Friday, October 12, 2007

Garlic and Its Innate Benefits on Human Health

The benefits of Allium sativum have got been long acknowledged in every ancient civilisation and brought in to active usage by the Chinese and the Indians dating thousand of old age back. So much so that during the good olden years its paste was used to forestall unfastened lesions turning into septic. Its anti-microbial places were well recognized by Joe Louis Pastor. Garlic is no uncertainty the hoarded wealth treasure trove of wellness benefits. This 'miracle bulb' of the household Family Liliaceae is richly endowed with natural antibiotic drug places owing to rich aggregation of varied S compounds. The presence of allicin is responsible for according Allium sativum with its alone pungent taste sensation and charming curative properties. It assists to take down blood cholesterin and triglycerides in the blood watercourse besides taking attention of common common cold and flu. Garlic is an effectual anti-oxidant for it have place to capture the age-causing 'free radicals'.

Raw Allium sativum come ups very strong and people allergic to it may fall victim to headache, tegument rashness, febricity etc. Garlic is cognize to do thinning of blood and facilitates free blood flow. As of consequence of its ability to queer anti-coagulants, consumption of Allium sativum is avoided before surgery. Eating Allium sativum forestalls the formation of blood clots. It forestalls the built up of plaques in the arterial systems and cut downs the opportunities of atherosclerotic ailments, shots and blood pressure.

Garlic assists get rid of the risky personal effects of heavy metallic elements like quicksilver and Pb if consumed by opportunity in nutrient or inhaled as portion of air pollution. It also forestalls the malignant neoplastic disease of the digestive piece of land besides ulcerations and idiots the formation of tumours in the body. Garlic also supplies alleviation from colon/bowel irritability.

Owing to its anti-viral and anti-fungal properties it assists cut down happening of febricities by manner of enhancing immunity. Unsusceptibility is boosted on business relationship of allicin by inducing the creative activity of more than 'natural cells' enabling the organic structure to struggle bugs diligently. In the event of formation of fungus in the ear, application of paste of Allium sativum in mustard oil for a few modern times impels relief.

The micro-nutrient Se is establish in Allium sativum in copiousness and maintains the unity of eyes and other mathematical functions of the organic structure harmoniously. It is also a rich beginning of vitamin Degree Centigrade and the fountain of young person and good health.

Garlic have powerful function in controlling diabetes and complaints of the respiratory tract. Regular ingestion of Allium sativum assists relieve powerlessness by inducing increased supply of blood and arterias and vein. It also assists in the production of enzyme nitric oxide syntheses that is capable of causing penile erection. Paste of Allium sativum in H2O is used to handle aching and its application on the organic structure can function as an effectual mosquito repellent.

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Friday, April 06, 2007

Garlic - Nature's Natural Anti-Biotic And Wonderful Food

A couple of years ago, I had attended a health/nutrition and business training meeting. I was a newbie at the business and was learning as I went. It was around the month of January and during one of these in-home meetings, I started to feel as if i were passing out. I was sniffling, and getting dizzy. Pretty much, I was coming down with the flu. One of my associates asked me if i was sick and I told her that I needed to go home but was feeling sick.

What she did for me probably changed the way i saw nutrition. Instead of the usual tylenol to suppress my pain, she gave me 6 Garlic Tablets and 5 Vitamin C tablets. I decided to take them and continue with the meeting, despite the pain.

As the hour went on, I started to notice that the pain was slowly going away. My energy suddenly returned and weird enough, the flu was gone like magic. Considering that these were not drugs (but food supplements), I became a believer and decided to devote my life to learning more about the wonders of good nutrition, health and wellness. It is a huge field.

For this article, I will be focusing on Garlic, the herb that we all love to have in our foods. Garlic is a wonderful herb and makes a great food. But Garlic is only as good as how it is handled and used.

The powerful nutrient in garlic is called Ancillin. When you break open a clove and cut the garlic fruit, the ancillin is activated. This very nutrient helps in the bloodstream and does wonders for the heart. But its real claim to fame is how it is able to fight off viruses and disease in the body.

Garlic's nutritional powers work when it is in raw form. If it is fried, it most likely won't be as effective, even though it always tastes better friend.

One of my very best friends is Lebanese (middle eastern). He mentioned to me that in the middle east where he grew up (Lebanon), he didn't know what the flu was. But when he came to Canada and started eating the food here as a teenager, he later had his first flu ever. To most people, that is very strange, because everyone in North America has experienced the flu at younger ages.

It seems that the food in the middle east are herb-rich. From Falafels to Shawarmas, you name it. All nutrient-living foods. So I decided to give this a try and devoted my lunches strictly to falafel and Chicken Shawarma (my personal favorite) at Toronto's famous Naz's Falafel house. For almost two years during my lunch breaks, I would eat only Lebanese food. Not once did I experience the Flu, even though all my workmates were experiencing it. And I loved the food too!

Garlic supplements are also wonderful to have, if you're not into the sharp taste. In fact, the best supplements will have pure concentration, are living food supplements and are free of any pesticides or contamination.

I would recommend that if you have a meal, whether it is Chinese or a roast beef, try dicing garlic and sprinkling it on your food. Try a little bit of ketchup (not too much! There's sugar in ketchup) to balance the taste. Combine this with a vitamin, proteins and good carbohydrates. You'll find that it will keep you healthy.

One suggestion is to also avoid any Soda Pop or anything Carbonated, as this can rob your body of vitamins, especially the Garlic.

Give Garlic a try, make sure it is in raw form (you can dice it.) If you feel you must have a fried, crispy Garlic Chip, at least try to sprinkle raw dices of garlic on it too, or have it on a side salad.

It's good for your heart, your health, it fights disease and is definitely a much better alternative to the flu shots.

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Wednesday, April 04, 2007

What Is The Garlic Blood Pressure Link?

For a long time now there has been anecdotal evidence of a garlic blood pressure link.

Recent studies have backed up many of the beliefs that were untested previously. It seems that the compounds that give garlic its distinctive smell and strong flavour, also help protect the body from some forms of cancer by reducing the effects of cancer causing chemicals and reducing the growth of tumors.

Garlic has been used for centuries, particularly in Chinese medicine, and it has been associated with some miraculous abilities. Garlic has been employed to help relieve anything from a simple common cold all the way through to the plague.

While not quite the super drug it has been made out to be, it does have some significant healing abilities.

Unfortunately, for those who do not like the smell of garlic, the stronger the aroma it gives off the greater the medicinal value is considered to be.

Many growers of garlic believe that when it is grown organically the sulphur content increases, and so the smell is greater. So health practitioners will often suggest choosing organic garlic over other readily available types.

There is of course the option to choose garlic supplements, and these are a good way of getting the correct daily quota if the thought of eating raw garlic is too much for you. But as with the garlic itself, do not go for supplements that have "no odour" as they will have most likely had the active ingredients removed.

More recent studies have shown some of the incredible benefits of garlic, which range from having strong antibiotic properties, to being good as a mosquito repellent.

Garlic can act as an anticoagulant and thin the blood, so seek medical advice before tucking into garlic rich foods or supplements if you are on medication or just prior to surgery.

In trials of garlic supplements there was evidence to show that there was a significant reduction in blood pressure and it was thought that garlic powder supplements could be of use to patients who have mild hypertension.


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