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Thread #34321   Message #1014098
Posted By: Mark Cohen
06-Sep-03 - 08:54 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Garlic Song (Ruthie Gorton)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Juice of the Garlic
Thanks, Stewart. Looks like my memory wasn't terribly far off. Far enough, though. Of course, it's always possible that Charlie folk-processed the tune (he says, in a foolish attempt to preserve some of his musical self-esteem, which is low enough as it is)

One correction: Charlie seems to be singing a word that sounds like "Allisum"--the correct term is allicin. (HA!) Interestingly, though allicin has long been assumed to be one of the most important health-promoting components in garlic, this site gives lots of plausible reasons why that may not be the case. In fairness, this is the website of the manufacturers of Kyolic, who go out of their way to say that their product is different because it does NOT contain allicin. But the science they cite seems to make sense. Oh, well, you pays your money and you takes your choice...

Aloha,
Mark