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Posted 2/27/2017 8:08 PM (GMT 0)
It seems everytime I eat garlic I tend to herx from it. My mother made Cauliflower Garlic Bread (wasn't actually bread just cauliflower) and she put a lot of garlic on it. Was about an hour after I ate it my muscles began twitching and have been for the past day. Aggressive twitching more than usual as well as increased muscle aches.

Can one herx simply from just eating garlic bread??!
Posted 2/27/2017 8:13 PM (GMT 0)
When I first got lyme I did a lot of garlic. I mean A LOT! I would chop up 5 cloves and sprinkle it on a avocado and have that for breakfast. Boy did my tummy rumble as the antibacterial garlic went through my system. I eventually got used to it and now my body loves all that garlic.

My friends, not so much. LOL Garlic smell can come out your pores when you exercise.

Garlic is super good for you but not if it makes you sick.

Maybe try a pill form?
Posted 2/27/2017 8:49 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, garlic is a natural antimicrobial. It's one of the main things in Zhang's protocol.

Eat enough garlic, and you can herx - but watch out, vampires are not the only ones that will shy away from you! LOL! smilewinkgrin
Posted 2/27/2017 8:55 PM (GMT 0)
Does the cooking of garlic remove the antimicrobial properties?
Posted 2/27/2017 8:58 PM (GMT 0)
Ah, found the answer. Yes it does. Antibiotic Properties of Garlic - Garlic Central
www.garlic-central.com/antibiotic.html


So, I'm left wondering how she could herx from it being cooked, if it was.
Posted 2/27/2017 9:26 PM (GMT 0)
Cooking garlic reduces it's antimicrobial ability, but does not completely inactivate it. If it's only warmed nicely, that will still leave much of the antimicrobial action still available. Also, it should sit for about 10 minutes after crushing it to allow it to "activate" (that's NOT the right word, but the only one my brain can come up with) if it's being used as an antimicrobial.
Posted 2/27/2017 11:58 PM (GMT 0)
Freshly cut or crushed garlic with a teaspoon of coconut oil is potent medicine. It's like a natural antimicrobial and cyst buster right there. And yes freshly cut or raw garlic when it's most pungent is more powerful medicinally.
Posted 2/28/2017 3:00 AM (GMT 0)
Wondering if the jarred garlic is ok?
Posted 2/28/2017 4:02 AM (GMT 0)

borrelioburgdorferii said...
Freshly cut or crushed garlic with a teaspoon of coconut oil is potent medicine. It's like a natural antimicrobial and cyst buster right there. And yes freshly cut or raw garlic when it's most pungent is more powerful medicinally.

I was thinking the same thing and then read your post. Coconut oil being a very good anti-bacterial, I would imagine both together would give quite a punch.
Posted 2/28/2017 8:37 AM (GMT 0)
Yes. Sure. If you don't mind the taste and texture.
Posted 2/28/2017 3:30 PM (GMT 0)

summer16 said...
Wondering if the jarred garlic is ok?

I haven't done the research on it, but I do believe that it needs to be fresh garlic - not jarred. The enzymes are released when it's cut and needs to be used in about 10 minutes. So it sitting in water/garlic juice for long periods of time likely keeps it from being potent enough.
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