Too much garlic a bad thing?

[philo351]

Is there any caution to be had in having an entire bulb of garlic throughout the day? That would amount to about 60-80 grams a day.

Does garlic become unsafe when you reach a certain quantity?

[Revvell]

Operative words as always ~ "too much"... "too much" of anything makes it "too much"....

If you don't mind alienating people with your fragrance, have at it!

[Myca]

Not for you...just for everyone around you..

[philo351]

I'm going to put it the test and just have a single bulb worth of cloves throughout the next two weeks and see how it goes. I'll post here with any side effects if I experience any.

I'm just really craving garlic these days. My wife seems to be ok with this ....so far

[MysticTree]

A bulb of garlic over two weeks seems fine to me. One a week seems fine to me. Not sure how much I use ... maybe a clove a day or thereabouts.

[Raw Angel Mom]

It is a great natural anti-biotic and spare the good bacteria. When i am sick, i can take up to three garlic cloves a day. In the beginning of my raw journey, without question, i will eat about one a day because i used garlic in many recipes. Now, 4 years latter, i don't even use onion but seek to prepare food to the most natural state and get the natural flavor of the food without empowering them with another strong taste.

Maybe your body needs this much garlic for now. Listen to your body, it will guide you. It may not let you eat an entire bulk of garlic and maybe it will.

All the best and let us know how you feel after your experiment.

[climbing]

I've eaten that much a day but not raw. I've probably juiced that much in a day during my fasts though, and people around me said they couldn't smell it! I think garlic is good. I put a few cloves a day in my raw sauces and dressings. It makes my body vibrate. :)

[Arky]

Too much may be challenging to the sulphur pathways of the liver but more significantly, garlic contains compounds which can affect blood the blood (as an anti-coagulant), and the blood cells themselves.

As always, it's a matter of degree. Most substances (even water) can kill if consumed to excess.

I wouldn't personally ever consume more than 3 cloves a day.

I do recall once foolishly following a Richard Schulze cleanse recipe overly enthusiastically, thinking I could handle extra garlic in a citrus smoothie. BAD mistake - I put 6 cloves in this one smoothie and when I drank it it instantly made me heave so hard I literally (*literally*) thought I was going to both pass out and choke to death. A frightening experience and one I never intend to repeat!

[Revvell]

I do recall once foolishly following a Richard Schulze cleanse recipe overly enthusiastically, thinking I could handle extra garlic in a citrus smoothie. BAD mistake - I put 6 cloves in this one smoothie and when I drank it it instantly made me heave

Stories abound that at one time, Richard confused clove with bulb and did something similar.

[philo351]

Too much may be challenging to the sulphur pathways of the liver but more significantly, garlic contains compounds which can affect blood the blood (as an anti-coagulant), and the blood cells themselves.

As always, it's a matter of degree. Most substances (even water) can kill if consumed to excess.

I wouldn't personally ever consume more than 3 cloves a day.

I do recall once foolishly following a Richard Schulze cleanse recipe overly enthusiastically, thinking I could handle extra garlic in a citrus smoothie. BAD mistake - I put 6 cloves in this one smoothie and when I drank it it instantly made me heave so hard I literally (*literally*) thought I was going to both pass out and choke to death. A frightening experience and one I never intend to repeat!

Thanks. This is the kind of input I was looking for. I'm a little concerned at how dramatically garlic thins your blood.

Dr Schulze prescibes cheyenne as an eye treatment. He's a little crazy

[philo351]

I've eaten that much a day but not raw. I've probably juiced that much in a day during my fasts though, and people around me said they couldn't smell it! I think garlic is good. I put a few cloves a day in my raw sauces and dressings. It makes my body vibrate. :)

I'm adding to juice right now, too, and it seems like I can handle a lot more that way. I've tried describing the feeling that garlic gives you. I know exactly what you're talking about. It's supertastic

[philo351]

Maybe your body needs this much garlic for now. Listen to your body, it will guide you. It may not let you eat an entire bulk of garlic and maybe it will.

I think so, too. It's not an indulgent kind of craving. It's just different. I'm doing a juice fast right now so it might just be the result of stirring up some imbalances that garlic can address.

[Norie]

I guess it depends! If you're 4'9 and 70lbs, then yeah, an entire bulb is too much! But if you're an average sized adult it should be okay I think! If you're feeling ill then maybe swap a little of it for some onion just to get some variety?

[Revvell]

A bit off-topic but since cayenne was brought up....

An old story about a friend who just turned 87. She and some friends who knew and know her quite well were at a commune awhile back. There was a group of gents there who didn't speak English and they saw this older lady liberally sprinkling this red stuff on her food. Thinking it must be something good, they did the same. She ate it with no problem. They, well, they embarrassed themselves a bit. :)

[MysticTree]

John Kohler has a scar on his neck where he put fresh garlic on his skin and it burned him!