Health Benefits of Garlic
Garlic is rich in antioxidants and increases nitric oxide production. Antioxidants help to shield the body against harmful free radicals that can cause premature aging and cancer.
Garlic can give off a bad smell on your breath but it’s those same pungent sulphur compounds that are released when cloves are chewed, crushed or cut, that contain the magic ingredient thought to be responsible for garlic’s therapeutic qualities.
Benefits of Garlic
Boosts Baby’s Weight: Taking garlic boosts the weight of babies in the womb. Thus, when they are born, they are heavier than they would have been if you hadn’t taken garlic. Some babies are born too small, so garlic is a definite boon in these cases.
Colds: One of the most common ailments garlic has been touted to treat is the cold. Upon the onset of the sniffles, many people testify that consuming a clove or more of raw garlic takes them away. How can a clove of garlic possibly help? Studies have shown that garlic extract improves immune function, giving our natural defense system a boost, and helping it conserve our levels of antioxidants in our system. It is this strengthening of the immune system that aids in its support for other health related conditions.
Some Other Benefits of Garlic:
Garlic Reduces Cholesterol: Garlic plays an important role in reducing the ‘bad’ cholesterol in the body. There have been numerous studies of the effects of garlic on reducing cholesterol, and they have well substantiated this fact. So if you have high cholesterol, increase your garlic intake. It also helps reduce blood pressure.
Garlic Reduced Risk of Stroke: Reduced cholesterol and blood pressure translates into a reduced risk of heart attacks and heart diseases.
Aphrodisiac: Garlic improves blood circulation, and also helps prolong an erection! Great help for temporary impotence. Of course, the smell can bring your raised libido crashing down!
Pre-eclampsia: This is a condition when your blood pressure increases, and there is excessive protein retained
Pregnancy: One can also benefit from garlic during pregnancy. According to a study done by doctors in a London hospital, garlic supplementation may help weight-gain for babies that may be at risk for low birth weight. The study also found that the chance of other at-birth risk factors could be reduced, such as pre-eclampsia, which is associated with hypertension.
Blood Clots: Garlic helps prevent blood clots from forming, and it’s extremely beneficial especially if you are prone to blood clots in the legs. Garlic also helps regulate blood sugar. It is a natural antibiotic, and it has anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties.
Heart Disease: Just as there are many factors that cause heart disease, there are many benefits of garlic that aid in preventing and treating it. So how can garlic help keep our heart in check? First, it helps lower our cholesterol levels. It raies our HDL (good) cholesterol levels, prevents LDL (bad) cholesterol from building up on arterial walls. This reduces the chances of plaque forming in our arteries. It has also been shown to lower cholesterol levels by 9% in people who ate 2 cloves of garlic per day.
An anti-carcinogen: Yes, garlic also helps reduce the risk of cancer, due to its anti-carcinogenic properties. It helps prevent cancerous compounds from forming and developing into tumors. It also inhibits the growth of tumors. In fact, tumors that have already formed can be reduced by 50 to 70 percent by increasing garlic intake!
Taking Garlic is Easy:
Mash 2-3 small cloves of garlic and eat it raw or boiled, before going to sleep.
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