I was recently watching a cooking show, Jamie at Home, featuring Jamie Oliver. The host was giving some information about what garlic does as a health benefit. Besides it adding flavor to food, it does many other things as well.
According to the host, garlic are a fantastic vegetable within itself. They compliment onions and cheese nicely. The later you cook something with garlic, the more you are going to taste the garlic.
According to a website, it is said through scientific study that garlic helps with the management of blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Modern science has also found that garlic acts as a natural antibiotic. Aged garlic has an antioxidant effect as well. Black garlic is even better.
However, there a few downers to garlic. You can get the harsh bad breath. This can be completely avoided. If you just want the health benefits, you can take a garlic pill supplement. Other side effects of garlic are when eaten in large amounts, raw garlic can irritate the digestive tract. However, garlic is very strong, so it doesn't take much of it anyway. It is also best to avoid garlic before surgery because it can disrupt anti-coagulants.
I like to use garlic in a lot of my dishes. But I don't consume large amounts of garlic everyday. Here is a list of my blogs that I have used garlic in.
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