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Relax & Unwind With a Clove of Garlic and Gain other Health Benefits Without Bad Breath and Body Odor Relax & Unwind With a Clove of Garlic: New research suggests that garlic signals blood vessels to relax. This causes an increase in blood flow and boosts heart health. It seems that active ingredients in garlic cause red blood cells to release hydrogen sulfide, known as rotten egg gas and that’s what leads the blood vessels to relax. Health Benefits and Uses: Garlic health benefits and medicinal properties have long been known. Garlic has long been considered a herbal "wonder drug", with a reputation in folklore for preventing everything from the common cold and flu to the Plague! It has been used extensively in herbal medicine (phytotherapy, sometimes spelt phitotherapy). Raw garlic is used by some to treat the symptoms of acne and there is some evidence that it can assist in managing high cholesterol levels. It can even be effective as a natural mosquito repellent. In general, a stronger tasting clove of garlic has more sulphur content and hence more medicinal value. Some people prefer to take garlic supplements pills and capsules to avoid garlic breath. Modern science has shown that garlic is a powerful antibiotic, albeit broad-spectrum rather than targeted. The body does not appear to build up resistance to the garlic, so its positive health benefits continue over time. Studies have shown that garlic - especially aged garlic - can have a powerful antioxidant effect. Antioxidants help to protect the body against damaging "free radicals". However, raw garlic is very strong, so eating too much could produce problems, for example irritation of or even damage to the digestive tract. Avoid Garlic Breath: Those individuals, who want to eat garlic because of its medicinal properties but do not want to suffer the consequences of having bad breath, should chop up or mash up the garlic. They should then place the chopped or mashed garlic on a spoon and swallow it with the glass of water. This method ensures that the garlic does not stay in the mouth longer than necessary. This will reduce your chances of having bad breath. However, if you prefer to enjoy garlic the conventional manner, you should chew parsley or basil after your garlic. This helps to freshen your breath and remove the garlic aftertaste in your mouth. You should try cooking garlic, this will cut down the smell of garlic tremendously and allows you to eat it without smelling bad. Another idea that goes for eating garlic without bad breath and body smells is to make a pickle of garlic in vinegar which just takes all the garlic odor off. Garlic has sulfur compounds in it which are not metabolized by the body. As such, this compound when sent into the bloodstream results in body odor of garlic as well as garlic breath. Another remedy is to brush your teeth and tongue. Along with that, you can also use gargles or mouthwash, which will keep your breath fresh and crisp. Another remedy tried by a lot of people to banish the bad breath from garlic is to use mints which help to lessen the pungent garlic smell. |
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