Health: Garlic, a secret to a healthier and stronger heart

Garlic is one of most preferred ingredients when it comes to treating health with home remedies. It is best home remedy for curing a cold to lowering blood pressure levels. Garlic is a huge source of vitamin C and B6. Ancient Greeks used garlic to treat respiratory infections and for digestion troubles. In Egypt, slaves were fed garlic to keep m strong. Garlic ds flavours to meals and also helps in managing your heart's health. Here are benefits of garlic to treat heart health.

Low-calorie content

One clove of garlic contains vitamins, selenium, and fiber. It also has a decent amount of calcium, copper, potassium, and phosphorus. This comes with only 4.5 calories which is very low and which helps maintain calorie count in body.

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Improves blood pressure and cholesterol levels

A research suggests that garlic supplements were effective in lowering blood pressure for people who suffered from hypertension (High blood pressure). It was also observed that garlic helped in reduction of LDL cholesterol (b cholesterol) levels.

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Helps in strengning immune system

Garlic also benefits in strengning immune system as it has antibacterial, antivirus, antifungal, and antiparasitic properties. It also helps in preventing upper respiratory infections for a long time, and in case it is severe, it will lower down effects for same.

Heart health is highly affected by levels of blood pressure and cholesterol in body. intake of garlic promotes a stronger and healthier heart. But it is important to improve your diet rar than only focusing on a single ingredient. Stop smoking and limit your alcohol intake for a healthy heart. Intake of saturated fats, increase cholesterol level in body. Exercise more to maintain your blood pressure levels. Garlic helps in treating common causes of chronic disease, so it makes sense that it could also help you live longer.

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Helps in detoxifying heavy metals in body

sulfur compounds in garlic help in eliminating heavy metal toxicity. A four-week experimental study on employees of a car battery plant (where re is excessive exposure to le), showed that garlic reduces le levels in blood by 19%. It also reduced symptoms of toxicity, including heaches and blood pressure. Three-time intake of garlic each day improved  drug D-penicillamine and helped in reducing toxicity symptoms.

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