I put Garlic in everything that I cook, I use it when I feel a cold coming on and sometimes I even put it in my smoothies. Garlic has such a long history throughout civilizations that people were aware of the many health benefits before you or I were born. Archaeological evidence indicates that the Egyptians were cultivators of garlic, Greek historian Herodotus reports that Egyptian authorities purchased enormous quantities of onions, radishes, and garlic to feed their pyramid-building slaves. This diet, heavy on garlic, seemed to increase the workers strength and stamina.

Doctors have long used garlic in treating their patients. Many centuries ago the Greek physicians Hippocrates and Dioscorides recommended it for digestive problems, leprosy, cancer, wounds, infections, and heart troubles. In the 19th century, In France a chemist, Louis Pasteur studied garlic and described its antiseptic properties. In Africa during the 20th century, Albert Schweitzer, a famous missionary-doctor, used garlic to treat amoebic dysentery and other diseases. When Russian military doctors ran short of modern drugs during World War 2, they used garlic to treat injured soldiers. Thus, garlic became know as Russian penicillin. 

Garlic can lower cholesterol levels in the blood. Professor Hans Reuter of Cologne asserts that he has proof of garlic’s ability to help to clear fatty accumulations in blood vessels, thus helping to combat heart attacks. “Tests showed that volunteers fed butter containing 50gms of garlic oil in gelatin capsules had a cholesterol level considerably lower than that of a control group fed butter without garlic.” A United Press International dispatch, added, “in another experiment, patients ate 3 grams of raw garlic daily and after 4 weeks their cholesterol level dropped markedly.” Professor Reuter says that to get the full benefits, fresh, not powdered, garlic must be used. As to the problem, well if everybody were to eat garlic regularly, as in many European countries, the smell would bother no one.  That would be AWESOME, right! I would love to know what do you use garlic for?

….Stay BEAUTIFUL AND HEALTHY