Amazing Health Benefits of Garlic

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Recent researches and scientific studies have confirmed about the remarkable health benefits of garlic. It is an excellent alternative medicine which is very useful in keeping certain chronic diseases at bay.


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Herbalists all over the world swear by garlic for its amazing healing properties. Garlic is used by herbalists to treat wide array of diseases, ranging from common cold to more serious diseases like hypertension or high blood pressure. Here is the list of the various health benefits you can get simply by regular consumption of garlic.

Cholesterol Control
Regular consumption of garlic can help in reducing the level of bad cholesterol in your blood. High blood cholesterol puts one at risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). The regular consumption of garlic also helps in controlling blood pressure.

Prevention of strokes and myocardial infarction (heart attack)
Recent research has shown that garlic compounds can speed up blood clot dissolving activity and improve blood fluidity, two factors that can help in averting strokes and sudden heart attack.

Control of blood sugar in diabetics
Regular consumption of garlic has shown to help diabetic patients in controlling their blood sugar levels. This is due to the presence of active compound known as allicin which helps the cells in better utilization of insulin, a hormone which is responsible for metabolism of carbohydrates and fats in your body.

Helps in preventing cancer
Garlic is excellent for preventing cancer too. It can help in prevention of cancer since garlic compounds are toxic to malignant cells, i.e. they can destroy the cancerous cells.

Common Cold and Flu
Due to its natural anti-microbial properties, garlic is an effective home remedy for those suffering from common cold and flu.

Joint Pain and Bronchitis
It is also an effective home remedy for treating joint pain and also back ache. Garlic is also known for preventing and providing relief from bronchitis and other chronic respiratory disorders.

Boosts Immunity
Regular consumption of garlic can also boost up our immune system and speed up healing of any wound. Garlic also peps up our digestive system and is quite useful in curing flatulence and getting rid of intestinal parasites.

By now you know the tremendous health benefits of garlic and hence you should compulsorily make garlic a part of our daily diet. From now on try to cook garlic based dishes or consume garlic in raw form if you can. To stay healthy simply get set to be garlicky!

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