Let’s get straight to it! Garlic is one of my best friends. I never get sick because when and if I feel like I might have caught something I immediately juice garlic! juice recipe Look at the flu shot recipe under that link.
Benefits of garlic include: source
- Antibiotic and antifungal properties; reduced tumors in animal studies. link
- High in antioxidant
- Detoxifies
- Lowers blood pressure
- Boosts immune system
- Protects against heart disease
- Protects against strokes
- Prevents blood clots
- Relief from rheumatism
- Lowers cholesterol levels
- Protects the body against damaging “free radicals”
- Energy Boost
- Helps with skin problems such as warts and other skin infections.
- Reduces the risk of esophageal, stomach and colon cancer.
Got a toothache? Garlic’s antibacterial, analgesic, and anesthetizing properties can help cure a toothache. Put garlic oil or a crushed garlic clove directly onto the affected tooth and the gum for instant relief. Source
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Now that’s what I call one amazing Allium sativum!