Guest guest Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 Katji, Your last paragraph kind of confused me, didn't understand a lot of those words!! You said eat something probiotic in weeks following, what is that? I'm not sure I can get anything like that. I'm just 18, and barely starting to look into herbs, so don't know much! It's all confusing to me! ~Rachel herbal remedies , katja <katja@a...> wrote: > if you're taking it medicinally (and you couldn't pay me to do this > recreationally) just crush the garlic and eat it with a spoon. down the > hatch! it won't be pleasant, so have some water ready for afterwards. milk > would be better for the base, but it sounds like you don't do that. the bit > with the yogurt and the banana is just to make it palatable. generally, by > the way, i recommend as much as four cloves at a time, especially for > warding off flu season nasties. > > keep in mind with garlic - it's antibiotic, and it's pretty indiscriminate > about it. make sure to have something probiotic in the weeks following so > much garlic consumption to rebuild your intestinal flora - good > lactofermented kimchi will do the trick, or high-quality kefir (not that > helios crud they sell in the stores), or lactofermented lambic ale...if you > can't do any better then at least take a probiotic supplement. > > -katja in central vermont. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 oh - i'm sorry! probiotics are the opposite of antibiotics: instead of killing bacteria and stuff, they promote it. or more accurately, they *are* bacteria. specifically you want to see the lactobacillus strains and the acidophilus strains, though not always together. you can buy probiotics in pill form, but they're vastly suboptimal - you're better off to make some real kefir (which is fermented milk), eat some lactofermented kimchi or sauerkraut (not the kind made with vinegar), some bubbies brand pickles (which are also lactofermented), or if it's all you can do, then at least some very high quality full fat organic plain yogurt, such as stoneyfield farm or butterworks farm if you're in new england. so, just like a regular antibiotic from your doctor will kill off all the bacteria in your gut, good and bad, garlic also has antibacterial qualities, and will kill off bacteria in your gut too. but you need this bacteria for your gut to function properly, and most americans lack it because lactofermented foods are not common in our diets anymore. (pickles, etc are made with vinegar these days...) that's why so many americans have intestinal cramping, acid reflux, etc (that and the consumption of gluten grains - the two issues go hand in hand). so, because you're taking garlic, you're killing off any of the good stuff that you might have in your gut. so you need to make sure you put it all back again. more clear now? -katja At 10:52 AM 8/16/2004, you wrote: >Katji, > Your last paragraph kind of confused me, didn't understand a lot >of those words!! You said eat something probiotic in weeks following, >what is that? I'm not sure I can get anything like that. I'm just 18, >and barely starting to look into herbs, so don't know much! It's all >confusing to me! > ~Rachel > > >herbal remedies , katja <katja@a...> wrote: > > if you're taking it medicinally (and you couldn't pay me to do this > > recreationally) just crush the garlic and eat it with a spoon. down >the > > hatch! it won't be pleasant, so have some water ready for >afterwards. milk > > would be better for the base, but it sounds like you don't do that. >the bit > > with the yogurt and the banana is just to make it palatable. >generally, by > > the way, i recommend as much as four cloves at a time, especially >for > > warding off flu season nasties. > > > > keep in mind with garlic - it's antibiotic, and it's pretty >indiscriminate > > about it. make sure to have something probiotic in the weeks >following so > > much garlic consumption to rebuild your intestinal flora - good > > lactofermented kimchi will do the trick, or high-quality kefir (not >that > > helios crud they sell in the stores), or lactofermented lambic >ale...if you > > can't do any better then at least take a probiotic supplement. > > > > -katja in central vermont. > > > > > > > > >Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: >1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. >2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural >remedy. >3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and to >prescribe for your own health. >We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as >they behave themselves. >Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person >following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. >It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from >list members, you are agreeing to >be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and >members free of any liability. > >Dr. Ian Shillington >Doctor of Naturopathy >Dr.IanShillington > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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