Soldiers Given Onions, Garlic to Fight H1N1 Flu

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Soldiers Given Onions, Garlic to Fight H1N1 Flu

Postby HRHPatey » Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:31:52 GMT

I am a hard core garlic and onion lover - I hope this means that my immune defenses are right where they need to be :wink: Garlic capsules are widely purported as good for you http://www.garlic-central.com/antibiotic.html but unless odorless, not so good in a social setting - I found this out the hard way!

Fox Report:
CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldova's army is feeding its soldiers onions and garlic to help them ward off swine flu.

Defense Ministry chief doctor Col. Sergiu Vasislita says about 0.9 ounces (25 grams) of onions and 0.5 ounces (15 grams) of garlic will be added to each soldier's daily diet. That roughly corresponds to a small onion and a couple of garlic cloves.

Onion and garlic are traditional remedies in Moldova where they are widely believed to boost the immune system.

Vasislita said Thursday that the measure was taken after 24 soldiers fell sick with swine flu in the past two weeks. More than 1,000 Moldovans have swine flu with 90 new cases reported daily.

About 6,500 troops serve in the army of Moldova, a small former Soviet republic bordering Romania and Ukraine.
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Re: Soldiers Given Onions, Garlic to Fight H1N1 Flu

Postby jkmcelwain » Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:14:55 GMT

There are some women I work with that swear garlic fixes every illness. It's an old "country" cure.
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Re: Soldiers Given Onions, Garlic to Fight H1N1 Flu

Postby fixitman » Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:33:49 GMT

I've heard that garlic is the only food that has no bad properties or side effects(other than the smell). Isn't high in calories, cholesterol, fat, etc.
I taught him everything I know and he's still stupid. I don't understand it!!!
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Re: Soldiers Given Onions, Garlic to Fight H1N1 Flu

Postby jkmcelwain » Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:40:05 GMT

yeah but ironically we mix it with butter and deep fried stuff... ha
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