Death to bad breath comes in cloves. Garlic — that pungent, bulb-shaped veggie that gives food a kick and vampires the ick — is now being crowned a possible cure for halitosis, per a new report. “Garlic extract mouthwash showed comparable efficacy to chlorhexidine, particularly at higher concentrations,” wrote study authors from the College of … Read more
She’s the real-life Count Dracula. A woman’s rare “vampire disease” causes her to writhe in pain and could even be fatal if she ingests garlic, much like the mythical bloodsucking creatures. Phoenix Nightingale, 32, has what is called “acute intermittent porphyria,” a very rare metabolic disorder that results in symptoms like pain, migraines, constipation and … Read more
According to TikTok users, this plant isn’t just for keeping vampires away. Intrepid influencers are smearing garlic across their faces, saying the bizarre beauty hack quickly clears up skin imperfections. Searching “raw garlic for acne” on the app will result in videos of hundreds of people rubbing a clove of raw garlic on their pimples. … Read more
All-ium aboard. New Yorkers eat a lot of garlic, and even if we don’t, its unmistakable scent — filling the streets courtesy of the thousands of pizzerias and Italian restaurants feeding the five boroughs — is a part of our daily lives. And there’s another thing we take for granted, along with ubiquity — generations of Tri-Staters … Read more
This viral prankster has officially joined the mile fry club. Can’t abide airplane food? No prob. An enterprising TikTok chef devised an unorthodox way to stay sated in style at 30,000 feet — by frying up garlic shrimp in an aircraft lavatory, as seen in a video with over 720,000 views on TikTok. “Well I … Read more
Need a DIY cold and flu remedy? Some experts — and many TikTokers — swear by this one. Both honey and garlic have been praised for their health benefits for years, so some health boosters are combining the two to double up on their benefits. “I learned you can capture the immune support and symptom-relieving … Read more
It turns out that an apple a day also keeps bad breath away. A gut health doctor is going viral on social media for sharing the surprisingly simple way to get rid of garlic breath, which she claims can linger for up to a day. Dr. Megan Rossi, who hails from the UK, took to … Read more
Folks suffering from sinus congestion, and who have a few garlic cloves lying around, are hoping TikTok nose best. But a medical expert tells The Post that he’s fiercely thumbing his nose at one of the platform’s most trending and “terrible” health hacks — which sees people shoving raw garlic up their nostrils in an effort to … Read more