Benefits of Garlic
Garlic not only adds flavor to your food but also has many health benefits. A few cloves of garlic change the taste and nutritional value of your food. I put garlic into the hot oil before putting onions into it for caramelizing. Here are a few benefits of garlic that I have known from people and through internet.
Common cold
From ages it is said and proved that garlic has the capacity to cure cold. You might question as to how garlic flakes cure common cold. Well, it has been noticed that garlic cloves improve the immune system. This gives a boost to the natural defense system . Regular consumption of garlic improves the immune system and protects the body from viral attacks
Cancer
As I mentioned earlier, garlic improves the immune system therefore a healthy immune system has the ability to fight cancer. Scientific researches on humans and animals have found that garlic has the capability to check the formation of cancerous cells. Garlic stops cancer causing compounds from forming, and slow the growth of tumor cells. Garlic is especially helpful in blocking oesophagal, breast, stomach, prostate and bladder cancer. Researches have proved that compounds in garlic also have the capability to reduce the size of tumor by half.
Heart Disease
Heart diseases are caused by many factors but the many benefits of garlic also have curative values too. High level of cholesterol causes heart diseases and garlic has a quality to lower the cholesterol level. Age, poor diet, smoking and some environmental factors cause the heart’s blood vessel, aorta, to stiffen. This makes it difficult for the blood vessel to maintain the blood pressure. Researches show that consumption of garlic helps to keep the blood vessel flexible and hence keeps heart diseases away.
Hypertension
Garlic has the ability to control your blood pressure by thinning the blood. It also prevents forming of clots. Researches show that people who consume garlic have fewer incidences of hypertension and heart disease.
Infection
Garlic is said to have anti bacterial properties. It also has antiviral and antifungal abilities. It is effective against intestinal parasites, recurrent yeast infections and the growth of candida albicans is slowed by garlic. Garlic can help by stimulating T-cells that help fight infection.