The Healing Power of Garlic - Plus Cooking Instructions

Proven Health Benefits of Garlic - "Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food." Those are famous words from the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, often called the father of Western medicine. He actually used to prescribe garlic to treat a variety of medical conditions. Modern science has recently confirmed many of these beneficial health effects. Here are 11 health benefits of garlic that are supported by human research.

Garlic Contains Compounds With Potent Medicinal Properties and is
a powerful Anti-Inflammatory agent that ameliorates arthritis and back pain.

Garlic is a plant in the Allium (onion) family.

It is closely related to onions, shallots and leeks. Each segment of a garlic bulb is called a clove. There are about 10–20 cloves in a single bulb, give or take.

Garlic grows in many parts of the world and is a popular ingredient in cooking due to its strong smell and delicious taste.

However, throughout ancient history, the main use of garlic was for its health and medicinal properties.

Its use was well documented by many major civilizations, including the Egyptians, Babylonians, Greeks, Romans and Chinese.

Scientists now know that most of its health benefits are caused by sulfur compounds formed when a garlic clove is chopped, crushed or chewed.

Perhaps the most famous of those is known as allicin. However, allicin is an unstable compound that is only briefly present in fresh garlic after it’s been cut or crushed.

Other compounds that may play a role in garlic’s health benefits include diallyl disulfide and s-allyl cysteine.

Garlic Is Highly Nutritious But Has Very Few Calories

Calorie for calorie, garlic is incredibly nutritious.

A 1-ounce (28-gram) serving of garlic contains (5):

Manganese: 23% of the RDA
Vitamin B6: 17% of the RDA
Vitamin C: 15% of the RDA
Selenium: 6% of the RDA
Fiber: 0.6 grams
Decent amounts of calcium, copper, potassium, phosphorus, iron and vitamin B1

Garlic also contains trace amounts of various other nutrients. In fact, it contains a little bit of almost everything you need.

This comes with 42 calories, 1.8 grams of protein and 9 grams of carbs.

Garlic Can Combat Sickness, Including the Common Cold

Garlic supplements are known to boost the function of the immune system.

One large, 12-week study found that a daily garlic supplement reduced the number of colds by 63% compared to a placebo.

The average length of cold symptoms was also reduced by 70%, from 5 days in the placebo group to just 1.5 days in the garlic group.

The Active Compounds in Garlic Can Reduce Blood Pressure

Cardiovascular diseases like heart attacks and strokes are the world's biggest killers.

Human studies have found garlic supplements to have a significant impact on reducing blood pressure in people with high blood pressure.

Supplement doses must be fairly high to have the desired effects. The amount needed is equivalent to about four cloves of garlic per day.

High doses of garlic appear to improve blood pressure for those with known high blood pressure (hypertension). In some instances, supplements may be as effective as regular medications.

Garlic Improves Cholesterol Levels, Which May Lower the Risk of Heart Disease

Garlic supplements seem to reduce total and LDL cholesterol, particularly in those who have high cholesterol. HDL cholesterol and triglycerides do not seem to be affected.

Garlic Contains Antioxidants That May Help Prevent Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia

Oxidative damage from free radicals contributes to the aging process.

Garlic contains antioxidants that support the body's protective mechanisms against oxidative damage.

Garlic May Help You Live Longer

The fact that it can fight infectious disease is also an important factor, because these are common causes of death, especially in the elderly or people with dysfunctional immune systems.

Garlic has known beneficial effects on common causes of chronic disease, so it makes sense that it could also help you live longer.

Athletic Performance Might Be Improved With Garlic Supplements

Garlic was one of the earliest "performance enhancing" substances.

It was traditionally used in ancient cultures to reduce fatigue and enhance the work capacity of laborers.

Most notably, it was given to Olympic athletes in ancient Greece.

People with heart disease who took garlic oil for 6 weeks had a 12% reduction in peak heart rate and better exercise capacity.

However, a study on nine competitive cyclists found no performance benefits.

Eating Garlic May Help Detoxify Heavy Metals in the Body

Garlic was shown to significantly reduce lead toxicity and related symptoms in one study.

For thousands of years, garlic was believed to have medicinal properties.

Science has now confirmed it.

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