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Garlic Information
Garlic
Garlic’s use dates back thousands of
years as both a traditional medicine and seasoning. Some chemicals in it are thought
to confer health benefits—notably allicin, which gives garlic its strong taste
and smell, though not all scientists agree that it is the main beneficial
ingredient. Garlic supplements vary widely in composition, depending on the age
of the garlic and how it is processed.
Claims, purported
benefits: Lowers cholesterol;
fights cancer, hypertension, diabetes, and infections, including the common
cold.
Evidence: Lab and animal
studies suggest that garlic has a range of benefits. It keeps blood platelets from
sticking together (reducing the risk of blood clots) and may have anti-cancer
and cholesterol-lowering effects. But what happens in people is less clear.
Most human studies have been small, short, and inconsistent. Some have found
that garlic reduces cholesterol by about 10%, but a well-designed Stanford
study in 2007 found that neither raw garlic nor supplements had an effect.
With that noted, in the last two weeks
several people have called or emailed me about the "Garlic
Scare". I wanted to point out several things regarding this. I
am familiar with two of the studies people are talking about.
One used a very high dose of garlic, I
believe 4 ounces per day; in the other they used onion (related to
garlic). My garlic blends have only a portion of garlic, they also have
rosehips, seaweed, and other herbs. If you fed my horses double the
recommended dosage (still well below what is dangerous), you would still not be
getting enough to hurt the horse. My herbal FOOD blends' suggested portion
is 1/2 scoop or 1/2 oz two times daily. If a serious problem exists, use
1 scoop two times daily for ten days, then return to 1/2 scoop two times
daily. At this amount the horses are still getting well below one ounce
of garlic daily.
Most of my horse customers are fed like this
and the owner even takes them off now and then for a week here and there.
There has not been one known case of toxicity or anemia in over twenty years of
use with this dosage.
The Nutraceutical Alliance wanted Herbs of
the World to pay $25,000 to participate in the first study. I could not
do that. They used straight garlic, which I don't agree with, it should
be used in a blend for best results and for the safety and pleasure of the
horse. Unless one uses raw, fresh garlic for a specific reason and for a
short period of time, using garlic alone is not recommended. Garlic is
good for horses, as is seaweed and many other herbs. Just don't go
overboard.