garlic pills

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Some in this forum were recently discussing garlic pills which they were taking

(or thinking about taking) for various reasons. As such, the following article,

NIH Considers Dietary Supplements, which can be found at the URL below, may be

of interest to some of you. The article states that the National Institutes of

Health brought together researchers together this week to assess whether the

dietary supplement garlic, among others, indeed helps the heart, as touted.

While the effects of garlic's active ingredients on the heart have yet to be

proved, this shows that before designing more clinical trials of supplements,

the NIH wants to be sure they know what they are dealing with.

http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2002/nhlbi-19.htm

-IgAN New York

" Our knowledge is the amassed thought and experience of innumerable minds. "

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Re: Some things...

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I take garlic pills daily and was very concerned when I read

Pierre´s message stating that they can cause anemia. Where did you

find this information Pierre? In which amount are they suppossed to

cause anemia?

I decided to take garlic for two reasons: for blood pressure and for

its natural antibiotic activity protecting the body against

bacteria and fungi.

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