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AFRIKA IS GOD'S
Cooking with garlic found in garlic, Allicin and When to consume Garlic
I literally use garlic in all my Ajoene, are responsible for the For maximum benefit, garlic is
cooking, I grate it into my food antioxidant properties in garlic, best consumed in the morning
and make garlic oil with it, because of the sulfur content hours on an empty stomach.
which I use to fry food or use in it. This also helps to heal stomach
as a salad dressing. When I and digestion problems and
use garlic in cooking I usually Benefits of consuming garlic stimulates appetite.
add the garlic towards the end Immune system – garlic flushes
so that I don’t overcook it and out toxins and fights off harmful How to consume garlic
therefore lose all of its nutrients. bacteria and viruses, helping Eating raw garlic is more ben-
This way, it also maintains the prevent one from falling ill. eficial than consuming cooked
strong garlic taste and smell Brain function – regular con- garlic as cooking destroys
that makes food so yummy. sumption of garlic at an early about 90% of its nutrients.
age produces healthy brain Crush or chop garlic and leave
I make the garlic oil by blend- cells and is said to prevent dis- it for 15 minutes to oxidize as
ing a bunch of garlic bulbs and eases like Alzhei- this allows all the nutrients to
placing them in a jar of olive oil, come out.
shaking the mixture well and
leaving it to sit for a full day How much to consume
before use. 4 cloves of garlic are rec-
ommended per day for an
As Medicine average healthy person,
I use garlic as an 2-4 cloves for pregnant
immune booster by women, which is said
crushing or blending 2 to be beneficial for
to 3 garlic bulbs and both mum and baby.
storing them in a jar
and then giving my *Eating more than
children 2 teaspoons the recommended
full each day and amount of garlic can
taking a tablespoon full cause heartburn,
myself. Adding olive oil bloating, bad breath and
to the jar helps increase body odor.
the shelf life.
Interesting facts-
I sometimes use garlic oil for Zinc and copper found in
ear infections, using one drop garlic are the two minerals that
of oil in each ear in the morn- studies have shown are linked
ing and evening, after carefully mer’s. to living a long life up to and
straining the garlic pieces out. Lowers blood pressure – Garlic beyond 100 years.
is said to be beneficial in reduc- In ancient times garlic was used
Cutting a clove of garlic in half ing blood pressure. to keep warriors healthy.
and rubbing the flesh of the Reduces risk of cancer – Sulfur Studies have shown that con-
garlic on the skin has helped compounds in garlic are said suming a garlic supplement for
to soothe skin irritations my to reduce growth of tumor cells four weeks can reduce your risk
children would have. and ultimately prevents cancer. of cardio vascular disease by
Cardiovascular diseases – Gar- 12%.
Nutritional Value lic is said to reduce the risk
of strokes and to also contain *Be careful to use organic
According to www.nutritionval- anti-clotting factors. The ajoene garlic for your preparations.
ue.org garlic contains sodium, compound in garlic helps it to You can easily grow your
dietary fiber, protein, calcium, work as a blood thinner and own or ensure that you get it
iron and potassium. Garlic is promotes healthy blood circu- only from trusted sources.
also rich in sulfur and two of lation.
the most important compounds
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