GARLIC - an ancient member of different cultures

Has been grown for over 5000 years.  Ancient Egyptians cultivated garlic & it's been part of their culture.  Evidence was discovered from the ancient Egyptian tombs, from 3,200 B.C inscribed on the Great Pyramid of Cheops.

For best health benefits chopped or crushed form should be used.  Letting crushed or chopped garlic sit exposed in air lets it’s enzymes to work in favor of health.  Adding garlic towards end of cooking retains maximum flavor and nutrition.

Reduces blood cholesterol by improving HDL (good) and LDL (bad) ratio.   In return reducing the risks of Heart Disease & Stroke.   Maganese helps with the improvement of HDL levels.
Helps blood flow by dilating blood vessels & diluting the clots thus avoiding Thrombus (a blood clot in artery / vein is harmful, this might lead to Stroke).
Contains Sulfur compounds, vitamin C, B6, selenium, magnesium, potassium, calcium and manganese and flavonoids (fight many kinds of bacteria and viruses in test tubes).
Antifungal, Anti-oxidant, Antibacterial (Helps cure fungal infection – both internal & external, used as ear drop to cure Ear infection, used on Lesions, cut & bruises to prevent gangrene formation).
Anti-inflammatory - stops activity of inflammatory enzymes. Reduces Arthritis painand Asthma attacks.
Improves the immune system. Prevents Colon, Breast, Throat Colorectal, Pancreatic & Stomach Cancer Aged garlic lowers Heart and Intestinal damage common to Chemotherapy patients.
Anti-parasitic against Roundworm and other intestinal parasites.
Improve iron metabolism.  Generates a protein that runs across the cell membrane, and it forms a passageway that allows stored iron to leave the cells and become available where it is needed.
Good source of selenium & Vit E.  Acts as Antioxidant.
Regulates number of fat cells formed & stored in our body by  disintegrating the fat deposits.

Note - In France, where the Great Plague broke killing 100,000, grave diggers used crushed garlic & wine concoction to protect themselves from the plague.
Soldiers who were severely wounded during the World War I and World War II put garlic on their wounds to prevent gangrene or infection.

Used as Food flavoring, pills form, crushed to paste as ointment, in liquid form to heal internal infections.

Many cultures believe that Garlic is sacred and keeps bad spirits at bay !! ex- Garlic was considered sacred and so pyramid builders used garlic and believed it gave them strength to finish the task.