Health Spotlight: Garlic

What smells wonderful when you cook it, stinky on your breath, and has almost too many health benefits to even count?

Garlic

garlic-1According to NaturalHealthRemedies.org, garlic can improve your health in the areas of: 

Acne

Cholesterol

Cardiovascular health

Slows aging of liver

Combats damage from nicotine use

Increases antioxidant enzymes

Blood pressure and blood clots

Is anti-bacterial

 

This chart from The World’s Healthiest Foods shows the nutrient make-up of garlic:

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So, adopt the philosophy of the Italians and the Texans:

Eat garlic.  And more is better!