Alright friends, how many of you are eating raw chopped/ smashed garlic cloves every day for your health?
There are so many benefits!
Check it out: 👇
1. Garlic contains compounds with potent medicinal properties: the most well-known compound is allicin. However, allicin is only briefly present in fresh garlic after you cut or crush it. Other compounds include diallyl disulfide and s-allyl cysteine.
The sulfur compounds from garlic enter your body from the digestive tract. They then travel all over your body, exerting strong biological effects.
2. Garlic protects against illness, including the common cold.
3. The active compounds in garlic can reduce blood pressure.
4. Garlic improves cholesterol levels, which may lower the risk of heart disease.
5. Garlic contains antioxidants that may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
6. Garlic daily can improve athletic performance: Garlic was one of the earliest “performance-enhancing” substances.
Ancient civilizations used garlic to reduce fatigue & work capacity of laborers. Olympic athletes in ancient Greece consumed garlic to improve their performance.
7. Eating garlic helps detoxify heavy metals in the body.
At high doses, the sulfur compounds in garlic have been shown to protect against organ damage from heavy metal toxicity.
Allicin in garlic can help reduce levels of lead in your blood and vital organs. 