Garlic, a Crucial Help for Improving Your Blood Vessel Function





Do you sometimes hold yourself back from eating garlic from the fear that it will stink up your mouth? The fact that garlic gives you various health benefits along with that distinct smell to your breath is nothing new. It has been used by many cultures for thousands of years as a medicinal herb, and continued research reiterates how good it is for you.

Here is a list of four important health benefits of garlic:

1. Reduces blood pressure.
Allicin, a compound created when fresh garlic is crushed or chewed, relaxes blood vessels. When the vessels are able to stretch and contract well the strain on the heart and the arteries are reduced, resulting in lower blood pressure and risk of heart attack and stroke.


 2. Helps reduce LDL (bad) and increase HDL (good) cholesterol.
LDL cholesterol is commonly referred to as “bad” cholesterol as having high level of this can cause plaques to build up in the arteries. HDL which is considered as “Good”, on the other hand, absorbs cholesterol in the blood and takes it to the liver to remove it.
Eating garlic can improve lipid profile by reducing total and LDL cholesterol and increasing HDL cholesterol.



3.Prevents atherosclerosis.
Atherosclerosis is the build-up of plaques made of fat, cholesterol, calcium, etc. in the blood on the walls of arteries. Garlic can prevent atherosclerosis and reduce the chance of blood vessel blockage that can cause heart attack and stroke.


4. Fights free radicals.
Allicin protects our body from free radicals which damage our cells and increase the risk of inflammation which contribute to many chronic diseases. It also induces production of glutathione, one of the body's most powerful antioxidants.




The main obstacle to garlic intake is, as mentioned earlier, tits strong smell. Besides, one has to consume it in great quantity to reap its benefit to the maximum. One practical solution to these difficulty is regular dose of odorless tablets.






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