some chopped garlic on a piece of toast. I'll tell you something: that stuff BURNS going down! My sore throat is actually (momentarily?) gone, but I'm guessing it is because the garlic sting has disguised the lesser sore throat.
We'll see what happens in the next couple days...besides the fact that Keith will be sleeping as far away from me as possible & that our friends we're dining with tonight will be thinking "is she wearing some sort of garlic perfume?"
***Update: I still haven't had a cold yet this season...however, I did have the stomach flu...Hmmm...
4 comments:
Are you sure they don't mean that you have to eat a clove a day for the whole season? You will have to keep us updated on how this works out and maybe have your own special table at Thanksgiving. :)
LOL. Yes, I know that the "rule" is that I should have one clove every day. However, I don't think I can subject Keith to that. :) My sore throat is still there, but it seems to be dissipating. I'll keep you posted. :)
This post kind of left a bad taste in my mouth (HAHAHA- get it?!).... I think you need to update.
I think preparing your first turkey feast is worthy of a blog update. Do you have pictures of The Bird?
Coming soon: "My $100 Shopping Spree." (trying to come up with a more clever title...)
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