[Bobbi]

Good Morning everyone. I pickle my garlic, using the same brine recipe I use for my garlic dill pickles. That way I always have "fresh" whole garlic. When members of my family started getting the sniffles or sore throat I would have them chew about a half dozen of pickled cloves and they never got sick. My son had perfect attendance at school throughout his entire education, including college, where he is now. Pickling it takes out the strong bite of its flavor and I use them right out of the jar for cooking. It's actually the crushing of the garlic that releases the enzyme that activates it's healing properties. I'm not sure you get those benefits from taking the capsules. It would depend on how it was prepared.

Secondly, as for the breath I have two suggestions. I use Closys toothpaste - it has no flouride, it has no foaming chemicals and it has odor-neutralizing agents that instantly remove the bad breath "bugs" on contact and will last for hours. Another breath freshener we use is curly parsley. Ever wonder why they put in on plates in restaurants? It's a breath freshener. Try it - it works!