Garlic is a food that has miraculous healthy effects on human body. It contains vitamins , amino acids and enzymes. In garlic, there is also a sulfur compound called allicin. It is the substance that gives the intense smell of garlic. Allicin provides protection against heart diseases and cancer. Unfortunately, garlic loses its ability to produce allicin when cooked. Even if it loses its most beneficial component for health, there are also some components extremely useful in cooked garlic.
Before eating raw garlic, it should be chopped and left for about ten minutes. In this way the components in the garlic become fully active.
Let’s take a look at the health benefits of eating raw garlic every day.
1. Good for blood circulation
Garlic is rich in vitamin B. Vitamin B decreases homocysteine levels. Homocystein makes the blood vessels constrict which causes thrombosis formation. Therefore, the risk of vascular diseases increase in people with high levels of homocysteine.
2. Natural antibiotic effect
Antibiotic properties of garlic are long known. During the second world war, plenty of garlic was used at the times of medicine shortage. Eating a clove of garlic everyday, strengthens the immune system. It treats mild infections by itself. It provides rapid closure of the wounds and is good for common cold.
3. Good for liver health
Garlic is one of the strongest foods that creates a detoxing effect. It helps to eliminate toxins, parasites, heavy metals such as mercury and drug metabolites that the liver is forced to clean. Garlic also prevents inflammation of the liver because it protects the body against inflammation.
If there is puffiness under your eyes and your face and there is a bitter taste in your mouth in the mornings, your liver may be overloaded.
4. Good for skin
Raw garlic, eaten especially on an empty stomach, is very useful for the skin. Because garlic contains plenty of antioxidants, it protects the skin and provides the formation of new cells. It also clears off acnes. If you swallow a lightly chopped garlic clove with a glass of water, you can see its benefits for the skin.
5. Decreases cholesterol levels
Substance allicin in garlic, protects heart health by lowering cholesterol levels. In one study, it was scientifically proven that garlic reduces the cholesterol levels of people with high total cholesterol levels.
In some cases, eating garlic may be harmful. Garlic is a natural blood thinner. It can be risky to eat every day if you have impaired blood clotting. Also eating plenty of garlic isn’t recommended to people with hyperthyroidism as it contains iodine.
