In honor of wrapping up the weekend’s celebration of Garlic at the Queen Creek Olive Mill Garlic Festival, after sniffing the roasting garlic, sampling it in un-imaginable (think dessert and delicious!) forms, and enjoying some delicious meals, it seems only appropriate to share in a bit more detail how this this little white beauty becomes such a secret weapon for the body. Check out these big benefits:

Garlic Strengthens Heart Health

1: Improves blood and blood vessel health

–Lowers blood triglycerides (5-15%)
–Reduces total cholesterol (5-15%)
–Protects blood cells and blood vessels from inflammatory and oxidative stress

2: Protects against atherosclerosis

–Coronary calcification was 3 times slower for those using garlic

3: Can prevent blockages and clot formation by its anti-clotting properties

–Keeps “stickiness” in check
–Lowers risk of platelets clumping together and forming a clot

4: Improves circulation
–Eating less garlic = poorer circulation
–Eating more = better circulation

5: Can even “reverse the early stages of heart disease”

Garlic Boosts the Immune System – Anti-viral and Anti-bacterial

6: Helps control yeast and fungus growth

7: Kills at least 13 types of bacterial and viral infections

8: Can reduce colds by more than 50% percent
–58% fewer colds
–61% fewer days with colds
–21% fewer symptoms

Garlic Fights Cancer – Lowers risk of virtually ALL cancer types with Daily Intake

9: Lowers risk of colon and kidney cancer with Moderate Intake of garlic (“several times per week”)

10: Helps modify all “critical cell responses”

11: Prevents potentially cancerous cells from forming

12: Increased garlic consumption decreased cancer risk up to 54% compared to eating Minimal Amounts

So how will YOU eat more garlic this week? Comment and let me know!