Does wearing garlic around your neck really keep the vampires away?
I don't know, if you eat tons, it will keep your spouse away. It's why we always eat garlic together.
Garlic is powerful stuff. It may prevent cancer, protect your digestive system and help fight inflammation and protect your heart.
Phytochemicals in garlic (and onions) may prevent the onset or progression of some cancers. (especially stomach and esophageal.) Perhaps because it protects and heals your digestive system.
Garlic may also protect against Lung, Breast and Colon Cancer.
Garlic fights something called Nitrosamines which are formed in our intestines and caused by food additives and cured meats. This reduces the mutations in the DNA of your cells and protects them from damage, preventing cancer.
Did you need another reason to switch to whole real foods? Put the potato chips and deli meat down!
Compounds in garlic may also attack tumor cells and destroy them.
Several compounds in garlic stop carcinogens from becoming active and flush them from your system. (The cabbage family is good at this too.)
Quercitin: A flavonoid or antioxidant fights inflammation in your body. It repairs and protects your cells and prevents them from producing histamines (inflammation).
Cancer
Phytochemicals in garlic (and onions) may prevent the onset or progression of some cancers. (especially stomach and esophageal.) Perhaps because it protects and heals your digestive system.
Garlic may also protect against Lung, Breast and Colon Cancer.
Garlic fights something called Nitrosamines which are formed in our intestines and caused by food additives and cured meats. This reduces the mutations in the DNA of your cells and protects them from damage, preventing cancer.
Did you need another reason to switch to whole real foods? Put the potato chips and deli meat down!
Compounds in garlic may also attack tumor cells and destroy them.
Several compounds in garlic stop carcinogens from becoming active and flush them from your system. (The cabbage family is good at this too.)
Inflammation Diseases
warning: another big scientific word coming...Quercitin: A flavonoid or antioxidant fights inflammation in your body. It repairs and protects your cells and prevents them from producing histamines (inflammation).
Heart Health
Allicin (another antioxidant) can protect and heal your heart, lowering blood pressure levels and lowering your LDL. Plus, less inflammation is always great for your heart.How to get the most out of garlic
-Crush your garlic- don't chop/cut it. It will release the cancer killing compounds better. Like chewing does. (Your spouse and coworkers plead with you not to just chew raw garlic no matter the protection.) Cooked garlic is sweeter and calmer.
-Let it sit for a bit, up to 15 minutes if you think ahead. (It allows the enzyme reaction time to finish.)
-Let it sit for a bit, up to 15 minutes if you think ahead. (It allows the enzyme reaction time to finish.)
-Eat a lot of it! Let this fighter loose! It will fight all this beastly damage to your cells. As we age our cells damage from lots of things. Start adding lots of things to heal your cells now.
Forget the vampires these cell damaging beasts will be powerless.
Just stock up on the toothpaste.
Forget the vampires these cell damaging beasts will be powerless.
Just stock up on the toothpaste.
Sources:
Foods to Fight Cancer
http://www.joybauer.com/food-articles/allium-vegetables.aspx
http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/supplement/quercetin
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/15/unlocking-the-benefits-of-garlic/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0
We love this garlic keeper from Chefs Catalog.
Plus it has the best reviews. Yay fresh garlic!