A close friend sent me an email about the benefits of garlic. I thought it would be beneficial to pass on to you. There has been more written about the wonderful benefits of garlic than any other food source known. Its history dates back 3,500 years: Hippocrates, the father of medicine, was the first to write that garlic was an excellent medicine for eliminating tumors.
Recent studies on garlic have shown it to be:
1. Antibacterial—a wide spectrum antibiotic that doesn't kill the good bacteria.
2. Hypoglycemic—lowers sugar levels in the blood
3. Hypolipidemic—lowers harmful fat levels in the blood
4.Antiatherosclerotic—eliminates clogging of the arteries and plaque buildup, lowering cholesterol and triglyceride levels
Garlic comes to us in many forms, yet most of them found in health food stores contain mostly vegetable oil, very little garlic, and has been overprocessed. It seems the best brand name garlic supplements on the market are Kyolic, which is pesticide free, aged for almost 20 months and available either freeze dried or liquid capsules.
I was under the impression that fresh garlic would be the best form, however, John Mastel, from Mastel's Health Foods, handed me some literature on studies comparing the effects of garlic on immune system response and showed that aged garlic actually increased T-cell response at a slightly higher rate than fresh…
…Penn State researchers have discovered that the anti-tumor activity of garlic can be destroyed by one minute of microwaving to forty-five minutes of oven roasting. Cooking kills garlic's anti-tumor properties. However, the good news is it doesn't have to. For one thing, if you have cancer, avoid using your microwave entirely except to heat water. Next, chop up your garlic and let it set for 10 minutes before adding it to anything about to be cooked. This enables naturally present enzymes in the garlic to start a chemical reaction producing the compounds that fight tumors. Even better still, chop it up, let it sit, and add it only before serving.
There are cases on record where cancer was beaten with a good detoxication program and garlic alone. It's not just for Italian's any more. So eat you garlic and you can worry about brushing your teeth later.
2 comments:
This is wonderful information, Adrian! It's just sad that not all people like the smell and taste of garlic. Also, they brush their teeth right away because they make their breath stink! LOL. But luckily, many dishes contain garlic and yet it's not obvious, so I guess it's alright that people get to enjoy the benefits of this widely available spice without knowing it.
Wow, very good information! Garlic is always a great addition to food, and it's health benefits are a great bonus to our bodies. Of course, to stay healthy, we have to live healthy, and we do that with exercise and a proper diet.
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