Posts Tagged ‘garlic’
Roasted Beets with Garlic
Beets are sometimes an overlooked vegetable, but I like to cook a batch and keep them on hand to use in salads or for quick colorful side dishes. Roasting brings out the sweetness and the coconut oil and garlic complement their flavor.
Time to table: 60 minutes
Serves: 4
Mother Nature’s Natural Germ Fighters
Part 1 of a 2-part article
The real truth is that unless you live in a bubble, it is impossible to avoid germs. And, germs, bacteria, viruses, fungi, are EVERYWHERE.
The Herb Emporium: Garlic (Allium sativum)
Garlic has been prized for the last 5000 years as a marvelous healing remedy. Even Western medicine acknowledges garlic’s amazing ability to help lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of further heart attacks in cardiac patients. However, it’s also known for its ability to stimulate the immune response along with its antibiotic properties.1
Can Garlic Reduce High Blood Pressure?
Did you know that if you have hypertension and eat garlic or perhaps take garlic pills, your blood pressure could be slightly reduced? Doctors at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, CT reviewed several studies with garlic done in the last few years and concluded that the use of this herb, on average, can help systolic blood pressure drop by 16 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure by 9 mmHg.1 The use of garlic apparently did not reduce blood pressure in those with normal blood pressure.
A review by another team of researchers at the University of Adelaide in South Australia found garlic reduced systolic blood pressure by 8 mmHg on average, and diastolic blood pressure by 7 mmHg.2 Although the actual mg of pressure reduction is still not clear, it does appear that garlic consumption is of benefit to those with blood pressure problems.
The Natural Way to Fight Deadly Super Bugs
As a drug chemist, I used to fear going to work. I risked numerous health hazards — like being exposed to a cancer-causing substance or even losing my wedding ring in a chemical drain. Cancer is bad, but having your wife think you are being careless about your marriage is worse. Unknown to her, I was washing off DNA-twisting molecules that burned my skin and eyes while people vacuumed the air from my lungs. My ring fell off somewhere between stripping off my clothes, pulling the lab’s evacuation button, and yanking the emergency shower cord. I naively assumed that these were necessary risks for making so-called life saving drugs. I was wrong.
