It shouldn't affect its potency. The best way to take raw garlic is to crush it and let it sit 10-15 minutes before ingesting.

julie,
I have also hard time eating it raw.

we chopped it them mashing everything with bit of salt like a paste, mix with some water (like a sauce) and drinking it this way or poor it over the food. its quit delicious :) 2-3 cloves with lets say 50-100 ml water according with your tolerance.

i would not mix it with anything especially like grapefruit or apple or...try 2 cloves the "mashed"way.
kcirla is right about the time...is more potent this way.

also there are at least 3 kind of garlic which differ in terms of potency. you can try a different "brand".

I don't see a lot of success stories from people taking products or foods to try to directly kill off excess candida, like raw garlic. I see more success from people balancing their flora with diet.

The two diets I've seen people claim success from is the tradition low-carb anti-candida diet or from the more alternative high-fruit/low-fat diet which backers claim fixes the underlying cause of candida imbalance; excess fats that blocks proper glucose absorption.

Hi there,
You are not altering the effect by having raw garlic with grapefruit juice. You can also have garlic with protein foods, which will also not alter its effect in your GI tract, in fact, raw/fresh garlic is better consumed with foods than without. I have a patient who eats 10 - 15 cloves of fresh raw garlic daily by adding it to home made pate'. Be sure to crush garlic, peel then consume. Crushing is better than slicing, it allows the oils to become more exposed and active, according to Dr. Benjamin Lau, the original garlic researcher from the 70's. For a better effect, swallow two to three whole cloves daily in addition to the garlic.

My book Candida Crusher has extensive garlic information in it in section 4 of chapter 7. It will be online and available as an e-book within a week or so, and is currently being formatted. It is 400+ pages and is one of the most comprehensive books on this topic made available online.