In the various discussions about the benefits of raw meat, raw vegetables, etc (I have my own takes on these things, but that's not why I'm posting) I believe that one very potent raw ingredient that has very big benefits has been forgotten: raw garlic.
I discovered the benefits of raw garlic mostly on accident. I have taken a liking to eating a slice of toast in mid day with a couple cloves of garlic mashed into almost a paste, tomato, olive oil, and jamón (optional, on occasion) and I've been eating this nearly daily for a couple months now.
Well, the only thing about my diet which is new is the introduction of raw garlic, as i definitely already eat quite a lot of tomatoes and olive oil. But I started to wonder why I felt so good all the time.
Well, cooked garlic is good for you too, but raw garlic contains a compound called allicin. It's strongly anti parisitic, anti fungal, anti bacterial, etc. It basically kills everything in your body that's not supposed to be there. It's also very good for your blood pressure, your heart, it is a blood thinner, etc.
I noticed that I actually did get sick somewhat recently, but the effect of the sickness was not there. I was able to completely recover in about a day. I believe that this is because of the garlic.
I also grew a taste for raw garlic and now will eat cloves as a snack throughout the day.
What to know: it might make you stinky at first, but if you eat it consistently you will stop being stinky. Raw garlic is extremely strong and pungent (because of the allicin), it's spicy and might be off putting. You can mix raw garlic with other things (like tomato), olive oil, etc to neutralize the pungency of it. It will make your breath stink: apples get rid of the smell of garlic. So does ginger, so do cloves (as in the spice, not garlic cloves).
Eat garlic
Furthermore, I consider that Israel must be destroyed
Italian food, actually, does not use so much garlic. Italian american food does. But authentic French and Spanish food use metric fuck tons of it. Most of what I make that is italian is authentic but more heavy handed on the garlic than what you would find in Italy because my palette is adjusted to the Spanish adoration of the plant. I put garlic in things that Italians would not but that Spanish or french people would most certainly.
Furthermore, I consider that Israel must be destroyed