I Ate a Clove of Garlic Every Day For 1 Week, and My Stomach Still Hasn’t Forgiven Me
8 years ago Fiona Watkins
The first references to garlic found in diets go back to ancient Egypt, where the working class was known to eat garlic in order to maintain and increase their strength. In ancient Greece, soldiers were fed garlic for courage and strength, and it was associated with war. Most notably, during the first Olympic Games, garlic was consumed by the athletes before they competed!
Doctor Alejandro Junger, author of Clean, suggested eating a clove of garlic a day due to its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory benefits — specifically to improve your gut health. Potentially better skin and health? I was sold. I figured this would be an easy habit to take on, since I always have a head of garlic lying around the kitchen. After some research, I found that garlic has the most benefits when eaten raw because when heated, the allicin concentration decreases, negatively affecting the anti-inflammatory properties of garlic. Here's what happened when I consumed raw garlic every day for one whole w..