Garlic

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Garlic, onions, and leeks may be lacking in color, but they're bursting with powerful phytochemicals—substances found only in plants—which help your body fight disease and promote good health. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) recommends flavoring salads, sandwiches, and main dishes with garlic, onions, and/or leeks as part of your recommended 5 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables a day.

Research shows that allicin-containing garlic and onions may help lower cholesterol and blood pressure and increase the body's ability to fight infections.

Garlic – Officially Safe
All animal feed products in the United States are regulated by a national organization called the American Feed Control Officials, Inc. (AFCO). AFCO, composed of each state’s agricultural department officials, is responsible for monitoring safety issues regarding feeds and supplements. AFCO prohibits substances that may harm and lists approved ingredients with a proven safety history. Such items are called GRAS (generally recognized as safe), and are listed in AFCO’s Official Publication. Garlic is one of the many natural foods and herbs which have earned the GRAS status by having a clean and clear history of use. AFCO gathers information from many sources (for example, professional toxicologists from all over the United States) and they really know what they are talking about! So there we have it. Garlic, the world’s most popular health tonic, is backed by thousands of years of history and recognized by leading veterinary, regulatory, medical, and scientific organizations.

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"[Our] results suggest that garlic may be considered as a tick repellent for individuals and populations at high risk for tick bite, rather than other agents that might have more adverse effects," writes study author Louise Stjernberg, RN, MPH. Stjernberg is from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden.

She and her colleagues gave 1,200 mg of garlic supplements a day to 50 Swedish soldiers doing military exercises in an area with a large number of ticks. They then counted the number of tick bites on the soldiers. The researchers found that the soldiers who took a placebo had significantly more tick bites than the ones who took the garlic supplements.

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Anecdoctal reports of garlic being beneficial in gastrointestinal problems and diluted topical ointments for ear problems in dogs.

Dr. Clemmons suggests two cloves of raw garlic freshly crushed. Garlic has many wonderful properties including being an excellent antibacteria and antiinflammatory. Over 1200 scientific research articles have been published on the medical benefits of garlic!

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Scientists have uncovered fresh evidence that garlic can protect against some forms of cancer.

The research, by a team from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, shows that people who eat raw or cooked garlic regularly cut their risk of stomach cancer by about a half compared with those who eat none.

They also cut their risk of colorectal cancer by as much as two-thirds.

Professor Arab said previous research had shown that a compound in garlic called allium partially protects animals against cancer.

Some scientists believe it has the same effect in humans, she said.

Professor Arab said: "After controlling for various risk factors, we found that when we pooled the results, this preventive effect was largely confirmed.

Recommended Garlic Reading:

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Brennan, D.V.M., Mary, with Norma Eckroate. The Natural Dog: A Complete Guide for Caring Owners. New York, New York: Penguin Group, 1994.

Diamond, M.D., W. John & W. Lee Cowden, M.D., with Burton Goldberg. An Alternative Medicine Definitive Guide to Cancer. Tiburon, California: Future Medicine Publishing, Inc., 1997.

D’Amelio, Sr., Frank S. Botanicals: A Phytocosmetic Desk Reference. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, 1999.

De Bairacli Levy, Juliette. The Complete Herbal Handbook for the Dog and Cat. London: Faber & Faber, 1992.

De Bairacli Levy, Juliette. The Complete Herbal Handbook for Farm and Stable. London: Faber & Faber, 1984.

Dunne, Lavon J. Nutrition Almanac. 3rd ed. Nutrition Search, Inc. Director, John D. Kirschmann. New York, New York: McGraw-Hill, Publishing Company, 1990.

Carper, Jean. Miracle Cures: Dramatic New Scientific Discoveries Revealing the Healing Powers of Herbs, Vitamins, and Other Natural Remedies. New York, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1997.

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Fulder, Ph.D., Stephen. An End to Ageing? Remedies for Life Extension. New York, New York: Destiny Books, 1983.

Fulder, Ph.D., Stephen and John Blackwood. Garlic: Nature’s Original Remedy. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 1991.

Goldstein, D.V.M., Martin. The Nature of Animal Healing. New York, New York: Ballantine Books, 2000.

Graci, Sam, with Harvey Diamond. The Power of Superfoods: 30 Days That Will Change Your Life. Scarborough, Ontario: Prentice Hall Canada, Inc., 1997.

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Heinerman, Ph.D., John. Nature’s Super Medicines: the Seven Essential Ingredients for Optimal Health. Paramus, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1997.

Hoffmann, David. The Holistic Herbal: a Herbal Celebrating the Wholeness of Life. Longmead, Great Britain: Element Books, Ltd., 1988.

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Lieberman, Shari & Nancy Bruning. The Real Vitamin & Mineral Book: Going Beyond the RDA for Optimum Health. Garden City Park, New York: Avery Publishing Group, Inc., 1990.

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Medical Economics Company. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 2nd ed. Montvale, New Jersey: Medical Economics Company, 2000.

Messonnier, D.V.M., Shawn. Natural Health Bible for Dogs & Cats: Your A-Z Guide to Over 200 Conditions, Herbs, Vitamins, and Supplements. New York, New York: Three Rivers Press, 2001.

Monte, Tom and the Editors of EastWest Natural Health. World Medicine: The East West Guide to Healing Your Body. New York, New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1993.

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Royal, Penny C. Herbally Yours. Hurricane, Utah: Sound Nutrition, 1991.

Tierra, C.A., N.D., Michael. The Way of Herbs. New York, New York: Pocket Books, 1990.

Whitaker, M.D., Julian. Reversing Heart Disease. New York, New York: Warner Books, 2002.

Wilen, Joan & Lydia Wilen. Garlic: Nature’s Super Healer. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1997.

Wulff-Tilford, Mary L. and Gregory L. Tilford. All You Ever Wanted to Know About Herbs for Pets. Irvine, California: Bowtie Press, 1999.

Zampieron, N.D., A.H.G., Ellen Kamhi, Ph.D., R.N., H.N.C., with Burton Goldberg. Arthritis: An Alternative Medicine Definitive Guide. Tiburon, California: AlternativeMedicine.com Books, 1999.

Zucker, Martin. The Veterinarian’s Guide to Natural Remedies for Dogs. New York, New York: Three Rivers Press, 1999.