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Health Benefits of Raw Garlic
By Diane Hanson
One food which I avoid eating during lunch on dance days is grilled fettunta, rubbed
generously with raw garlic and then anointed with heart-
Garlic is undoubtedly great for health but I'm sure you agree with me that "garlic breath" can make you somewhat of a social pariah. That explains why I only eat raw garlic in guacamole with chips and veggies on days when I don't have dance classes.
Garlic's health benefits and powerful medicinal properties have been known throughout history. Garlic helps to lower blood pressure, decrease LDL cholesterol levels, regulate blood sugar, suppress tumor growth, and support cancer recovery.
In addition, this potent bulb also helps increase blood cell count, kill intestinal parasites and worms, repel insects, reduce bacterial infections, soothe coughs and colds, remove warts, heal boils and infected sores to killing fungi in athlete foot.
Eating chopped raw garlic may sound daunting to some but did you know that raw garlic is better compared to cooked garlic?
When garlic is chopped or crushed, allicin sulfides and diallyl sulfides are released. These sulfides are responsible for all the health benefits of garlic.
While diallyl sulfides will survive the cooking process but its medicinal value is not as high as the allicin sulfides. Cooking will degrade allicin sulfides, and microwaving garlic will destroy it all together. To get the maximum health benefits from garlic, chop the garlic and consume it shortly.
The thought of raw garlic juice may sound disgustingly repulsive to many. But on days when I have no time to cook, I'll juice a few cloves of organic raw garlic, mix it with carrot/orange juice to make it palatable and then gulp it down bravely.
However, be sure to use organic garlic as it offers more nutrients and health-
Okay, if there's no way you can stomach raw garlic, here's what you can do – crush a few cloves of raw garlic, let it sit for about 10 minutes and then add to your dishes towards the end of the cooking. This allows some chemical reactions to take place and some beneficial compounds to form.
However, be warned that eating too much raw garlic can result in irritation or even damage of the digestive tract so very careful not to go overboard...
So that’s a really good reason to enjoy al your favorite garlicky dishes – garlic chicken, garlic shrimps, garlic soup, garlic spread, garlic pasta, garlic dip, garlic sauce, garlic curry – but don't forget to freshen up with gum or mints or parsley after that!
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