Mega Garlic
Garlic has been used as both food and medicine in many cultures for thousands of years, dating back to when the Egyptian pyramids were built. In early 18th -century France, gravediggers drank a concoction of crushed garlic in wine they believed would protect them from the plague that killed many people in Europe. More recently, during both World Wars I and II, soldiers were given garlic to prevent gangrene. Today, garlic is used to help prevent heart disease, including atherosclerosis (plaque build up in the arteries that can block the flow of blood and possibly lead to heart attack or stroke), high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and to improve the immune system.
Garlic is rich in antioxidants, which help destroy free radicals -- particles that can damage cell membranes, interact with genetic material, and contribute to the aging process. Free radicals occur naturally in the body, but environmental toxins (including ultraviolet light, radiation, cigarette smoke, and air pollution) also increase the number of these damaging particles. Antioxidants neutralize free radicals and may reduce or even help prevent some of the damage they cause over time.
Research shows promise for garlic in the area of heart-related risk factors and the common cold:
Cardiovascular disease
Studies report that garlic consumption may decrease the risk factors in the development of cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular diseases are associated with several factors, including raised serum total cholesterol, raised low density lipoprotein (LDL), and increased LDL oxidation (free radical damage), increased platelet aggregation (clumping), hypertension, and smoking. Garlic may help decrease LDL and total cholesterol levels while raising good cholesterols (high density lipoprotein, or HDL), decreasing platelet aggregation (helps the blood flow more easily), and decreasing blood pressure. Garlic was also found to decrease two other markers of cardiovascular disease: homocysteine and C-reactive protein.
Common cold
A well-designed study of 146 people found that garlic helps prevent and treat the common cold. Peter Josling the director of the Garlic Centre in East Sussex, England conducted the survey. In this study, people received either garlic supplements or placebo for 12 weeks during "cold season" (between the months of November and February). Those who received garlic had significantly fewer colds than those who received placebo. Plus, when faced with a cold, the symptoms dissipated more quickly among those receiving garlic compared to those receiving placebo.
Other uses
- Laboratory studies suggest that large quantities of fresh, raw garlic may have antiparasitic properties against the roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, which is the most common type of intestinal parasite.
- Fresh garlic contains allicin, which has antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties.
Platinum Naturals' Mega Garlic is made from whole garlic bulbs without the use of heat. Mega Garlic is standardized to contain 9000 mcg of allin with an allicin yield of 4000 mcg per capsule.
Information for educational purposes only. A health practitioner should be consulted prior to use.
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Mega Garlic
Garlic has been used as both food and medicine in many cultures for thousands of years, dating back to when the Egyptian pyramids were built. In early 18th -century France, gravediggers drank a concoction of crushed garlic in wine they believed would protect them from the plague that killed many people in Europe. More recently, during both World Wars I and II, soldiers were given garlic to prevent gangrene. Today, garlic is used to help prevent heart disease, including atherosclerosis (plaque build up in the arteries that can block the flow of blood and possibly lead to heart attack or stroke), high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and to improve the immune system. Garlic is rich in antioxidants, which help destroy free radicals -- particles that can damage cell membranes, interact with genetic material, and contribute to the aging process. Free radicals occur naturally in the body, but environmental toxins (including ultraviolet light, radiation, cigarette smoke, and air pollution) also increase the number of these damaging particles. Antioxidants neutralize free radicals and may reduce or even help prevent some of the damage they cause over time. Research shows promise for garlic in the area of heart-related risk factors and the common cold: Cardiovascular diseaseStudies report that garlic consumption may decrease the risk factors in the development of cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular diseases are associated with several factors, including raised serum total cholesterol, raised low density lipoprotein (LDL), and increased LDL oxidation (free radical damage), increased platelet aggregation (clumping), hypertension, and smoking. Garlic may help decrease LDL and total cholesterol levels while raising good cholesterols (high density lipoprotein, or HDL), decreasing platelet aggregation (helps the blood flow more easily), and decreasing blood pressure. Garlic was also found to decrease two other markers of cardiovascular disease: homocysteine and C-reactive protein.Common coldA well-designed study of 146 people found that garlic helps prevent and treat the common cold. Peter Josling the director of the Garlic Centre in East Sussex, England conducted the survey. In this study, people received either garlic supplements or placebo for 12 weeks during "cold season" (between the months of November and February). Those who received garlic had significantly fewer colds than those who received placebo. Plus, when faced with a cold, the symptoms dissipated more quickly among those receiving garlic compared to those receiving placebo.Other uses
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