The secret of Garlic for your health

Recent Medical Health Source’s report show that a diet rich in garlic can have a profound effect on our heart health. Garlic(Allium sativum) has been used for hundreds of years to treat all kinds of ailments and it is also of course a delicious food used in the home or by gourmet chefs. For thousands of years the Chinese people have known of the benefit of garlic to their health. So in China garlic apart from being used to flavor food is also traditionally used in teas and folk remedies.

garlic The reason for using garlic is that it is one of nature’s strongest immune system boosters as well as being a powerful antibiotic and helps the digestive system and increase a person’s libido. There is some evidence that garlic can help to lower high blood pressure, however this is still not proven conclusively. There is also evidence from some studies that garlic can help to lower blood pressure somewhat in people suffering from hypertension. Again the evidence is not totally conclusive however.A study performed in 2001 found that regular consumption of garlic in supplement form, or as the raw or cooked bulb, may help to reduce the incidence of stomach and colorectal cancer. A preparation of garlic oil which can be purchased in health food stores is used to treat ear infections. In the literature of herbal treatments and uses, it is often indicated that garlic can be used to help prevent cancer, colds, heart disease and infections.

Below are provided a number of reasons as to what the benefits of garlic are. But whilst the health and medicinal benefits of garlic are numerous they can also overheat a persons system if they eat too much of it. According to traditional Chinese dietary therapy the garlic is warm in nature as well as being a strong stimulant. So people who suffer from excess heat in their body should first balance their system. This causes such symptoms as red eyes, bad breath, constipation, yellow urine, yellow tongue moss and acne. So if you have any of these symptoms and which to either eliminate or greatly reduce then do not have so much hot food and drinks (meat, fried foods, coffee and alcohol) from your diet before you start eating garlic on a regular basis or you will only make the symptoms worse.

Below are provided a list of the health and medicinal benefits of taking garlic.

1. It is great for enhancing a persons immune system

2. It contains great anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties

3. Also contains anti-fungal properties which are especially effective for treating yeast infections and Candida

4. Can clear boils and infected sores

5. Improves a persons appetite

6. Will aid a persons digestive system (but you must eat several raw cloves a day)

7. Will expel intestinal parasites and worms from the body

8. Can reduce high cholesterol levels

Balanced life equals balanced health.

The reason why such a small amount of the right kind of food can have such an impact could be because that eating the right kinds of things helps put the body back in balance. We as a society have lost touch with nature and it shows in our diets and the consequences to our health. By taking small steps toward proper nutrition we can end up having a huge positive impact on our health.

Other Benefits

Including garlic in your diet not only benefits the heart, they can have an impact on other parts of your body as well. Other studies have linked their consumption to a lower risk of an enlarged prostate and developing prostate cancer in men, In women, eating garlic can help lower the risk of developing endometrial, ovarian, and breast cancer.

In order that you can obtain the full health benefit of garlic having it in salads, tea or in capsule form. It’s very important that you take less refined, processed or canned foods as use more foods in a more natural state as possible.

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One Response to “The secret of Garlic for your health”

nihaty on December 4th, 2009 at 12:36 pm

as garlic and vitamin-rich foods and natural antibiotics to me he has an excellent flavor and we like turkey, we are frequently consumed.

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