Garlic is a vegetable bulb, famous for its strong smell and anti-vampire properties. It is a close relative to leeks, chives and onions and if you put it under your pillow, something surprising happens. Read on to see that garlic does not have to be consumed to help you. 1. Put Garlic In Your Ear If you are suffering the agonizing pain of an ear infection, garlic can help! Putting a clove of garlic in an infected ear can alleviate the pain and allow the infection to heal itself. Here’s how: Remove the skin of the garlic, cut off and discard the tip and then carefully push the cut-tip end into the ear. Don’t push too far in. The pain should start to alleviate in about 15 minutes. It is okay to keep it in overnight. Just remember to take the vegetable out of your ear in the morning before you leave home otherwise you’re sure to get some strange looks. 2. Drop In Your Ear Oil is another way garlic acts as a remedy for an ear infection, but only do this if the ear is not leaking and if the ear drum is intact. Using garlic olive oil can reduce the pain and also speed the healing. Heat two tablespoons of olive oil, drop in one clove of minced garlic and cook on low heat for 15-20 minutes. Let cool and drop two oil drops into affected ear. If the ear is leaking from the infection or if the eardrum is ruptured, do not do this. You can use a Dr. Mom Otoscope to find out if the eardrum is ruptured. 3. Season Pots & Pans This is where we enter the Twilight Zone…but just for a moment. People rub fresh garlic on their pots and pans to remove negative energy that might enter the food. Umm, no comment. We’ll leave it to you to decide whether to do this or not, but it can’t hurt and you’ll get some of the many nutritional benefits of the vegetable by seasoning your cookware with it. 4. Put In Your Pocket Along the same wavelength as rubbing it on pots and pans is wrapping a clove or two in cloth or a handkerchief and taking it with you. People do this and carry it with them in their pocket to ward off negative energy. Let’s get back to the more logical… 5. Garlic’s Magic Ingredient The most powerful compound in garlic is allicin, an organosulfur compound that gives garlic its strong smell. Allicin is most effective when crushed and left to sit for 15 minutes. But what happens if you put a fresh, whole clove under your pillow at night? 6. Put Under Your Pillow If you put a clove of garlic under your pillow, it can help you get a better night’s sleep. Do not peel or crush it to enjoy this sleep-inducing effect that is due most likely to the aroma that produces calmness. Eating garlic is highly beneficial too, in surprising ways… 7. Why Is Garlic Great? The vegetable’s complex carbohydrates and proteins can improve physical and mental performance. But that’s only the beginning… 8. Heartworthy Garlic extract is a proven supplement that reverses plaque buildup in arteries. It also prevents new plaque from forming. Plaque clogs arteries and greatly increases the likelihood of having a stroke or a heart attack. 9. Anti-Cancer Garlic can reduce the risk of stomach, colon, esophagus, pancreas, and breast cancers. This is reported by the U.S. National Institute of Health’s National Cancer Institute. 10. Heavy Metal Protection Toxicity from heavy metal exposure can damage organs. Garlic can dramatically reduce heavy metal levels in the blood as well as reduce symptoms of heavy metal exposure including headaches and blood pressure. 11. Cold-Fighter Garlic fights the germs that cause colds. For best results, crush or mince one garlic clove and leave sit for 15 minutes. Then combine with other foods, spread on bread…or just suck on the crushed clove. 12. Beauty Agent Vitamin C’s antioxidant properties slow the depletion of collagen which keeps facial skin from sagging. Massage crushed garlic extract or garlic-infused oil into your scalp. This can prevent hair loss. 13. Fungal Cure It even works on Athlete’s Foot. Crush a few cloves and drop them into a warm water foot bath. A 30-minute soak might be all your foot needs.
