The Amazing Health Benefits of Garlic

Garlic, is an amazingly versatile plant that offers our bodies a vast array of healthy properties.

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• In this clip we are looking at the health benefits and risks of garlic. And these are just a couple forms from my kitchen, of course, fresh garlic is always the best. I have that too, and use it regularly.
• There are so many reasons to include garlic in your diet. For one it is super effective at preventing heart disease, cardiac disease is associated with various parameters such as high levels of bad cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar. There is a compound in garlic that breaks down to form sulfates which combined with vitamins B6 & C work as powerful antioxidants.
• The benefits of Garlic are, number one it tastes delicious. But the real health benefits of garlic are that it contains antioxidants that help with your cardiovascular system and your heart function. On top of this it also has powerful antimicrobial properties.
• Garlic has also been proven to inhibit the increase of (LDL) bad cholesterol as well as increasing levels of (HDL) or ‘good cholesterol.’ Experts advise taking half a teaspoon of garlic every night before going to bed.
• Garlic is also known as rocambole, ajo, allium, stinking rose, rustic treacle, nectar of the gods, camphor of the poor, poor man’s treacle, and clove garlic.

High Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure :-

Garlic has been found to help lower blood pressure in individuals with untreated hypertension. Some reports have been made that the anti-hypertensive effect of garlic was equal if not more powerful than than that seen with anti-hypertensive drugs!Garlic’s anti-hypertensive effects are linked to stimulation of intracellular nitric oxide (NO). This compound helps our body control vascular tone and regulates blood pressure. Raw garlic (particularly aged garlic extract) helps enhance the production of NO and thus improves blood flow in humans.

Natural Antibiotic :-

Why use antibiotics when you can use garlic? I’ve gotten over kidney infections, strep throat, and numerous other ailments simply by supplementing with garlic. Garlic is a powerful, natural antibiotic and it doesn’t kill off the natural, healthy bacteria in our gut like antibiotics do.For garlic to be effective as a natural healing agent, it should be consumed raw. It should also be crushed, and exposed to the air for 10 minutes before consumption (this helps activate the compounds in the garlic which help fight off pathogenic bacteria and other germs)

Heart Protection :-

Garlic can also prevent cardiomyopathy, a form of heart disease which is the leading cause of death in people with diabetes. Reports from the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry have found that garlic oil-fed rats with diabetes experienced beneficial changes associated with protection against heart disease. These changes are thought to be linked to the potent antioxidant properties of garlic oil, and may not be attributable to one compound, but the combined effects of over 20 different naturally occurring substances in the garlic oil.

Anti-Inflammatory :-

Aside from the cardiovascular system which reaps the amazing anti-inflammatory benefits of garlic, our other body systems also benefit. Diallyl sulfide (DAS) and thiacremonone in garlic have been shown to have anti-arthritic properties. Garlic also improves inflammatory conditions related to the musculoskeletal and respiratory system (i.e., allergic airway inflammation).

Garlic Can Combat Sickness, Including the Common Cold :-

One large 12-week study found that a daily garlic supplement reduced the number of colds by 63% compared with placebo (4).One large 12-week study found that a daily garlic supplement reduced the number of colds by 63% compared with placebo (4)Another study found that a high dose of garlic extract (2.56 grams per day) can reduce the number of days sick with cold or flu by 61% (5). Another study found that a high dose of garlic extract (2.56 grams per day) can reduce the number of days sick with cold or flu by 61% (5).

Is Garlic Good for You :-

Garlic is one of the most valuable and versatile foods on the planet. Garlic belongs to the Allium family of vegetables which also includes onions, chives, shallots and leeks.The active component in garlic is the sulfur compound called allicin. Allicin is the chemical produced when garlic is chopped, chewed, or bruised. Allicin is quite powerful as an antibiotic and a potent agent that helps the body to inhibit the ability of germs to grow and reproduce. In fact, it’s said that 1 milligram of allicin has a potency of 15 standard units of penicillin.

Garlic for Health :-

Garlic helps platelet stickiness or aggregation to help reduce blood coagulation, and promote heart health.The antioxidant properties of garlic help scavenge harmful free radicals, which can damage LDL (bad) cholesterol in the blood stream.Garlic also promotes increased bile production to help reduce levels of fat in the liver. Garlic pills also help ward off coughs and colds.

Garlic and Your Heart :-

The positive effect of garlic on your circulatory system is extremely well documented and it has been proved to:

• Lower blood pressure
• Decrease platelet aggregation
• Lower serum triglycerides and LDL-cholesterol ( the bad type) levels
• Increase serum HDL-cholesterol (the good type) and fibrinolysis (the process through which the body breaks up blood clots.)
• Plus it stimulates the production of nitric oxide in the lining of blood vessel walls, a substance that helps them to relax.
• As a result of these beneficial actions garlic helps to prevent arteriosclerosis and thereby reduces the risk of heart attack or stroke.
• Two or three cloves a day have cut the risk of subsequent heart attacks in half in heart patients.