The Health Benefits and Advantages of Garlic

For thousands of years, garlic is recognized worldwide for the many benefits it brings to our health, by dealing in some way many evils, he was long considered a miraculous food somehow. It was Louis Pasteur who discovered the first antiseptic benefits of garlic and it was used extensively in the armies of that time to treat viral infections, parasites and fungi. Since then, there have been over 500 studies that were done in connection with the garlic.
Personally, I eat very regularly but if the food is singled out because it causes persistent bad breath but I can not help myself.

  Benefits, Health Benefits and Drawbacks of the Ai




Benefits


Relieves Constipation Nasal


Since garlic has a very strong smell and particular, there is evidence that could help nasal decongestion for people who suffer the same way that a bowl of hot water under the name, the head covered a sheet.




Decreases Blood Pressure


Garlic is known to bring many benefits on the cardiovascular health of the person who consumes it regularly. In fact, ajoene content in garlic, a by-product of allicin, would reduce the risk of many heart diseases like angina, heart attack, stroke, myocardial infarction and prevents clot formation in the blood, which contributes to the reduction of blood pressure.


However, lowering your blood pressure, at the same time you decrease the risk of cardiovascular diseases as hypertension, as well as cholesterol, is a very important risk factor in causing these diseases.




Decrease Bad Cholesterol


Some studies show that eating garlic or taking garlic tablets or would lower the bad cholesterol and the risk of cardiac and vascular problems. However, this is not entirely true, however, garlic reduces the risk of blood clots and reduces the risk of heart attack.



Decrease Risk of Cancer


Here, we speak of raw garlic, cooked or pureed and not supplements (tablets) of garlic. Study shows that eating 5 to 6 cloves of garlic a week, this would reduce the risk of cancers, a decrease of 50% risk of stomach cancer, 30% decrease in colorectal cancer and 50% decrease of prostate cancer. But hey, these studies are not really scientific, therefore, it is certain that you lose nothing to eat more garlic every week but do not believe either that it saves you the risk of cancer.




Antiviral and antibacterial


Once much used for its antiviral and antibacterial properties, it is true that garlic helps prevent and fight infections.




Disadvantages




Halitosis


Garlic is very good to taste (I think) but unfortunately, it causes a breath pretty disgusting in some way. If you eat garlic and you want to remove this term from your mouth, it is recommended to eat parsley because it is very rich in chlorophyll, which will eliminate your bad breath garlic.




Digestive Problems


When a person consumes raw garlic, it may be harder to digest than cooked garlic, so there may be occurrence of reflux, burping, etc. ...




My Personal Opinion


Personally, I do not like, I love garlic and I eat every night, that is to say that I put mashed garlic on my bread slices and it is much better health and the garlic butter business, rich in fat, calories and salt. I add this spice everywhere, in my casseroles, in sauces for my meat in my soups when cooking vegetables, etc.. and even if it gives bad breath, frankly, I do not mind because I love garlic too, just to brush their teeth to eliminate bad breath.


In addition, there are many known health benefits and is very affordable in grocery stores, so why deny it.