Friday Favorite: Benefits of Garlic for Fighting Cancer and the Common Cold

Raw garlic is compared to roasted, stir-fried, simmered, and jarred garlic.

The other video I mentioned is Benefits of Garlic Powder for Heart Disease ( ).

What else can garlic do?
• Inhibiting Platelet Activation with Garlic & Onions ( )
• Garlic & Raisins to Prevent Premature Birth ( )
• Cancer, Interrupted: Garlic & Flavonoids ( )

For more on specific foods for fighting colds, check out:
• Kiwifruit for the Common Cold ( )
• Nutritional Yeast to Prevent the Common Cold ( )
• Preventing the Common Cold with Probiotics? ( )
• Using the Produce Aisle to Boost Immune Function ( )
• Best Food to Prevent Common Childhood Infections ( )
• Best Food to Counter Stress-Induced Immune Suppression ( )
• Elderberry Benefits and Side Effects: Does It Help with Colds and the Flu? ( )

And here is more on foods that fight cancer:
• Strawberries vs. Esophageal Cancer ( )
• Which Fruit Fights Cancer Better? ( )
• Which Dietary Factors Affect Breast Cancer Most? ( )
• Back to Our Roots: Curry and Cancer ( )
• Breast Cancer Survival Vegetable ( )
• Resistant Starch and Colon Cancer ( )
• Tomato Sauce vs. Prostate Cancer ( )
• The Best Diet for Colon Cancer Prevention ( )

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