Garlic: Your Health Ally

By dilating blood vessels, garlic helps us stimulate our cardiovascular system. Indeed, it facilitates the circulation of blood, and prevents problems such as arteriosclerosis.

You may know people who can consume garlic as soon as they wake up on an empty stomach. This type of habit can surprise more than one, and for good reason, the taste of garlic is quite particular to appreciate it in the morning.

However, getting used to this at least very strong taste will allow your body to benefit from the many benefits of this vegetable plant.

It offers many medicinal properties that can help you regulate the functioning of your body, at different levels. This vegetable is undoubtedly one of the foods with the most beneficial properties for our health.

A little history…

In ancient times, garlic was mainly used for its antibiotic properties.  Greek and Roman soldiers, for example, used to take it before and after each battle to prevent possible health problems.

While the Egyptians, for their part, lent it other properties and consumed it as an aphrodisiac. Finally, it was used in the Himalayas to strengthen the immune system  and oxygenate the body.

Today, things have changed and we consume it mainly for its taste. While not inherently bad, knowing all the properties of garlic will certainly change your habits.

Indeed, many people hesitate to include this condiment in their recipes because of the strong smell it gives off. However, consuming it regularly can only do you the greatest good.

So here we offer you some of the many medicinal properties of garlic.

Garlic, beneficial for the cardiovascular system

It is a very beneficial food for our cardiovascular system. This is because not only does it lower our cholesterol levels in the blood, by controlling the production of cholesterol in the liver, but it also increases the production of good cholesterol (HDL). 

In addition, it promotes the dilation of our blood vessels thus making blood circulation easier, and at the same time preventing certain problems such as arteriosclerosis.  

To eliminate parasites

Garlic is also used to kill microorganisms that cannot be eliminated with traditional medicines.  For example, garlic and its antiparasitic properties would be used in cases of tapeworm (tapeworm). Indeed, garlic cleanses the body to the point of making it an unwelcoming environment for this type of parasite.

To take care of your skin

Consuming it every day will help you have more beautiful, healthier and above all stronger skin. Garlic can also help you improve eyesight and prevent certain respiratory illnesses. What more ? Maybe to help us also to treat the flu, and certain inflammatory problems!

However, remain reasonable and do not abuse this plant whose overconsumption could prove to be counterproductive. This is why we recommend that you consume garlic in moderate amounts and not exceeding the amount of two cloves of garlic per day.

Remember …

Now that you know the benefits of garlic, we hope you will start incorporating this food into your diet. For example, you can adapt your recipes so that the taste and smell of garlic is as pleasant as possible.

Or, if you prefer, you can also consume it in the morning on an empty stomach in order to make the most of its multiple benefits, which is the main thing!