6 Amazing Health Benefits of Garlic

Garlic is botanically a vegetable with a number of health benefits. It is rich in antioxidants properties. It is a species that belongs to bulbous flowering plant in the onion genus Allium. When you consume it, it has a sharp and pungent taste and is used as an ingredient or flavor in dishes. It is known as a superfood for its health benefits. Utopia Life Coach has come up with some unexpected health benefits of garlic.

“It’s the organic sulfur compound allicin in garlic that gives it its pungent smell and makes it a healthy addition to your diet,” says dietitian Laura Jeffers, MEd, RD, LD.

Good for heart health:

Consuming garlic on a daily basis may help in reducing LDL or bad cholesterol levels. Garlic has anti-oxidant properties which are helpful in preventing heart disease by lowering bad cholesterol levels.

Studies that were published in May 2018 in Medicine concluded that taking garlic supplements was effective in lowering both total cholesterol and high LDL cholesterol levels, which are two risk factors for heart disease.

May help to prevent Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia:

Garlic is rich in antioxidant properties that help the body to fight against oxidative damage, this damage from free radicals contributes to the aging process. It even helps in reducing oxidative stress in people with high blood pressure. And in all this, the combined effects of reducing blood pressure and cholesterol may help in reducing the risk of common brain diseases.

Good for skin:

It is rich in antibacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-oxidant properties that benefit your skin. You can apply garlic paste to your acne or pimples, to see a positive effect. But remember it may cause some burning sensation according to the sensitivity of your skin, so be careful about this. Garlic may help in the increase and longevity of skin cells.

It May help to lower blood pressure:

It has an inflammatory benefit and even helps blood to regulate easily through the body. It has a positive impact on blood pressure. This helps in reducing cardiovascular diseases like heart disease, strokes which are the world’s biggest killers.

Boosts immunity:

Garlic can play a role as a defense mechanism in your body in few ways. Garlic provides antibacterial properties and some scientist also believes that garlic has antiviral properties that helps in blocking the entry of viruses into cells and it helps to strengthen the immune response which can effectively help in fighting off potential invaders. Thus, these things boost the immune system and help you fight cold and flu.

Good for diabetic people:

Garlic is rich in antioxidants that make it very healthy, especially for diabetic people. It helps in reducing pre-meal blood sugar level fluctuations.

These are some of the health benefits of Garlic. To know more about healthy diet contact a nutritionist or diet coach.

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