How does garlic affect the human body

For many, garlic is a pretty sore subject. After all, this product is not very tasty, but throughout life, many grandmothers put it in any food and kept talking about how it is useful for colds, SARS, and flu. But is it? What are the beneficial properties of garlic? Let's get it right.

What is useful garlic

Garlic contains the following vitamins: 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 is the use of them?

Firstly, the proteins that make up garlic have a beneficial effect on strengthening immunity. So our grandmothers didn’t lie to us: a small amount of garlic tempers a person in times especially dangerous for catching a cold. Yes, and if the body already has an irritant, then phytocides and allicin, which are also part of garlic, give them a powerful rebuff and help the immune system cope with its task.

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

Thirdly, we can not say about the positive effect on the nervous system: thiamine, which is part of garlic, energizes the body, contributing to the flow of a normal psychological state of a person.

Fourth, garlic is the best way to fight microbes that are dangerous to the body. It also helps the digestive system recover faster even after eating very heavy foods.

Fifth, garlic, expanding blood vessels, can reduce the pressure of arteries. And this is true for those who suffer from hypertension.

What harm from garlic

But do not forget that any product, no matter how useful it may be, has a flip side of the coin. This also applies to garlic.

1. It is forbidden to all people suffering from ulcers, gastritis and long-term diseases of the liver, kidneys, intestines.
2. Do not eat a lot of garlic to everyone who is on a diet, as he is able to whet the appetite.

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

Children can use garlic only as an ingredient in soups. And even under such circumstances, the child may have negative reactions of the body:

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

But children of more advanced age can already give garlic heads. But it is better to get by with one head per day, and then during the period of exacerbation of SARS and ARI.

Garlic is, of course, a versatile product. It has many positive and negative properties. You need to eat it, but not abusing it.