Garlic Benefits - top 10 Health Benefits of Garlic
If you’re wanting to make positive changes to your health and lifestyle, it can be difficult
to know where to start. It can be so much effort trying to follow some crazy diet or
trying to go to the gym every day. There are so many great, natural ways you
can make improvements to your health and lifestyle and incorporating garlic into your diet or
your day is one of those great little hacks. This might sound odd, how can something you
usually just add to your meals for a bit of flavour benefit our health? Well, there are
many great ways, and this video will explain why garlic is so good for you, and what the
top 10 health benefits that it can bring to you are.
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#1 Combats the Common Cold.
I’m sure you’ve all been there, suffering from a blocked nose and having to bear the
brunt of the horrible common cold. Well, garlic has been proven to relieve the symptoms of
a cold. One study showed a sample of people who took garlic every day only suffered an
average of 2 days with the sickness, rather than the normal 5 days.
Another study found that if people take garlic supplements every single day then it can reduce
the reported cases of the common cold by 63%. What more proof could you need?!
#2 Helps prevent Alzheimer’s
Today’s society has an ageing population, and horrible conditions such as Alzheimer's
and dementia are on the rise with there being an all-time high of reported cases. Alzheimer's
is caused by oxidative stress causing damage to specific brain cells. Garlic, however,
has antioxidant properties which allow it to protect the body and help it to fight off
oxidative damage. Therefore, it helps to stop the cells from being damaged and therefore
prevents Alzheimer's disease. Amazing, right!
#3 Improves Athletic Performance
Most of you are probably aware of all the scandals involving athletes taking different
types of substances as an attempt to be faster, or perform better, in competitions and other
athletic performances. Well, garlic was one of the earliest substances that were used
for this (although it was in no way frowned upon or illegal).
It increases an individual’s working capacity, and one study showed that garlic gave a sample
of people a 12% reduction in peak heart rate whilst exercising, which means they can keep
working at a higher intensity for a longer period.
The main way garlic is thought to work in this scenario is that it helps to reduce exercise-induced
fatigue, meaning that athletes can keep going for longer.
#4 Heals Splinters
Splinters can be so annoying! I’m sure we’ve all been there when we pick something up and
get that rude sharp realization that we have just got a splinter. Well, a very simple,
quick and easy remedy for this is to apply some garlic directly to the splinter.
There is, however, a very specific way you need to do this. You need to cut garlic clove
and tape it to your splinter, then sleep with it like that overnight. It might sound slightly
bizarre but trust me… it works.
#5 Improves bone health
Another great, although maybe slightly random, health benefit that garlic can bring us is
that it can improve our bone health. It does this by increasing the levels of oestrogen
in our body, and so, in turn, helps to minimize bone loss and promote bone growth and strength.
It is especially good for helping people with osteoarthritis deal with their condition.
This increase in oestrogen that garlic brings means that it is also great for anyone, women
in particular, who may be slightly deficient in the hormone.
#6 Lowers Cholesterol levels
A great way in which garlic can benefit our health is that it lowers your cholesterol
levels. Studies have shown that people who take garlic supplements had their level of
low-density-lipoprotein reduced by up to 15%. This is an extremely positive thing, as cholesterol
can build up around our heart and arteries and increase the risk of us getting heart
disease.
#7 Prevents Cancer
Cancer is such a cruel condition which thousands suffer. There is still so much research that
needs to be done to try and find a cure or better treatment for the disease.
One little way, however, that you can help to lower your risk of getting cancer, is to
have garlic. You might be shocked to discover this, but garlic really can help to prevent
cancer. It works by slowing down the growth of tumour cells and helping to manage cell
division and stop it from getting out of control. It is especially good for preventing cancers
such as stomach and prostate cancer. Do you need many more reasons to have a bit of garlic
every day?
#8 Improves our Skin and Hair
I’m sure many of us wish we could find the perfect way to beat the effects of ageing,
especially when it comes to how it impacts our skin and hair.
As we get older, collagen in our skin breaks down and causes our skin to lose elasticity
and we gain wrinkles. Our hair can also start to thin and may even begin to fall out. Well,
garlic can help with both of these things.
Garlic can help to protect and maintain the collagen in your skin to prevent it from breaking
down. It is also antifungal and antibacterial, so it can also help to protect our skin against
nasty fungal infections and eczema.
Now for hair, if you massage garlic into your scalp then it has been proven to help thicken
your hair and prevent hair loss. Who doesn’t want longer, flowing locks!
#9 Protects our Heart
Having some garlic daily can be extremely beneficial to our heart. It helps to lower
people’s risk of contracting very serious cardiovascular diseases as it helps to regulate
and lower our blood pressure and blood sugar level. You do, however, need to make sure
you are having fairly high doses of garlic every day for it to have this effect.
#10 Increases your life expectancy
Due to the amazing benefits mentioned in this video that garlic has on our health, especially
the positive effect it has on our blood pressure, garlic can make us live longer and have a
longer life expectancy. Furthermore, garlic has great anti-infectious properties that
allow it to fight off certain diseases and illnesses that, especially when contracted
by someone slightly older, can be deadly or extremely harmful to an individual.
So, there you have the top 10 health benefits of garlic. It is a surprising little gem that
can bring you so many positive changes. The best way to take it is to have two cloves
of garlic every morning with a glass of warm water, that way you know you are getting a
good amount. Taking it in the morning will help you to ensure you remember to take it
every day and that it becomes part of your daily routine. It is also a good idea to try
and incorporate it into your meals, as that way you know you are getting a bit extra every
day, and it also helps make your food extra yummy.
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