Garlic

The Wonders Of Garlic

Garlic has many wonders? ‘And what are they?’ you may ask, but laugh not, because although this little gem may have the unfortunate reputation of having an amazingly strong odour and pungent flavour, (although this magically disappears if garlic is roasted, where instead, it actually becomes incredibly sweet tasting and not so whiffy in the smell department), it does however have an amazing array of pro’s rather than con's, enabling it to probably win the gold medal for health-giving foods.

Garlic Wins The Gold Medal For Super Foods

Best known for its healthy heart benefits, it also has amazing antibiotic and antifungal properties, mainly due to the Allicin it contains. To get the highest level of Allicin from your garlic, make sure you use the raw garlic in your cooking straight after crushing, grating or chopping the garlic clove; A long delay in using the raw garlic after preparing it will only make the Allicin degrade and you won’t get maximum benefits from this super-food, so make sure you use it quickly.