| Garlic packs a powerful health punch! This is not a | | | | ancient cultures, really are convinced garlic can |
| secret but a well-known fact. Garlic's health benefits | | | | enhance your health. |
| have not just recently been discovered, but they've | | | | So far research in our day and age reveals cancer |
| been known for centuries. | | | | and bacterial infections can be fought against by |
| Way back in the history of China, the Chinese were | | | | eating the humble garlic bulb. Let's add fungal |
| well aware of the ability of the lowly garlic bulb to | | | | infections to that list as well. And as for stomach |
| promote healing. Colonial American settlers also knew | | | | cancer, it's been found that there are substances in |
| about these health benefits. In fact, from just about | | | | garlic that block cancers in animals used for |
| the dawn of civilization garlic has been highly regarded | | | | laboratory research. |
| as a disease fighter. And this knowledge has been | | | | What is the name of the mysterious substance |
| widespread throughout many different cultures. | | | | found in garlic that can fight cancer? It's called allicin. |
| You probably know that the builders of the great | | | | It's also the substance that accounts for garlic's |
| pyramid of Giza were garlic- eating slaves. And that | | | | unmistakable flavor. |
| was way back in 3000 B.C. The Bible tells us that the | | | | What else can garlic do that hasn't already been |
| early Hebrews loved to eat garlic. Garlic was one of | | | | mentioned in this article? Your immune system may |
| the things they missed the most after their exodus | | | | be strengthened if you eat garlic. Your cholesterol |
| from Egypt. This fact is recorded in the book of | | | | may be lowered if you eat garlic as well. And eating |
| numbers: | | | | garlic may just be able to protect your heart. |
| "We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt | | | | Dr. Benjamin Lau has been the professor of |
| freely, the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leaks | | | | microbiology and immunology at Loma Linda |
| and the onions, and the garlic." | | | | University in Southern California. He has specialized in |
| Although it's true that the nobility were not fond of | | | | researching chemicals found in plants and he's done |
| garlic and actually avoided it, that was not true of | | | | his research for over 20 years. |
| Roman soldiers. They regularly ate garlic. One of the | | | | He discovered garlic can help your immune system, |
| most famous ancient poets, Virgil, advised that | | | | lower your cholesterol, and wage war against cancer |
| reapers should eat garlic since they labored under the | | | | and other tumors. |
| hot sun. | | | | He isn't the only one who has been researching the |
| So by now it should be no surprise to you that garlic | | | | benefits for your health that can come from eating |
| has been used to promote health for thousands of | | | | garlic. Other research groups have also discovered |
| years and in many places around the world. | | | | similar findings. |
| Today many people are convinced the common cold | | | | Garlic is offered in a number of different forms. You |
| can be helped by eating garlic and even cancer can | | | | might not want to eat it fresh. You might prefer to |
| be fought against by eating garlic. A number of | | | | take it in tablet form instead. But in whatever form |
| researchers believe that garlic can even relieve | | | | garlic is ingested, it can help your health. |
| symptoms of rheumatism, high blood pressure, and | | | | Since garlic is a proven health benefactor, why not |
| even tuberculosis. | | | | add it to your diet and see if you don't become |
| Scientists today, like the health professionals in | | | | healthier. |