Garlic: The Easy-to-Grow Vegetable With a Wealth of Health Benefits

Discover how to plant, harvest, and enjoy garlic while boosting your family’s meals and immune health.
Garlic: The Easy-to-Grow Vegetable With a Wealth of Health Benefits
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As flu season approaches, one simple ingredient can boost both your meals and your health: garlic. Long valued as a natural remedy for everything from fighting cancer to controlling blood sugar, garlic offers a practical way to add flavor to your cooking while giving your immune system that extra support.

Now is the time—plant it in late autumn, toss it into your favorite stews, and keep it on hand as a natural ally during cold-weather months.

Alexandra Roach
Alexandra Roach
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Alexandra Roach is a board-certified holistic health practitioner, community herbalist, and master gardener. She studied sustainable food and farming and lives with her family on an off-grid permaculture homestead. Roach works as a journalist and author, and writes with a broad perspective on health, gardening, and lifestyle choices.