Is garlic really good for you?
There are now over 12 studies published around the world that confirm that garlic can reduce cholesterol. Recently researchers in Oxford and America have published some summaries of all the good data on garlic.
Garlic is one of the most valuable and versatile foods on the planet.
One of garlic’s most potent health benefits includes the ability to enhance the body’s immune cell activity.
Garlic is known to stimulate T-lymphocyte and macrophage action, promote interleukin-1 levels, and support natural killer cells. Strong activity of these key cells promotes healthy immune system function, and strengthens the body's defenses.
Builders of the ancient pyramids were said to eat garlic daily for enhanced endurance and strength.
Today garlic is a widely recognized health enhancing supplement. Garlic promotes the well-being of the heart and immune systems with antioxidant properties and helps maintain healthy blood circulation.
Garlic is an invaluable medicine for asthma, hoarseness, coughs, difficulty of breathing, and most other disorders of the lungs, being of particular virtue in chronic bronchitis, on account of its powers of promoting expectoration.
Garlic also 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.
An older remedy for asthma, that was most popular, is a syrup of Garlic, made by boiling the garlic bulbs till soft and adding an equal quantity of vinegar to the water in which they have been boiled, and then sugared and boiled down to a syrup. The syrup is then poured over the boiled garlic bulbs, which have been allowed to dry meanwhile, and kept in a jar. Each morning a bulb or two should be taken, with a spoonful of the syrup.
The active component in garlic is the sulfur compound called allicin. Allicin is a potent agent that helps the body to inhibit the ability of germs to grow and reproduce.
Do odorless garlic pills really work?
Yes! For those who want the health supporting benefits of garlic and allicin, but don’t enjoy the strong odor, garlic pills are modified so the potent smell is eliminated from the extract without losing any of the benefit of fresh garlic.
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I personally eat raw garlic when I have a sore throat, or feel a sore throat coming on. This, coupled with salt water gargles has done more for me than any one prescription drug or off-the-shelf medicine.
Don't hesitate to up the amount of garlic you use in cooking, it does more than you may think.
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