I was taking like 20 garlic tablets a day for the bladder infect I was trying to get rid of.

I bought the triple coated garlic tablets from gnc. No smell.

My legs were bothering me before I started taking the garlic. Now my legs are not stiff.

So I just researched this and found this:

garlic supplement: Garlic functions on a similar principle as echinacea, helping strengthen the immune system. Garlic helps boost natural killer cells in particular (which are lower than "normal" in most fibro patients). It also helps get rid of infections and functions as an anti-oxidant. I eat raw and cooked garlic in meals, which is supposed to have the same effects as taking a garlic supplement. Can be found in almost all health stores and drug stores. (I've started taking an anti-oxidant supplement that includes some garlic.)

I obviously don't want to take 20 garlic tablets a day but this is very interesting to me.

By Karen~moderator on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 09:56 am:

Yes, garlic is great for the immune system, which has effects on your whole body, period. I have always been afraid to take te garlic pills because I was afraid my breath would smell like garlic! LOL

By Mrsheidi on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 10:00 am:

I once worked with another science teacher who, as soon as he felt a cold coming on, would eat a whole garlic! I thought it was disgusting but the guy never missed a day of work!

By Feona on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 10:32 am:

I have to ask dh if I smell like garlic. At least I don't taste the garlic in the triple coated pills.