By Cal Orey - One trip to Anchorage, Alaska in December on the night before flying home, I felt a cold coming on. I ordered artisan Greek vegetarian garlic pizza. I sipped herbal tea while savoring bits of fresh garlic, tomatoes, and olives. I scheduled my flight later to get a good night’s sleep. I did not get sick. I give credit to the garlic, nature’s cure that protected me like it is believed to have done in the Middle Ages when people used the herb to fight the bubonic plague. Essential compounds in garlic are well, essential. One important ingredient from garlic is allicin, which is a heart healthy treasure that’s also found in onion. Another compound worth noting is diallyl disulfide, which is in the anti-cancer lock box. Garlic’s…