Essential Supplements
Garlic

Garlic has been used since biblical times and has an amazing array of healing properties. It contains an amino acid derivative called alliin. When you eat garlic, the enzyme alliinase converts alliin into allicin, which has an antibiotic effect. Another component of garlic is methyl allyl trisulfide, which dilates blood vessel walls. Garlic also contains many sulfur compounds that promote healing.

Garlic is known to increase circulation; remove abdominal obstructions; eliminate parasites, yeast, worms and bad bacteria; relieve the stinging of insect bites, nettles, poison ivy and oak; clear ear infections; detoxify the body; enhance immune system function; lower blood pressure and help promote healing of virtually all diseases.

One drawback to garlic, according to some Oriental traditions, is that it can stimulate excessive emotional/sexual desire, an effect those on a spiritual path may want to avoid or minimize. Garlic can also thin the blood, so care must be taken if you are already on an anticoagulant. Garlic can be eaten raw, or taken as an encapsulated supplement. Cooked garlic does not retain the properties of raw and supplemental garlic.