Garlic- A quick cooking tip to improve your health

Did you know that chopping garlic and letting it sit for 10 minutes allows allicin to increase, making that garlic even more effective in working against disease and making everything more delicious.

Allicin is the major biologically active component of garlic and the key ingredient responsible for the anti-bacterial activity in garlic.

Clinical studies have showed that garlic/allicin has the ability to lower total cholesterol LDL “bad cholesterol and increase HDL “good cholesterol”.  It may support the overall health of the circulatory system, which may help in lowering the risk of heart attack and strokes.

Other benefits of garlic include:

•prevent infections, colds and flues

•combat free radicals

•slow down aging

•help prevent colon, breast or prostate cancer

Quick cooking tip :

To make your food more effective use garlic that has been cut into slices as crushing will destroy much of the active Allicin, then let sit for about 10-15 minutes.

Your body will thank you!

GO for Life!

In peace, health & with much love,

Joycelyn Bejar
Certified Fitness Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer