Have you ever considered growing garlic? We have it growing
in our flower gardens. Growing garlic is easy.
Garlic is a wonderful food to add to your Healthy Balanced
Meals. Garlic contains allicin which inhibits bacterial growth, boost your
immune system, lowers cholesterol and acts as a blood thinner. Allicin is
sensitive to heat and you will receive benefit by eating it raw so crush
it and add it to your salad dressings.
My simple quick salad dressing is easy to prepare. Simply
mix together 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar, 1/4 cup pure extra virgin olive
oil, seasonings of your liking (cayenne pepper is great), the juice of one
lemon (or orange if you like), fresh parsley and 3 cloves of freshly crushed
garlic. It takes less than 5 minutes to make.
If you are worried about the smell of garlic, add some
parsley to your salad to take away the smell. I have a friend who ate several
cloves of garlic soaked in olive oil all in one sitting. The next day you could
smell garlic whenever you approached him. Having several cloves of garlic is
not necessary. Adding one clove of garlic a day should be plenty.
And from a more playful note, I am sure that you have heard
of the powers of garlic to ward off vampires. Have you ever wondered where
those stories came from?
Imagine an individual that has pale skin, elongated teeth, and
sensitivity to light and does not like mirrors or garlic. Sounds familiar
doesn’t it. The mythical Vampire!
There is a genetic disorder known as porphyria. Individuals
with porphyria have difficulty producing hemoglobin, the component that gives
blood the red color. The lack of hemoglobin in their blood makes their skin
look pale.
They have sensitivity to sunlight and their skin may blister
from being in the sun. Intense light reflected in mirrors may be difficult for
them to look at and finally, their gums often recede, giving the appearance of
elongated teeth or fangs if you prefer.
So, what does garlic have to do with porhyria, the vampire
disease? Well, it turns out that garlic interferes with the production of
hemoglobin as a consequence, those having porphyria naturally respond
negatively to garlic.
For certain these individuals are not the creatures that
exist in myths but it has been speculated that the genetic disorder may have
given rise to the myth of vampires.
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