Garlic For Health
Copyright: 2006 Marilyn Pokorney
Before modern medicine garlic was used for almost whatever
ailed you. And today's scientists are discovering that what
the ancients knew was true.
Garlic contains more than 100 therapeutic sulfur compounds
but one, alliin, is converted into allicin, and it's the
chemical responsible for garlic's healing powers.
Garlic is best known for its beneficial effects on the
cardiovascular system. Garlic is effective in preventing
and treating high blood pressure, high cholesterol and
triglyceride levels, reports the American Heart Association.
Some studies show that a daily garlic supplement can even
stop and reverse atherosclerosis, commonly known as
hardening of the arteries.
According to German researchers garlic appears to prevent
the buildup of fatty plaques in the arteries and may even
shrink existing plaques.
Garlic can help keep blood thin so it doesn't produce clots
thus reducing the risks of stroke. Anyone taking a blood
thinner should be careful of adding garlic to their diet for
this reason.
Garlic has antibacterial, antiviral and anti-fungal
properties.
Yeast infections, colds, flu, sore throat, sinus problems,
respiratory infections, and bronchitis, all yield to garlic
because allicin blocks key enzymes that aid bacteria and
viruses.
Garlic works like a broad-spectrum antibiotic but because
it's a naturally occurring substance no antibiotic
resistance can be built up like with synthetic drugs.
During both WWI and WWII doctors used garlic juice to treat
battle wounds to prevent gangrene.
Garlic aids in the elimination of intestinal parasites,
builds the immune system and even helps to reduce the pain
of rheumatism and arthritis.
MRSA, the most commonly referred to as hospital acquired
infections, can be very serious especially to the elderly
and the young.
Scientists at the University of East London found that
allicin can cure MRSA within weeks. It was also effective
on the newer strains of MRSA which are not cured by even the
most potent of all antibiotics, Vancomycin and
Glycopepetides.
For more information on the health benefits of garlic visit:
http://www.apluswriting.net/health/garlichealth.htm
Before modern medicine garlic was used for almost whatever
ailed you. And today's scientists are discovering that what
the ancients knew was true.
Garlic contains more than 100 therapeutic sulfur compounds
but one, alliin, is converted into allicin, and it's the
chemical responsible for garlic's healing powers.
Garlic is best known for its beneficial effects on the
cardiovascular system. Garlic is effective in preventing
and treating high blood pressure, high cholesterol and
triglyceride levels, reports the American Heart Association.
Some studies show that a daily garlic supplement can even
stop and reverse atherosclerosis, commonly known as
hardening of the arteries.
According to German researchers garlic appears to prevent
the buildup of fatty plaques in the arteries and may even
shrink existing plaques.
Garlic can help keep blood thin so it doesn't produce clots
thus reducing the risks of stroke. Anyone taking a blood
thinner should be careful of adding garlic to their diet for
this reason.
Garlic has antibacterial, antiviral and anti-fungal
properties.
Yeast infections, colds, flu, sore throat, sinus problems,
respiratory infections, and bronchitis, all yield to garlic
because allicin blocks key enzymes that aid bacteria and
viruses.
Garlic works like a broad-spectrum antibiotic but because
it's a naturally occurring substance no antibiotic
resistance can be built up like with synthetic drugs.
During both WWI and WWII doctors used garlic juice to treat
battle wounds to prevent gangrene.
Garlic aids in the elimination of intestinal parasites,
builds the immune system and even helps to reduce the pain
of rheumatism and arthritis.
MRSA, the most commonly referred to as hospital acquired
infections, can be very serious especially to the elderly
and the young.
Scientists at the University of East London found that
allicin can cure MRSA within weeks. It was also effective
on the newer strains of MRSA which are not cured by even the
most potent of all antibiotics, Vancomycin and
Glycopepetides.
For more information on the health benefits of garlic visit:
http://www.apluswriting.net/health/garlichealth.htm
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