it is a fantastic medicinal herb. It also makes me very flatulent, so bad in fact, that I had to stop eating it! Onion does the same.

I sometimes use it as a medicine, or if I'm eating out, but not as an everyday food. I would have no friends left.

Hi Rita - I'm taking this with a grain of salt, because I LOVE garlic, and of course I do know the nutrionalist's point of view that garlic is healthy and good for you.

Doug Graham says in the 80/10/10 diet that "Herbs and spices like garlic, onion, curry, cumin, ginger, cayenne, chili powder and oregano contain alkaloids and other toxic chemicals. These seasonings stimulate our taste buds and nerves while delivering toxins to out nervous system. Their use should be avoided, or at least minimzed. They act as irritants in the digestive tract, often causing the body to produce mucus for protection. They also function to disguise the bland or noxious taste of cooked foods and seduce us into consuming foods that would not attract us on their own." Graham, D. (2006). "The 80/10/10 Diet". p256

I've read on Harley's posts too that garlic has been called an exitotoxin.

Before anyone shoots me down; I'm just saying that these points of view exist. I do not necessarily subscribe to them. 

All I've noticed is that since going predominantly raw, raw garlic gives me the worst indigestion I've ever experienced. It really hurts! I am wondering what anyone else might be experiencing with raw garlic. This pain used to happen to me when I was a teenager (and presumably less backlogged with toxic sludge!!LOLOL!!!!) when I ate raw garlic.

It's food for thought; if raw garlic gives me pain, then maybe there might be something in it that is toxic TO ME???

Best cheers, Niqi

I was at a talk of his with a real doctor and she said he was way off the mark with some of his information. She also said that some of his information was completely incorrect. She said she did not correct him, as she did not want to embarrass him in front of his audience.
 
So now I tend to take much of what “doctor” Doug Graham says with a large grain of salt.

From personal experience, I know how good garlic, onion, ginger and cayenne is in regards to natural health matters. They all kept me mainly cold and flu free for many years, or at least helped to reduce my symptoms if I did happen to come down with something.

You can eat it straight – but this is only for very brave souls. I tried it once in 1995 but never tried it again.
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Yeppy- have had the same experience.

Raw garlic can give me a volcano in my tummy both upways AND downways.

Pity, because I Love the taste and no matter what anyone says, I DO love it's qualities. I don't think it's as bad as all that!!!

LOL!!!

Niqi

When I first went raw I was still using loads and loads. These days making the same dressing I will have only a tiny amount and only if necessary. Love it loads, just can taste it over everything else.

xoxoxo

Thanks for the tip omshanti, I will have to try that one day.

I love garlic but am unfortunately also unable to digest it, very painful. so maybe there is some truth in Dr D's opinion.
(Since there are so many of us who have problems dealing with it.)

one night i had about 2 hole cloves of garlic in my dinner and later on i had such bad stomich painz that my boyfriend hads to take me to te hospital!

sucked as!