Dear Phil, in regards to this message to me, i will rsvp asap,.
 > ------GARLIC AGAIN & WELCOME BACK

 >> I've been away for awhile as well.

 > HC> Doing what exactly? if you dont mind my ask

 >  Holidays. Shopping. Preparing. Wrapping. Visiting. Relatives.
Kiddies.      > Babysitting. Making Funny Faces. Toboganing. Shovelling
Snow. Cooking.       > Helping Others Cook. Offering Unsolicited Cooking
Advice Which Was           > Rejected. Eating Too Much. Drinking Too
Much. Being Grouchy About It All.    > And More Of That Sort Of Holiday
Thing.

 >> Here are a couple of positive tidbits about garlic, the first one

 > HC> Which includes me,.

 > What type, may I ask?

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 >> From: "oldal4865" sci.med.pharmacy Subject: Re: Niacin and blood 

 >>>> How about garlic oil caps? Do they have a significant effect on

 >> I attended a Diabetes Training course last night in which cholesterol

 >> The CDE quoted reputable medical sources which asserted that : a. Fish  

 >> 1. Olive oil is a **given**. It is assumed that folks worried about this

 > HC> I know i do when i feel like a diet,.

 >  What types of diet have you tried? And did you succeed? Or do you
simply    > wing it?

 >> 2. Their remarks on Garlic as a supplement: "Shown to be effective in

 >> Effects may take 4-6 weeks. Adult daily dose 4-12 mg allicin or 3-10 

 >> ===Caution: Heat and acid destroy active components so enteric-coated

 >> 3. Benecol is a trade name for a patented "plant
sterol". It is sold as

 > HC> And here we double the price,.

 >> 4. Policosanol is a wax obtained from sugar cane(?). It is sold in pill

 > HC> And again here we would double the price,.

 >  Well, the Aussie buck is worth less than the US buck, as is the Canadian.

 >> Sorry, no citations given.

 > HC> Bummer,.

 >  I'm pretty sure fish oil and garlic are accepted as having more or
less     > valid studies behind them. The probalem is usually compliance
-- much        > easier and convenient to pop a pill -- which is why
doctors dont much like   > this kind of self medication. Then there's
the problem of the strength of    > the active component, which may vary
widely with for instance different      > varieties of garlic. But I
think it works on a long term basis if you        > seriously
incorporate the substance into your regular diet. Blood tests and  >
 > Juxtaposition BBS, Telnet:juxtaposition.dynip.com (1:167/133)

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