Comments on: Grr…Lick the Bittersweet Symphony That is Life http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/10/09/grrlick-the-bittersweet-symphony-that-is-life/ Welcome to Eat Drink Better: Sustainable Food for a Healthy Lifestyle Sun, 27 May 2012 01:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jigyasa Jyotika http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/10/09/grrlick-the-bittersweet-symphony-that-is-life/comment-page-1/#comment-51003 Jigyasa Jyotika Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:50:09 +0000 http://eatdrinkbetter.com/?p=2394#comment-51003 In any case, I took it off. Thanks for your comments! In any case, I took it off. Thanks for your comments!

]]> By: Jigyasa Jyotika http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/10/09/grrlick-the-bittersweet-symphony-that-is-life/comment-page-1/#comment-50971 Jigyasa Jyotika Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:09:58 +0000 http://eatdrinkbetter.com/?p=2394#comment-50971 Well, it wasn't a statement - in fact it was listed as one of the reputations of garlic in folklore, along with the evil eye and vampire relations it has. The scientific evidence which comes in later in the post is in fact only for the anti-oxidant properties of garlic, so far. Well, it wasn’t a statement – in fact it was listed as one of the reputations of garlic in folklore, along with the evil eye and vampire relations it has.

The scientific evidence which comes in later in the post is in fact only for the anti-oxidant properties of garlic, so far.

]]> By: John Chappell http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/10/09/grrlick-the-bittersweet-symphony-that-is-life/comment-page-1/#comment-50947 John Chappell Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:11:16 +0000 http://eatdrinkbetter.com/?p=2394#comment-50947 I also have a huge problem with the statement that garlic is known for preventing AIDS. Statements like this lower the esteemed value of the Eat. Drink. Better website. I also have a huge problem with the statement that garlic is known for preventing AIDS. Statements like this lower the esteemed value of the Eat. Drink. Better website.

]]> By: Darryn http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/10/09/grrlick-the-bittersweet-symphony-that-is-life/comment-page-1/#comment-50946 Darryn Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:45:18 +0000 http://eatdrinkbetter.com/?p=2394#comment-50946 Garlic does NOT prevent AIDS, nor does it have a reputation for doing so. This view was promoted by South African health officials several years ago and has since been sharply condemned: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/may/06/internationalaidanddevelopment.southafrica Garlic is a great alternative medicine but it is not a panacea for HIV/AIDS. I like to think of this site as a credible, reliable source of information, and in that spirit I think you need to correct, or remove this reference in your article. Garlic does NOT prevent AIDS, nor does it have a reputation for doing so. This view was promoted by South African health officials several years ago and has since been sharply condemned:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/may/06/internationalaidanddevelopment.southafrica

Garlic is a great alternative medicine but it is not a panacea for HIV/AIDS.

I like to think of this site as a credible, reliable source of information, and in that spirit I think you need to correct, or remove this reference in your article.

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