Only one study fitted the reviewers’ criteria for inclusion. In this study, 146 patients were randomly assigned to take garlic supplements or placebo for 12 weeks. The results were dramatic; only 24 of the people taking garlic supplements reported coming down with a cold, compared with 65 of those taking the placebo. In addition, the number of days that people were sick was reduced from 5 in the placebo group to 2 in the treatment group.

Garlic contains hundreds of compounds that support health via detoxification, lowering cholesterol and protecting against cancer. This research demonstrates, for the first time, that garlic can also protect us from the common cold.

I am intrigued to hear from you about your pets eating habits. many people quite rightly adore their pets and lavish them with the best food that money can buy, making sure their pet has all of the right nutrients that it needs  - special food for oral care, old age or kidney problems but do you treat you own bodies with the same loving care and attention, fast food, high salt and fat and a lack of good quality supplements to cover any shortfalls in the diet.

It doesn’t stop at food either, toys, bedding, walks and cuddles yet as a nation we know we are spending less and less time relaxing and looking after ourselves, Something has to change!