Garlic

Garlic

Garlic is claimed to help prevent heart disease and cancer, helps regulate blood sugar levels...a remedy for infections, digestive disorders, fungal infections (thrush).

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Echinacea/Goldenseal/Garlic is an immune stimulating formulation to benefit colds, flu, viruses, bacterial and fungal infections.

Garlic (Allium sativum) may be beneficial for detoxification, immune response, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, heart disease, circulation, fatty deposits, arteriosclerosis, arthritis, asthma, cancer, candida, infections of the eyes, ears, throat, respiratory infections, coughs, hoarseness, colds & flu, insomnia, digestion, fungal infections, viral infections, and colon health.

Garlic Split Bulb

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The health benefits of garlic have been known for thousands of years.

Garlic contains the sulfuric acid alliin which when activated by the enzyme alliinase is converted to allicin.

Allicin is the component that gives garlic its medicinal properties and pungent odor.

This means the more allicin the more effective the garlic.

Garlic is not only beneficial for cardio health but also for enzyme, immune, and other systems.

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Garlic has been the focus of many research projects recently.

A number of studies suggest that garlic may be useful for supporting heart and circulation health by helping to maintain healthy blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

Reseach also shows that garlic fortifies your immune system.

Garlic Pressed

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Studies have suggested Aged Garlic Extract and its constituents may help to maintain healthy cholesterol levels, enhance circulation, support immune function, help fight stress and fatigue, and maintain health function of the liver and nerves.

Aged Garlic has been shown to effectively kill the yeast Candida albicans in various studies.

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Garlic is one of the most popular and irresistable spices in the world, beloved in ancient Egypt, mentioned in the Bible, a basic element of ancient Roman cuisine, and equally popular throughout India and Asia.

Garlic also has antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal activity.

Garlic has shown long-term benefit for recurrent yeast infections.

Garlic also supports the cardiovascular system by mildly lowering cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood, inhibiting platelet aggregation, and slowing blood coagulation.

The 1997 Commission E on Phytotherapy and Herbal Substances of the German Federal Institute for Drugs recommends Garlic bulbs for 'Supportive to dietary measures at elevated levels of lipids in blood. Preventative measures for age-dependent vascular changes.'

'Side Effects: In rare instances there may be gastrointestinal symptoms, changes to the flora of the intestine, or allergic reactions.

Note:The odor of garlic may pervade the breath and skin.'

'Average daily dosage: 4 g fresh garlic; equivalent preparations.

Mode of Administration: The minced bulb and preparations thereof for internal use.'

'Actions: Antibacterial; Antimycotic; Lipid-lowering; Inhibition of platelet aggregation; Prolongation of bleeding and clotting time; Enhancement of fibrinolytic activity.'

Double blind studies in humans have found that garlic can lower blood cholesterol levels in adults by approximately 10%.

A four-year clinical trial of 50–80 years old with atherosclerosis showed that regular intake of 900 mg of a standardized garlic supplement reduced arterial plaque by 5–18%.

Women seemed to benefit most.

Clinical studies have demonstrated the presence of cancer-inhibiting sulfur compounds in garlic. Garlic's anticarcinogenic effect is confirmed by human population studies, in that populations with a high garlic intake have lower rates of esophageal, stomach, and colon cancer.

Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': 'Diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, stimulant. Many marvellous effects and healing powers have been ascribed to Garlic. It possesses stimulant and stomachic properties in addition to its other virtues.'

'As an antiseptic, its use has long been recognized. In the late war it was widely employed in the control of suppuration in wounds. The raw juice is expressed, diluted with water, and put on swabs of sterilized Sphagnum moss, which are applied to the wound. Where this treatment has been given, it has been proved that there have been no septic results, and the lives of thousands of men have been saved by its use.'

'It is sometimes externally applied in ointments and lotions, and as an antiseptic, to disperse hard swellings, also pounded and employed as a poultice for scrofulous sores.

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Garlic can be taken as a dietary supplement to support immune system function and cardiovascular health.

Garlic taken with a fatty meal supports cholesterol levels within normal ranges.

It appears to have antioxidant effects and supports the removal of unwanted substances and heavy metals.

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Garlic is one of the most potent healing herbs in the world. It is a natural antibiotic, used extensively for protecting the body against disease, yet without the harmful effects of drugs that kill all life within the body.

It has the ability to destroy harmful bacteria and microbes and at the same time leave behind bacteria that is beneficial to the body.

It can be used against infections of all kinds.

Nutritionally, Garlic has been found useful for some control in glucose tolerance for both hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.

It is useful in blocking artherosclerosis and is known to dissolve LDL (harmful) cholesterol and to lower triglycerides, while increasing HDL (beneficial) cholesterol.

Some compounds in Garlic may activate enzymes that destroy alfa-toxin, a carcinogen claimed to be a leading cause of liver cancer.

Evidence continues to mount that of the 50 compounds in Garlic, 10 are active in reversing cancer development.

It is a specific anti-tumor agent used as a preventive for many types of cancer and other degenerative diseases, including breast cancer.

Garlic contains an anti-coagulant, thereby improving circulation.

Garlic is effective in treating respiratory problems such as asthma, bronchial and lung problems.

Garlic provides sulfur compounds that are beneficial to the cardiovascular system and helps maintain healthy cholesterol levels that are already within the normal range.

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