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- Diana Herrington
- February 13, 2013
- 8:00 am
- 114 comments
Garlic History
- Once upon a time it was used as currency.
- In the days of the pharaohs, ancient Egyptians considered garlic so valuable that they placed it in tombs, including in King Tut’s.
- Ancient Greeks gave it to Olympian athletes for strength and stamina.
- In India, 5,000-year-old Sanskrit records describe its curative properties.
Why should you let Garlic sit for 5–10 minutes?
To get most health benefits from Garlic, let it sit for a minimum of 5 minutes, after cutting and before eating or cooking. Waiting 5–10 minutes allows the health-promoting allicin to form. If you do not let it sit, allicin is never formed, so it is worth the wait. What is Allicin?
I was having dinner with some friends one evening. My friend made a stir fry with lots of garlic in it. She told me that she could only eat organic garlic because when she ate non-organic garlic, she would have extreme digestive problems.
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Diana Herrington
Diana Herrington turned a debilitating health crisis into a passion for helping others with healthy, sugar-free, gluten-free, eating and cooking. After testing and researching every possible healthy therapy on her delicate system she has developed simple, powerful principles which she shares in her recent book Eating Green and Lean, and as host to Care2 groups: Healthy Living Network and Healthy Cooking. She is the head chef at Real Food for Life, where she shares recipes and tips. Sign up for the Real Food for Life weekly newsletter or catch her on Facebook or Twitter (@DancinginLife).
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+ add your ownGood news, Garlic promotesthe overall well-being of the heart and immune systems and helps maintain healthy blood circulation. The active component in garlic is the sulfur compound called allicin. Allicin is powerful as an antibiotic and a effective agent that helps the body to inhibit the ability of germs to grow and reproduce.
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Thank you :)
Could just be healthy because if you eat enough of it ---- sick people stay away from you! Thanks I love it!
LOVE garlic, use almost everyday!
I try to eat one raw clove, daily, then roast bulbs and use them in marinades
Love me some garlic and onions....but only when I'm alone! HA!
I really LOVE garlic and eat a lot of it, ppl use to say I eat way to much of it though, and they cant beleive that I can shew about 8-10 cloves sometimes when I feel cold sympthomes. But it doesnt bother me at all, only the once next to me ;) But its so nice and so good for you. Thanks for sharing.
Love garlic and no vampires in my house!
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