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Garlic is Good for the Heart

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By len7288


Garlic a nature's cure all food, is known to help a lot of ailments. Garlic is now widely used as a prevention and remedy for any heart condition heart, garlic helps in keeping blood flow smoothly by discouraging blood platelets from clumping together. It appears to increase the level of beneficial HDL cholesterol in the blood and to reduce the level of more harmful LDL cholesterol, therefore it helps in keeping arteries clear and reducing the risk of heart disease. Garlic also appear to help to reduce high blood pressure and therefore offers some protection against heart attacks and other circulatory problems such as strokes.

Allicin is the component in garlic that has the beneficial effects, allicin is produced only when fresh garlic is cut, crushed or heated. Allicin loses its potency rapidly, it is better to get your garlic in the fresh form whether cooked or raw, than to use products such as dried flakes, garlic powder or garlic salt.

Studies shows that eating between one to three fresh garlic gloves a day provides enough allicin to reduce the risk of a heart attack significantly. These findings seems to be confirmed by the relatively low incidence of heart attacks among people who eat diet that is rich in garlic.Garlic capsule, which do not release their allicin until they reach the stomach are a good alternative to fresh garlic, if you are worried about the smell in your mouth.

Studies shows that eating between one to three fresh garlic gloves a day provides enough allicin to reduce the risk of a heart attack significantly. These findings seems to be confirmed by the relatively low incidence of heart attacks among people who eat diet that is rich in garlic.Garlic capsule, which do not release their allicin until they reach the stomach are a good alternative to fresh garlic, if you are worried about the smell in your mouth.


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Colleen Stelmach  says:
9 months ago

Great article Len.

Here is a 177 page ebook, that has benefits to over 64 medical conditions using garlic (allicin), including research to back it up.The book is called "Allicin & Ginger, Nature's Power Healers", by Peter Josling. You can download it FREE at http://www.superimmune.org/colleen. The website also has some great links about MRSA & other drug resistant infections that Allicin is helpful with.

Best Wishes,

Colleen

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