Garlic Health - the Amazing Benefits of Garlic!

BY Sylvia Riley
In this article I'll be exploring the use of garlic for health. Nicknamed the stinking rose',
this auspicious herb has been revered throughout history as a cure and natural treatment
for all manor of conditions. These include mosquito bites, ounds, heart disease,
measles, tumors, snake bites, acne, colds, flu and even vampires!
"arlic's health benefits are substantiated by a ealth of modern day research that
confirms its anti#viral, anti#bacterial and anti#fungal properties. It is also a poerful
antioxidant and immune booster ith anti#inflammatroy properties. $cientific studies
reveal benefits for diabetes, cancer and heart disease. It's heart health traits include
loering bad cholesterol and blood pressure, aiding circulation and preventing against
stroke.
"arlic's might is largely due to the sulfur compounds it contains, such as allicin. "arlic
also houses vitamin %, &', selenium, magnesium, potassium, calcium and manganese and
flavonoids.
The sulphur compound allicin provides not only many of the notable benefits of garlic,
but also its notorious odour. (llicin is formed during the chemistry of chopping, crushing
and cheing garlic, the more thorough the milling, the more allicin is created. (llicin has
antibiotic, anti#viral and anti#fungal properties, and the reason hy garlic has been used
for skin infections such as (thletes's foot, herpes and arts, digestive and lung infections
such as diarrhea, coughs and colds, and %andida yeast and other microbes.
(llicin begins to degrade once produced and on cooking, so eating garlic ra and soon
after chopping ensures the assimilation of optimum levels of this compound.
"arlic also contains diallyl sulphides, hich, hilst not anti#fungal like allicin, are
reportedly good for the blood and circulation, loering bad cholesterol and boosting the
immune system.
)ats that ere put on a diet featuring both allicin and diallyl sulphides had a substantial
increase in their levels of the antioxidant en*yme glutathione#$#transferase. This mighty
en*yme produced ithin the body is incredibly important in helping to rid the body of
toxins, drugs and carcinogens. Increasing levels of this and other phase II en*ymes may
be one ay garlic helps to prevent against cancer, enhancing the elimination of potential
carcinogens from the body. This also makes garlic great for a natural body detox.
"arlic as (nti#Inflammatory
The sulfur compounds in garlic have been found to have anti#inflammatory effects by
inhibiting the activity of inflammatory en*ymes. (long ith vitamin % this can make
garlic a protection against the pain associated ith arthritis and asthma attacks.
"arlic for the +eart
garlic is renoned for its abilities to loer cholesterol and blood pressure naturally and
protect against heart disease and stroke. "arlic has also been found to stimulate the
production of nitric oxide in blood vessels aiding their dilation, and assist the body's
ability to dissolve blood clots ,fibrinolyisis-.
The antioxidant properties of garlic can also protect against cardiovascular disease by
inhibiting the oxidation of bad cholesterol hich ould otherise build up in artery
alls. .urther, folate in garlic is knon to protect the cardiovascular system.
"arlic for %ancer /revention
/opulation studies have revealed that eating garlic regularly, along ith other alliums
such as onions chives and scallions, reduces the risk of oesophageal, colon and stomach
cancer. This may be due to garlic's ability to reduce the formation of carcinogenic
compounds. "arlic's sulfur compounds such as allicin and a0eone have been found to stop
the groth of various cancers in animal laboratory studies, including skin, stomach,
colon, breast and oral cancer. "arlic also contains the poerful antioxidant mineral
selenium, knon for its anti#cancer properties.
"arlic for 1iabetes
$ome of the damage that can result from the degenerative effects of diabetes such as
diseases of the kidney, retina and nervous system, may be deterred by garlic. )ats that
ere given a drug that ould induce similar diabetic#effects in the body, namely an
increase in blood sugar, cholesterol and damaged fats and a reduction in the body's
antioxidants, experienced feer negative effects from the drug and an increase in
antioxidant levels hen given a daily dose of garlic oil.
)esearch then, has indicated garlic health benefits against bacteria, fungi and viruses,
inflammation ,as ith arthritis-, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and high cholesterol
levels.
"arlic 2 Natural %ure for %ommon (ilments
"arlic is an all round disease#preventive, and can be used as a natural treatment cure for
common ailments such as acne, colds and flu, herpes and rinkles due to its natural
antioxidant and anti#bacterial, anti#viral and anti#fungal properties. %rush a clove or to
of garlic into arm ater and drink tice a day though be careful on an empty stomach if
you are sensitive to garlic. This also serves as a natural body detox. If your skin is not
over sensitive to garlic it can also be applied directly to acne spots or herpes. I find it very
effective as a cure for oral herpes ,cold#sores-. If you have high cholesterol level, use
garlic regularly in you're your food as this ill loer your cholesterol level naturally.
,obviously along ith avoiding a high cholesterol diet-.
To summarise...
Garlic Benefits
3 "arlic boosts your immune system.
3 "arlic is anti#aging, its antioxidant poer neutrali*ing free radicals that procure aging
and disease.
3 "arlic helps reduce plaque build up ,atherosclerotic heart disease-.
3 "arlic thins the blood and helps to prevent blood clots ,fibrinolyisis- hence reducing the
risk of strokes.
3 "arlic helps to prevent cancer, particularly of the digestive system, and reduces the si*e
and arrests the groth of certain tumors.
3 "arlic loers and regulates blood sugar levels.
3 "arlic helps to remove heavy metals such as lead and mercury from the body 2 natural
body detoxification.
3 "arlic is anti#inflammatory.
3 "arlic ,ra, containing allicin- is a natural antibiotic and can kill even drug resistant
strains of bacteria such as 4)$( as ell as +elicobacter pylori, the bacterium knon to
cause stomach ulcers and implicated in stomach cancer.
3 "arlic is anti#fungal and reduces yeast infections in body parts.
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