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Hailed as the oldest cultivated
plant in the world, garlic’s amazing health and healing qualities have been
legendary for longer than the written word. Garlic is a natural remedy that
has been handed down for centuries. In fact, the Chinese have been
using garlic for medicinal purposes for more than three thousand years.
This ancient remedy has been
used to combat anemia, improve liver function, lower blood pressure,
prevent constipation and facilitate blood flow.
Due to garlic’s high sulfur
content, it has also been used to combat fungi, and to inhibit salmonella
Poison and bites by
mosquitoes, bees and scorpions. There has been so much research done on the
health benefits of garlic that it would take volumes to explain it
all. Although hundreds of studies have documented the health benefits of
garlic, our great grandparents didn’t need studies–they relied upon from folk
remedies and wisdom passed down for generations–and from their own experiences.
We know that garlic is good for
us, so let’s explore more of the powerful health and healing benefits garlic
has to offer.
Below are some health benefits
related to the use of Garlic;
- Relieves Ear Infections or Aches
The
use of garlic oil for ear infections or ear aches is an important natural
remedy handed down for generations. One recent study showed that 14 strains of
bacteria (taken from the noses and throats of children who had ear
infections) were killed when treated with garlic.
Try
and get more fresh garlic into your children’s diets—it may help eliminate
these
Infections
altogether.
Helps to Lower Cholesterol
Here’s another good reason to
eat fresh garlic daily. The liver makes cholesterol, so we don’t need to eat
any extra in our foods.
Unfortunately, cholesterol is
everywhere. Help lower your cholesterol by making better food choices and by
eating one-half to one clove of fresh garlic every day.
Studies showed that eating this
amount of garlic on a daily basis lowered cholesterol about 9 percent.
- Cough or Chest Cold Remedy
Garlic can be used to fight
coughs, chest colds and bacterial infections.
Crush a few garlic cloves, put
them in a jar or bowl, and cover them in olive oil.
Rub the oil on your feet.
(Adults can put garlic pieces
between your toes.)
Then put on socks and go to sleep.
The garlic enters your system
and heads to the lungs.
It enhances your immune system
and fights viruses.
You can also spread garlic
directly on your chest and back to soften the cough and relieve airways.
Garlic May Help You Live Longer
Effects on longevity are
basically impossible to prove in humans.
But given the beneficial effects
on important risk factors like blood pressure, it makes sense that garlic could
help you live longer.
The fact that it can fight
infectious disease is also an important factor, because these are common causes
of death, especially in the elderly or people with dysfunctional immune
systems.
Anything Else
For thousands of
years, garlic was believed to have medicinal properties. We now have the
science to confirm it.
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