How garlic affects the human body

For many people, garlic is quite a sore subject. After all, this product is not very tasty, but throughout life, many grandmothers put it in any food and repeated about how it is useful for colds, SARS, flu. But is it true? What are actually the useful properties of garlic? Let's look into it.

What are the benefits of garlic

Garlic contains vitamins such as A, B1, B2, PP, C.

It also contains minerals:

• sodium;
• potassium;
• magnesium;
• phosphorus;
• iron.

As we can see, there are more than enough vitamins and substances, but what are their benefits?

First, the proteins in garlic have a beneficial effect on strengthening the immune system. So our grandmothers didn't lie to us: a little garlic hardens a person in times that are especially dangerous for catching colds. And if there is already an irritant in the body, the phytocides and allicin, also contained in garlic, give them a powerful repulse and help the immune system to cope with its task.

Second, garlic has the ability to liquefy blood viscosity and lower the risk of blood clots. In other words, garlic is a powerful prophylactic against stroke, heart attack and other diseases related to the cardiovascular system.

Thirdly, it is impossible not to mention the positive effect on the nervous system: thiamine, which is part of garlic, charges the body with energy, contributing to the normal psychological state of a person.

Fourthly, garlic is the best way to fight dangerous germs. It also helps the digestive organs to recover faster, even after a very heavy meal.

Fifthly, garlic can reduce arterial pressure by widening the blood vessels. And this is relevant for those who suffer from hypertension.

What is the harm from garlic

But let's not forget that any product, no matter how useful it would be, has a downside to the coin. This also applies to garlic.

1. It is forbidden to all people who suffer from ulcers, gastritis and long-term diseases of the liver, kidneys, intestines.
2. You should not eat a lot of garlic to anyone who is on a diet, because it can whet your appetite.

As for the prevention of viral infections, a person should eat no more than two heads of garlic a day. If the purpose is to rid the body of unwanted elements or to increase potency, then you need to eat 3-4 heads. More is already an oversaturation, which can lead to undesirable consequences, which were described above.

Children can eat garlic only as a component in soups. And even under these circumstances, the child may have negative reactions of the body:

• rash;
• nausea;
• headaches;
• dizziness.

But children of a more mature age can already be given garlic heads. But it's better to give them one head a day, and then only during the period of exacerbation of acute respiratory infections and acute respiratory viral infections.

Garlic is, of course, a versatile product. It has a lot of both positive and negative properties. It is necessary to eat it, but not abusing it.