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Today, I will write about a common spice item that we use everyday to cook our daily food & its medicinal value.
GARLIC.
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A common spice that we use in making our food items more delicious and cooky. Because of its pungent tasting property it adds enough flavour on the food item. When we go for preparing any half or full boiled foods, the principal ingredient that comes out is Garlic along with Onion. Two of the most inseparable parts of the spice recipe menu.
We somehow make dishes for us using those spice items invariably. Sometimes we add ginger and all other handmade or prepared local spices to increase food flavour and taste. But, do we know about the food value and nutritive aspects of Garlic? Do we have any Idea about the key scientific facts that uphold the outstanding health benifits of our health?
So, today we would learn briefly about the fringe benefits and lucrative food value of Garlic.
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Since the dawn of primeval period of the knowledge and wisdom, the auspicious time when the social trend followed a new path of science and technology, the emergence of physical discourse and learning habit, a tendency of getting acquinted with the life that we lead, scientists came up with a more in depth meaningful realization about food science and culinary knowledge.
Long way from the ancient times, Garlic was viewed as the best form of natural medicine for treating multifarious diseases. This spice has high historical background for its magical medicinal value.
ā Nutritive Facts :
Lets discuss some of its ready made benifits. Garlic specially has immunity enhancing and potential anti oxidative benifits. it possesses low calorie, low carb, low protein cound and saturated fats.
Lets look at some of the Nutritive figures of 3gram raw garlic.
š„Calories:4.5g
š„Fat:0.5g
š„Sodium :5g
š„Carbo:1g
š„Fibers:1g
š„Sugars:0g
š„Proteins:2g
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Micronutrients :
Vitamins (B complex B6 pyridoxine, Vit E), minerals.
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Nowadays, Modern food scientists are referring 2 pieces of garlic as a suitable replacement for added salts that causes the risks of having high blood pressure. Garlic reduces the risk of Cardiac arrest and high blood flow through the arteries that leads to stroke related disorders.
If you are trying to cut back on sodium, but still want to have food that has a satisfying taste, you can include garlic in your diet plan.
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Health Benifits :
š„Immune Enhancement.
š„Anti -Cancer Properties.
š„Cholesterol lowering benefits.
š„Improved Blood Pressure.
ļøāš§Garlic now reduces the risk of heart attack :
a lot of modern researches have now found out that it has potential to reduce the risk of heart disease and cholesterol levels.Several studies have suggested that garlic makes platelets (the cells that are involved in blood clotting) less likely to stick together and it adheres to artery walls. Therefore acting as an anticoagulant and reducing the risk of heart attacks.
š§Garlic with anti cancer properties :
The sulphurous compounds have also been studied for their ability to inhibit cancerous cells and block tumours by slowing DNA replications and increasing endoplasmic reticulum stress.
š§Anti -microbial & anti -fungal properties :
It has a long history of use as an infection fighter against viruses, bacteria and fungi. It has been referred to as Russian penicillin, because of having its compound amino acid called Allicin.
It improves skin conditions like warts and insects bites, may respond to garlic oil or a crushed raw garlic clove.
ā Medicinal History of Garlic :
Garlics usage predates written history, Ayurvedic studies and record history vindicates the documentation of garlics being used as great remedy 5000 years ago. Biblical history also supports the usage of garlic as a healing medicine.
A mythical legend also suggest that Egyptian Pyramids appraised garlic very highly and slaves who were appointed for building Pyramids had been given a daily ration to keep them fit & strong.
During the period of great ancient history, garlic was used as a well trusted remedy, in cases like epidemics, such as cholera and tuberculosis and in world war I, used as an antiseptic, applied to wounds to cleanse the skin and infected area.
š„Olympic athletes use garlic as performance enhancing drug.
So, I have talked about the value and benefits that it has. I recommend all of you to take at least 2 clove pieces of garlic in your daily food intake so that you get maximum healthy status with the aid of nutritive value of this spice.
Garlic is rather cheap and inexpensive,
but it will create a whole lot of good benefits in our health conditions.
Thank you very much for reading this blog patiently.
Have a nice day.
Stay strong. Stay safe.Stay healthy.
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