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Amazing Health Benefits Of Eating Garlic

By Niharika Choudhary

Someone once said, 'if garlic wouldn't have its smell, it would sell like gold', such is the status it holds in benefiting our health.

Garlic or Allium sativum, as it is biologically termed, has been entitled as the world's healthiest food. Garlic has great significance in Ayurveda since ages.

The various health benefits that garlic is packed with make it the most sought-after additive in most of the Indian cooking.

It can either be eaten raw or can be roasted and added to the curry. Adding garlic to your curry simply magnifies the taste and aroma of the curry to a new height.

Garlic can be consumed in several forms. It can be used as whole cloves or ground into a smooth paste or powder or it can be consumed in the form of other supplements like garlic extract and garlic oil.

Garlic is a store-house of medical properties. It can combat a number of diseases. It is best for oral health. It is full of nutrients and is very low on calories.

Some people might dislike it or can be allergic to it, but such is the worth of garlic in some houses, I can almost smell it while writing this article!

However, read on to know more about some of the excellent health benefits of garlic. Though you dislike the taste, make sure to include it in your meals often and say goodbye to heart disease.

A Store-house Of Minerals And Vitamins

A Store-house Of Minerals And Vitamins

Garlic is loaded with minerals and vitamins like manganese, selenium, vitamins C and B6 and fibre.

Other than these, it also has traces of potassium, phosphorus, iron, calcium, copper and vitamin B1.

It Boosts Your Immunity

It Boosts Your Immunity

According to surveys, regular consumption of garlic can boost your immune system and can cut down cold and its related symptoms by almost 63%.

Garlic is packed with antioxidants.

So, dietitians always advice people who are more prone to falling sick and catch cold to consume more garlic in their meals.

It Can Reduce Your Blood Pressure

It Can Reduce Your Blood Pressure

Garlic has a compound called polysulphide.

The red blood cells convert these polysulphides to hydrogen sulphide, which help in dilating the blood vessels and thereby help in lowering the blood pressure.

People can include garlic or eat it raw to keep their blood pressure under control.

It Can Help You Control Your Weight

It Can Help You Control Your Weight

Regular consumption of garlic can help your body to cut down the fat stores.

Garlic also suppresses your appetite by stimulating the satiety centre in the brain with its strong smell.

Garlic Prevents The Formation Of Blood Clots

Garlic Prevents The Formation Of Blood Clots

Garlic has a compound called ajoene.

Ajoene has anti-clotting properties that help in preventing blood clots.

Thus, regular consumption of garlic may prevent blood clotting and also keep you safe from risks of clotting post surgeries and cardiovascular diseases.

Garlic Protects Your Heart

Garlic Protects Your Heart

Regular inclusion of garlic in your meals helps to maintain the elasticity of your arteries.

It also fights the free radicals and protects the heart against them.

Ajoene found in garlic has anti-clotting properties that help in preventing blood clots.

Polysulphides found in garlic help in dilating the blood vessels.

All of these together help in keeping your heart healthy.

It Reduces The Bad Cholesterol

It Reduces The Bad Cholesterol

Allicin is a compound present in garlic.

It helps in moderating the levels of triglycerides found in the blood, thus bringing down the level of total cholesterol in the body.

Garlic Fulfils Iron Deficiency

Garlic Fulfils Iron Deficiency

Diallyl sulphides found in garlic improve iron metabolism by increasing the production of ferroportin that helps in the absorption and release of iron.

Hence, garlic fulfils your iron deficiency and keeps a check on anaemia.