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HEALTH BENEFITS OF GARLIC

15 health benefits of garlic

Dr Anitha Anchan April 23, 2013

Indian curries are incomplete without garlic – a simple ingredient with packed health benefits. It is very strong and bitter but adds an unbelievable flavour to the cuisine. Any description of garlic is incomplete without mentioning its medicinal values. This miracle herb Garlic has been used since time immemorial as a medicine to prevent or treat various diseases and conditions.

Garlic has a variety of potent sulphur-containing compounds which are the reason for its characteristic pungent odour. Allicin, the vital compound among them, is known to have great anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-oxidant properties. The benefits of allicin can be best garnered when it’s finely chopped, minced or pureed and let sit for some time. Garlic is also a reliable source of selenium. Allicin, along with other compounds like ajoene, alliin, etc. found in them also have an effect on the circulatory, digestive and immunological systems of our body and help in lowering blood pressure, detoxification, healing, etc.

Here are 15 health benefits of garlic:

Antibacterial and Antiviral

Garlic is most well-known for its antibacterial and antiviral properties. They help control bacterial, viral, fungal, yeast and worm infections. Fresh garlic is thought to play a role in preventing food poisoning by killing bacteria like E. coli, Salmonella enteritidis, etc.

To treat skin infections

The chemical ajoene found in garlic may help treat fungal skin infections like ringworm and athlete’s foot.

Blood thinning

The anti-clotting properties of ajoene found in garlic help in preventing the formation of blood clots in the body. Hence, it may also increase the risk of bleeding after surgery.

Reduce blood pressure

Angiotensin II is a protein that helps our blood vessels contract thereby increasing the blood pressure. Allicin in garlic blocks the activity of angiotensin II and helps in reducing blood pressure. The polysulphides present in garlic are converted into a gas called hydrogen sulphide by the red blood cells. Hydrogen sulphide dilates our blood vessels and helps control blood pressure.

Protect heart

Garlic protects our heart against cardiovascular problems like heart attacks and atherosclerosis. This cardio-protective property can be attributed to various factors. With age, the arteries tend to lose their ability to stretch. Garlic may help reduce this and may also protect the heart from the damaging effects of free oxygen radicals. The sulphur-containing compounds of garlic also prevent our blood vessels from becoming blocked and slow the development of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). The anti-clotting properties of ajoene help prevent clots from forming inside the blood vessels.

Reduce cholesterol

Garlic has the ability to moderately lower our blood triglycerides and total cholesterol and reduce arterial plaque formation.

Combat allergies

Garlic is known to have anti-inflammatory property. It can help the body fight against allergies. The anti-arthritic property of garlic is due to diallyl sulphide and thiacremonone.  Garlic has been show to improve allergic airway inflammation (allergic rhinitis). Raw garlic juice may be used to immediately stop the itching due to rashes and bug bites.

Remedy for respiratory problems

Daily use of garlic might reduce the frequency and number of colds. Its antibacterial properties help in treating throat irritations. Garlic may also reduce the severity of upper respiratory tract infections. Its benefits in disorders of the lungs like asthma, difficulty of breathing, etc. make it a priceless medicine.  Its ability to promote expectoration makes it irreplaceable in chronic bronchitis.

Diabetes

Garlic increases insulin release and regulates blood sugar levels in diabetics.

Effective against warts and corns

Applying fat dissolving garlic extracts to corns on the feet and warts on the hands is thought to improve these conditions.

Cancer prevention

Daily intake of garlic has been found to lower risk of most types of cancer. This anti-cancer property is due to allyl sulphides found in garlic. PhIP, a type of heterocyclic amine (HCA), has been associated with increased incidence of breast cancer among women. According to studies, diallyl sulphide found in garlic inhibits the transformation of PhIP into carcinogens.

Improve iron metabolism

Ferroportin is a protein which helps in iron absorption and release. Diallyl sulphides in garlic increase production of ferroportin and help improve iron metabolism.

Stir up passions

Garlic’s aphrodisiac property is due to its ability to increase the circulation.

Toothaches

Simply put some crushed garlic clove directly on the affected tooth can help relieve toothaches due to its antibacterial and analgesic properties. But be aware that it can be irritating to the gum.

Reduce weight

Many researchers believe that obesity is a state of long-term low-grade inflammation. According to recent research, garlic may help to regulate the formation of fat cells in our body. Pre-adipocytes are converted into fat cells (adipocytes) through inflammatory system activity. The anti-inflammatory property of 1, 2-DT (1, 2-vinyldithiin) found in garlic may help inhibit this conversion. This may help prevent weight gain.

NASA VOYAGE

NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has encountered a "magnetic highway" at the edge of the solar system, a surprising discovery 35 years after its launch, the experts behind the pioneering craft said Monday.

Earlier this year a surge in a key indicator fueled hopes that the craft was nearing the so-called heliopause, which marks the boundary between our solar system and outer space.

But instead of slipping away from the bubble of charged particles the Sun blows around itself, Voyager encountered something completely unexpected.

The craft's daily radio reports sent back evidence that the Sun's magnetic field lines was connected to interstellar magnetic fields. Lower-energy charged particles were zooming out and higher-energy particles from outside were streaming in.

They called it a magnetic highway because charged particles outside this region bounced around in all directions, as if trapped on local roads inside the bubble, or heliosphere.

"Although Voyager 1 still is inside the Sun's environment, we now can taste what it's like on the outside because the particles are zipping in and out on this magnetic highway," said Edward Stone, a Voyager project scientist based at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena.

"We believe this is the last leg of our journey to interstellar space. Our best guess is it's likely just a few months to a couple years away. The new region isn't what we expected, but we've come to expect the unexpected from Voyager."

Voyager is now 11 billion miles (18 billion kilometers) away from the Sun, which is 122 times the distances from the Earth to the Sun. Yet it takes only 17 hours for its radio signal to reach us.

Scientists began to think it was reaching the edge of our solar system two years ago when the solar winds died down and particles settled in space the way they would in a swamp.

An increase in the number of cosmic rays in May also led them to believe Voyager had approached interstellar space.

In July the reading changed again, and by August 25 Voyager was on the magnetic highway. The number of particles from the outside jumped sharply and the number of particles from the inside fell by a factor of 1,000.

"It is as if someone opened the floodgates and they were all moved down the river, also some boaters powered up stream with close to the speed of light have been able to get in at last," said Stamatios Krimigis, Voyager's principal investigator of low-energy charged particles.

While the magnetic field is exciting, Krimigis sounded somewhat disappointed that Voyager had not yet escaped the solar system.

"Nature is very imaginative and Lucy pulled up the football again," he said, making reference to the classic comic strip Peanuts in a conference call with reporters.

The twin Voyager craft -- Voyager 2 was actually launched first, on August 20, 1977, followed by Voyager 1 on September 5 -- were designed primarily to study the biggest planets in our solar system, Jupiter and Saturn.

Taking advantage of a planetary alignment, they fulfilled that mission before pushing on to Uranus and Neptune, beaming back stunning images of the first two in 1979 and 1980, and the latter pair in 1986 and 1989.

But with those jobs complete and both craft still functioning perfectly, project managers decided to keep mining information as the devices fly further into the void.

NASA has described Voyager 1 and its companion Voyager 2 as "the two most distant active representatives of humanity and its desire to explore."

The scientists controlling Voyager 1 -- whose 1970s technology gives it just a 100,000th of the computer memory of an eight-gigabyte iPod Nano -- decided to turn off its cameras after it passed Neptune in 1989 to preserve power.

Assuming the craft continues to function normally, they will have to start turning off other on-board instruments from 2020, and it is expected to run out of power completely in 2025.

Wake Up!

          I GOT THIS MESSAGE AND I WANT YOU TO READ IT TOO. 


A PASTOR WAS TRAVELING LAST WEEK, HE SAW AN OLD MAN AND GAVE HIM A LIFT. WHILE THEY WERE GOING, THE OLD MAN SAID; DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN HEAVEN LAST NIGHT? 

THE PASTOR WAS SO TERRIFIED AND HURRIEDLY PARKED AND ASKED; SIR, ARE YOU SLEEPING? HOW DID YOU GET THE INFORMATION ABOUT HEAVEN? 

THE OLD MAN SAID; LAST NIGHT IN HEAVEN GOD BECAME VERY ANGRY WITH MAN AND ASKED THE ANGELS TO BLOW THE TRUMPETS. THE ANGELS PICKED UP THE TRUMPETS AND AS THEY WERE ABOUT TO BLOW IT JESUS FELL DOWN AND BEGAN TO PLEAD IN TEARS. 

THE BLOOD THAT CAME OUT OF HIS HANDS AND BODY WERE VERY FRESH. HE TOLD GOD THAT HIS DEATH SHOULDN'T BE IN VAIN. 

 GOD COULDN'T STAND THE PAINS OF THE SAINT AND THE WICKEDNESS OF THE EVIL ONES.
SO GOD SAID; "I AM GIVING THEM THEIR LAST CHANCE."
 
JESUS THEN TURNED TO THE ANGELS AND TOLD THEM TO MOVE DOWN IN THEIR NUMEROUS NUMBERS TO TELL THE WORLD THAT......................................

"THE END IS NEAR, JESUS IS COMING VERY SOON". THE PASTOR (SWEATING AND CRYING) ASKED; SIR , HOW DID YOU KNOW THIS? THE OLD MAN REPLIED; I AM ONE OF THE ANGELS SENT TO THE WORLD. 


PLEASE USE EVERY MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION TO SEND THIS MESSAGE. NO TIME TO WASTE, PLEASE! AND THE OLD MAN DISAPPEARED.
 
THIS STORY IS REAL, CHRIST IS COMING SOON! PLEASE REPENT. I BEG OF YOU. PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE ROUND, COPY AND PASTE IT, SHARE IT, CALL, EMAIL AND TEXT IT. 

PLEASE SAVE A SOUL TODAY. HAVE DONE MY PART, IT'S NOW YOUR TURN TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL. NO WEALTH CAN BE COMPARED TO LIFE EVERLASTING IN HEAVEN...

I Choose Life - Believe it or Not

Hello Lovely People,
I trust your day was awesome and fantastic? I was reading the daily news and came across this message. Whether I and YOU like it or not,even Atheist.Heaven is real and Hell is real once you die immediately you leave your body you are on a journey to HELL or HEAVEN. So prepare your bed everyday and determine where you want to spend EtErNiTy. But i would strongly advice that you make Jesus Christ your Lord and Saviour accept him into your life today.
According to John 3:16(Conservative version): For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

if you want to accept Jesus into your life make the following confessions: Lord Jesus, i come before you today and i confess all my sins i have committed; i am sorry have mercy on me i renounce satan, his agents, and all their works in my life; i accept you as my Lord and savior, redeemer and friend. Come into my life make my life your dwelling place in Jesus Name. Amen

After you have made that confession please get to a book store and buy a Bible and start reading it, there you will find the truth and that truth you discover on your own shall set you free.
Then find a church and start attending church services where you will hear the word of God been preached.
log on to:-http://www.bennyhinn.org/resources/salvation

Words according to Bill Wise....."a real estate broker who had an out of body experience in which he saw demons, fire and many people in hell and was taken out of hell by Jesus Christ has come open to narrate his experience".

According to him, he doesn’t watch horror movie or any demonic movie, it’s just a vivid vision that baffles him.
He said it’s not important that any one believes his message, he claims that all that matters is that we should believe hell is real.
Where do you think you’ll find yourself after death?
Don’t believe my experience, believe the word of God – Bill Wise said.

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WHY DID I GET MARRIED? Tell the Whole Truth

Hello Lovely People,

Trust you had a lovely and fantastic weekend week so far? just thought to share a friends article: The Do & Dons in getting the Right Reasons, Attitude, Expectations before you get married.If you cannot answer the followings questions with a pass mark to yourself; Then you are not ready for the next phase to marriage.

• If you’re not ready to delay gratification when your are angry. To hold your tongue, lower your voice and sometimes wait till the appropriate time, or even day before you can deal with an issue thoroughly…. don’t get married. 

 

 Immaturity is the inability to delay gratification. Marriage is for the mature. 

• If you’re not ready to leave center stage and allow someone else to become your focus, your study, your muses… don’t get married. Selfish people make very bad spouses. In marriage you don’t lose yourself but your heart has to be big enough to gain someone else. And soon, with God’s blessing: little, crying, diaper soiling, demanding little ones are coming!

If you are not ready, to stand up and calmly deal with meddling in laws as a united front: The opinionated sister, the insensitive uncle, the domineering father, the manner less brother, the nosy aunt….. don’t get married. Boundaries do not exist automatically, they must be created. A good spouse is committed to respectfully stand up for and protect their marriage from meddling relatives. Don’t abandon your spouse to your relatives. It’s betrayal.

• If you are not ready to pay bills…. don’t get married. 

Love does not pay bills. BRITISH GAS will not give a waiver because your you're a Citizen or otherwise so romantic. One of the two married together must be working to pay bills in African continent, but in Europe, USA countries both husband and wife must be working in order to have sufficient to spend on themselves, else they'll end up in debts and possibly a broken marriage.

• If you are not ready to let go of your opposite sex “best friends” and invest that into your spouse. To like, to laugh, to play, to be silly and to enjoy life with Him / Her, above anyone else… don’t get married. 

Affairs happen because people did not marry their best friends. Someone else holds their heart. Someone else gets them better. Someone else inspires them more.   

Marry your best friend and cultivate your friendship so that you remain best friends. Herein lies the problem of most CRASHED MARRIAGEs or Relationships: one of the spouse is holding unto past/present boy/girl friend, still chatting away / hanging out with past/present boy/girl friends, spending time talking on phone to past/present boy/girl friend, sending text to past/present  boy/girl friend, STOP RUNNING DOWN your spouse/fiance over any issue in public for the whole world to see each others weakness. 

MOST IMPORTANTLY: 

You should spend time during breaks at work chatting with your spouse through BBM, WhatsApp, spend quality time on phone calls with your one and only Spouse, Enjoy every company with each other,Help him/her to grow up to the level/standard you want them to be (Note:Rome was not built in a day).

Encourage each other emotionally/financially/prayer/Study of Bible/ etc, Be Patient with each other, Stop expecting "HIGH" hopes from each other so as not to be disappointed(expect disappointment or a little sluggishness from each other), Laugh with each other, Engage in outdoor games to keep two of you glued to each other.

• If you are not ready to stop competing with the Jones…. don’t get married. Let the Jones buy their yacht when you are still walking, and enjoy the walk. Your journeys are different. They may have to cross the oceans but you may be going through the road route. A boat might not do you any good on your journey.

 You must be ready to pace yourselves: stop competing, stop spending your future before you get there, stop the debt (try savings), 
Lady's Please Learn how to cook every food, Including Men too.
Stop trying to impress people outside that you're best of friends (when you're fighting like Cats and Dogs and keeping Malice with each others at Home). Be  content. To enjoy your journey without deciding your happiness simply by measuring your progress against other people is not wise or healthy, stop wishing your relationship should be like the other couples find out Right Ways / formula's to fix up yours that's not working.

• If you are not ready to be an open book. To tell the whole story of your past, deal with the memories, expose the failures and risk rejection…. don’t get married. It is fraud to have someone sign off their life to you without the full details. The past is a touchy and demanding friend. It always shows up in the marriage. It doesn’t enjoy being ignored and the more you snob, the bolder it becomes and the more tantrums it throws. It will mess up the “neat” and “all together lovely” image that you are struggling to maintain.

• If you are not ready to let go of your philandering ( womanizing/Aristo ) don’t get married. Don’t take somebody’s son or daughter and subject them to your germs, your dirty lifestyle filled with assorted STDs/HIV it all ends in a Big Mess.

It’s romanticized in the movies, it’s being fronted as the only “realistic” way to stay married and keep the fire burning. Tell the Truth, the only thing that the fire will burn will be you, your spouse and your children. That family will burn for generations in bitterness, disease, fear, failure, hatred, broken hearts, broken dreams and conniving.

• Please don't use HIM/HER to change your Status ( from single to married / from stack broke to Famous Rich; don't get married or into that relationship). Because when you are married you will Truly discover whether or not you love that man/woman. its difficult to actually know before you're married! but when you're living together you will actually find out if you truly love the person.

Before you say i do, get to know each other very well.[as in:- love like there is no going back * :-) * ]

• Finally, if you are not ready to let go of the adrenalin rush of a risque life and to settle down…. don’t get married.  Reading a book titled "who discovered America", when the book was found, there was great disappointment about the book . Why? Because it only had 5 words: “This day, we sailed on.”. * mshwww *

Marriage, like life in general, has many “we sail on” days. You have to learn to find the thrill in the normal everydayness of it. If you depend on wild romance, all night sex [baby nothing do you carry go], romantic cruises, wild parties, compulsive moves across continents, tempestuous fights and make up sessions to be happy, you may be disappointed. 

You have to learn to thrill in gentle smiles, loving hugs, knowing looks, beautiful moments, shared chores, cute babies, everyday work, dreaming together, praying together and simply living together. 

If these things are not thrilling, exciting and satisfying, you will look for a way out. The “boom twaff” moments are still there, but they are normally punctuations to the uselessness of living. They cannot be your reason for getting married. They are unsustainable on an everyday basis. The one you choose must be thrilling to you even in the most sadness of moments.

Food 4 Thought:- I pray this helps someone. Remember singles, YOU HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF CHOICE. Never let anyone pressure you into marriage. You are either ready or you’re not: You decide!. 
But please don’t marry somebody and then punish them to live with your childish ways for the rest of their lives  . A childish baby is cute but a childish adult is extremely frustrating.

Marriage is for the mature and in many ways, we the married, are still being confronted with the demand to grow up day by day. If you are not ready for that demand, don’t get married!!!!
Enjoy watching this movie and hope you understand it cos its deeper than you think.

Original Author: Judy Karanja

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Steps to take in order to Get your Spouse Attention {for Best Friends}

Hello Lovely People, 
How did your day go? I hope you had a lovely time out to seat and relax with your loved ones and enjoy the fun of each other?

I was reading an article on Naijapals and discovered a very useful tip to share with you on maintaining the spice in your Marriage / Relationship with your best friend and i strongly believe it works well especially for those who are workaholics who come back home after a stressful day. 

Here are the tips which i will later explain as you read: 
1 . Don't be too Relaxed ( Comfortable ) with your Present State; seek to look       more and more attractive to your Man / Woman.
2. Ask for His / Her Opinion over any Issues.
3. Try and Maintain your Body Shape, Figure, Weight.
4. Look Attractive at all Times. most times some Guys like you to be NaTuRal in your looks without make up. 
Remember how well you go to the toilet up to five (5) times during office hours and at church just to apply those make-ups to get his attention! Remember the perfume you apply on your self just for you to walk pass her/him to let her/him smell the perfume on  your dress.
5. Make that first move as a guy or lady.
6. Share your interest with each other.
7. Laugh together.
8. Make him / her happy when ever you are around each other or call each other on phone.
9. Show each other how much you miss and care for each other.
10. Buy something for Him / Her without the knowledge of each other.