Garlic is a plant in the Allium family and it’s closely related to onions. It is a popular ingredients in cooking. It contains sulfur compounds such as allician, diallyl disulfide, and s-allyl cysteine. These sulfur compounds have so many health benefits that we shall see below.

1. Reduces blood pressure:

Studies has found out that garlic or garlic supplements have significant impact on reducing blood pressure in people with hypertension.

2. Reduces cholesterol level:

Garlic is effective in lowering total and low density lipoprotein (LDL) which is known as bad cholesterol. However, it does not affect high density lipoprotein (HDL) called good cholesterol.

3. Help prevents Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia:

Garlic contains anti-oxidant that support the body’s protective mechanism against oxidative damage. This in turn may reduce the risk of common brain disease like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

4. Prevents hardening of the arteries:

As people age, their arteries tend to loose the ability to stretch and flex. Taking garlic however, helps to reduce the progress of the hardening of the arteries.

5. Reduces the risk of cancer:

Research suggests that taking garlic can help reduce the risk of developing cancer and also helps reduce the symptoms associated with it.

6. Helps detoxify heavy metals in the body:

The sulfur compounds in garlic has been shown to protect against organ damage from heavy metals toxicity.

7. Treats athlete foot:

Garlic also fights fungus. If you have athlete’s foot, all you have to do is to soak your feet in garlic water or rub raw garlic on your feet to attack the itch causing fungus.