Garlic Breath.

I am sick. I have been for a solid week. It started with a blistered throat, then sinus infection, now it's in my chest. This whole minimilist journey I'm taking has got me thinking more about what I am putting in my body.

Prescribed antibiotics have always been my go-to at the first sign of a sympton. It's a little scary to think about how many I've actually taken. Hmmm, even just three weeks ago I was prescribed a round and now I'm back to square one. It sooks pretty bad.

It's my first time to try to battle this hellacious sickness without a script. So I google natural antibiotics and find that garlic is a natural source.

Be warned. I tried this last night. Whoa Nelly!

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How can a bite of a clove of garlic be so bad, you think? Well, it's pretty damn intense. I actually gagged. My mouth and nose went up in flames. It was so serious that I thought a dragon would fly right out from between my lips.

But, since I'm being so cool and herbal I don't give up.

I cut up the cloves and start swallowing chunk by chunk. That wasn't so bad. I finish my third clove by dinner time.

I'm not gonna lie...my dinner tasted like garlic and I even smelled garlic in my coffee. This morning I couldn't brush the garlic off my breath. Even my toots smell like garlic.

I'm still going to continue this therapy for another week and just see if I can survive this death wish without a z-pack, then report on how well my recovery goes. Wish me luck.

*I am not advocating this as a replacement to doctor's orders. This is my first time even trying this method. The sources citing garlic's antibiotics properties are all over the internet, so I wanted to try this little experiment because it seems safer than prescribed medicine.*