The physiological effects of garlic

The physiological effects of garlic:

Studies by competent multi-degreed scientists have shown beyond any reasonable doubt that consuming garlic generally has the following physical effects:

• Garlic lowers blood pressure a little. (9% to 15 % with one or two medium cloves per day.)

• Garlic lowers LDL Cholesterol a little. (9% to 15 % with one or two medium cloves per day.)

• Garlic helps reduce atherosclerotic buildup (plaque) within the arterial system. One recent study shows this effect to be greater in women than men.

• Garlic lowers or helps to regulate blood sugar.

• Garlic helps to prevent blood clots from forming, thus reducing the possibility of strokes and thromboses (Hemophiliacs shouldn't use garlic.)

• Garlic helps to prevent cancer, especially of the digestive system, prevents certain tumors from growing larger and reduces the size of certain tumors.

• Garlic may help to remove heavy metals such as lead and mercury from the body.

  
  

Raw Garlic is a potent natural antibiotic that works differently than modern antibiotics and kills some strains of bacteria, like staph, that have become immune or resistant to modern antibiotics.

• Garlic has anti-fungal and anti-viral properties.
• Garlic dramatically reduces yeast infections.
• Garlic has anti-oxidant properties and is a source of selenium.

Eating garlic gives the consumer an enhanced sense of well being - it makes you feel good just eating it.

Garlic probably has other benefits as well.

Therefore it may help if you have:

• Respiratory conditions: cold, flu, bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia, tuberculosis
• Digestive disorders: stomach ulcer, diarrhea, amoebic dysentery, worms, parasites
• Cardiovascular disease: atherosclerosis, post-heart attack therapy, post-stroke therapy
• Skin problems: acne, boils, eczema, fungal infections, insect bites and stings
• The use of garlic in the World War I as an antiseptic was most sensational. In 1916, the British government asked for tons of the bulbs offering one shilling a pound for as much as could be produced. A great quantity of it was used for the control of suppuration in wounds. The raw juice was expressed, diluted with water, and put on swabs of sterilized sphagnum moss, which is sterile naturally, and then was applied to the wounds. Where this treatment was given, it has been proved that there has never been one single case of sepsis of septic results. Consequently, the lives of tens of thousands have been saved by this one miraculous herb.
• In olden days, garlic was used for cure leprosy, psoriasis and several forms of exanthematous skin diseases. It was also believed to have most beneficial results in smallpox applied to the soles of the feet in a linen cloth renewed daily. Those unacquainted with garlic might think this was merely superstition; but, as a matter of fact, it is quite true. If chopped or minced fresh garlic is placed on the soles of the feet and allowed to remain there for some time, it will not be long before the odor of garlic can be detected on the breath; and cases of purulent disease in different parts of the body have been reported completely cured by simply keeping an application of garlic to the soles of the feet, and renewing it once or twice a day.
• Another instance of the remarkable penetrating power of garlic is the fact that the fresh juice of garlic mixed with olive oil and rubbed on the chest, throat, and between the shoulder blades gives great relief in whooping cough, asthma, bronchitis and dyspnea, according to an English physician who has used it with success for many years. It also has a reputation for safely reducing high blood pressure, and in this relation we have an exceedingly valuable formula.
• Boiling garlic reduces its active virtues considerably. Vinegar and water both extract its curative principles, though vinegar alone seems to be more effective for that purpose.
• Garlic can be an aid against heart attacks because it contains an oil which interferes with the formation of blood clots. If a clot does form, garlic has an ingredient to help dissolve it, and so minimize damage.
• This distinctive herb should not be confined merely to food preparation because it has many other uses. That's not to say that it doesn't perk up many food dishes and salad dressing. You can try it with practically any soup, garlic butter will make any bread or roll better and many vegetable dishes are enhanced by a sprinkle or two of garlic salt. You can slice a bit of fresh garlic into fried foods to help lessen their artery clogging effects. In old times scholars recommended to eat garlic every day for a healthy heart and longer life.
• Garlic is used daily in homes around the world. It is prized for the taste and flavor it adds to foods as well as being recognized for its medicinal qualities.
• Garlic has long been recognized for opening up the air passages to enable more freer breathing during sinus attacks, colds and flu.
• Juice of garlic has a most beneficial effect on the entire system as it helps dissolve mucus in the sinus cavities, bronchial tubes and the lungs. It also helps expel poison from body through pores of the skin.

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