Garlic is a plant of an Allium family (as well as an onion). So Garlic is related to onion but also to shallots and leeks. Garlic is known for its good taste and strong smell so it's very popular ingredient for cooking for most of us. However, in the past, the main use of garlic was for its health benefits. In this post, I'm gonna show U, why you should eat garlic, especially during winter season.

Health benefits and medicinal properties of Garlic

- Garlic is incredibly nutritious and has very few calories

It contains:

• vitamin C (antioxidant)
• vitamin B6 (supports the formation of red blood cells)
• selenium (improve the elasticity of the skin)
• fiber (improve digestion)
• manganese (important for our bones)

- Regulates blood circulation

Garlic has positive effects on your 💗, lowers your blood pressure. So it's good especially for older people, which blood is constantly higher because they don't drink as much water as they should (and we know that drinking 3-4l water per day reduce your blood presurre). Garlic is also able to clean your blood because it removes harmful substances. So garlic consumption prevents formation of diseases like heart-attack, stroke, Alzheimer - because if your blood circulates as it does, your memory is better.
What is also important is that garlic can reduce blood sugar - so peoplewith Diabetes should eat a lot of Garlic.

- Antibiotic

Garlic contains substances called Thiosuplhinates and they have an antibiotic effect. Researches even think that garlic is stronger than normal antibiotik, because Thiosulphinates can kill microorganisms that are resistant to some ATB. But a thermal processing of garlic loses the ATB effect.

Two cloves of garlic per day

It's more than enough to stop the cold of flu. If you eat more than 2 cloves it can have harmful effect on your body. You can feel abdominal pain, migraine, muscle pain

How to get rid of the smell of garlic?

Garlics contain substances that are excreted not only in the digestive tract but also in the lungs and skin. Although garlic is strongly aromatic, this side-effect can be fought and does not need to be limited. It is recommended to eat fresh parsley sauce or mint leaves or coffee beans. Garlic lovers also claim that the milk cup will solve the problem