Health Benefits Of Garlic

Ready to supercharge your health?

If so, you need to start making more use of garlic. This great-tasting herb is going to provide you with a wealth of health benefits and will liven up any dish in a hurry.

Rather than using high-calorie condiments, the simple addition of garlic to any of your meals is sure to help satisfy your taste buds.

Let’s give you some of the top information to know about why garlic is a must-have in your diet plan.

Did You Know?

Don’t be in a hurry to add garlic into your cooking. One fact that most people don’t know is that if you let garlic sit out for a short period of time after you’ve chopped or crushed it, you’ll actually boost the health properties it provides.

If you immediately microwave, boil, or add it into a sauce you’ve prepared, you actually decrease the enzyme action of the garlic, which is where the health benefits are held.

So cut or crush your garlic first before you start doing any cooking, and by the time you’re ready to add it, all the health boosting properties will be intact.

It’s almost a calorie-free flavor enhancement as well as a 1-ounce serving will only provide 26 calories (and you’d never eat a full ounce in one sitting anyway).

Juicy nugget: If you avoid garlic because it’s too flavorful – here’s how to fix that.  Cut your clove in half and remove the inner “root.” Your garlic will yield a milder flavor and less garlic residue on the palate.

Star Nutrients

While many people come to believe that only food contains nutrients, that isn’t so. Garlic, offers a powerful nutritional punch, providing manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin C, selenium, calcium, tryptophan, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and copper.

In addition to this, another fun fact most people don’t know about garlic is that adding it to a meal can help boost your iron absorption. If low iron is a concern of yours, any time you are eating iron-rich foods, you’re going to also want to add some garlic to the dish as well.

How Garlic Helps You Lose Weight

Garlic can be beneficial for your weight loss efforts, first and foremost because it’s a great way to add far more flavor to your foods without the addition of calorie-heavy sauces or condiments, which many people turn to flavor their foods; however, they pay the price in terms of how many calories it causes them to intake.

You can easily add 100-400 calories with the addition of some sauces, so if you stick to just garlic along with a few other fresh herbs, this will go a long way to keeping your calorie level intact.

Another reason garlic can boost your weight loss efforts is because it offers anti-inflammatory benefits, meaning it will help keep your body in top working order and feeling its best so that you can put in a higher amount of effort into the workouts that you do.

Those who are in a state of inflammation will feel more achy and sore all over, which could prevent proper workout performance.

So make sure garlic is a staple in your kitchen so that you can reap full health and weight loss benefits.

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