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Saturday, July 17, 2010
The Power of GarlicGarlic, one of my favorite flavors...and I'm not Italian. My taste buds are 100% Italian though.
Garlic has so many health benefits. There are only four calories per fresh clove. A clove has 13 mg of
potassium and one gram of carbohydrate. Garlic fights infections, contains cancer-preventive chemicals, thins the blood,
reduces blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides and stimulates the immune system.
Garlic was the main
ingredient in 22 prescriptions of 1500 B.C. Egypt for headaches, sore throats and physical weakness. Ancient Greeks,
Romans, Indians, Chinese and Japanese used garlic for everything from lowering blood pressure to preventing heart disease
and rheumatism. Garlic has been used to treat asthma, hemorrhoids, ulcers and tumors. Dr. Albert Schweitzer used
it in Africa against typhus and cholera.
With the wonderous and colorful history of garlic it's not a wonder
it's still a popular spice today. Many forget about using garlic to spice up and flavor our food. I prefer
fresh, but you can buy minced garlic in jars so that you don't have to mince it yourself. If the after smell on
your hands is the reason you don't mince your own, wash your hands with lemon juice or vinegar and the smell will go away.
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