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My totally anecdotal (and probably largely placebo-based) move is to eat a clove of raw garlic anytime I feel a sickness coming on. For whatever reason it seems
by jc_811 3y ago
My totally anecdotal (and probably largely placebo-based) move is to eat a clove of raw garlic anytime I feel a sickness coming on. For whatever reason it seems to work :)
- Animatronio 3y agoSame here, although I eat an onion before bed. I highly suspect it has to do with these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytoncide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytoncide
- distortionfield 3y agoNow I want to see an N=400 study on garlic and onions as cold remedies
- hombre_fatal 3y agoProbably works by keeping the infected person at bay, esp out of kissing / intimate convo distance, so you have time to fight the start of the virus while it’s small.
- trillic 3y agoKeeps the vampires away too. Always a nice bonus for us garlic-lovers.