Garlic: Helps keep your blood sugar levels in check

Helps keep your blood sugar levels in check

How does it help?

• Garlic increases insulin release and regulates blood sugar levels in your body, especially if you are a diabetic.

Can help keep cancer at bay

• Garlic’s anti-cancer properties are due to the allyl sulphides it contains.
• According to studies, diallyl sulphide found in garlic inhibits the transformation of PhIP (a type of compound that has been associated with increased incidence of breast cancer) into carcinogens.

Helps beat iron deficiency and anaemia

How it helps

• Diallyl sulphides present in garlic increase the production of ferroportin (a protein that helps in the absorption and release of iron) and improves iron metabolism — all of which helps prevent iron deficiency and associated diseases like anaemia.

Can give your sex life a much needed boost

How does it help?

• Garlic’s aphrodisiac properties which is due to its ability to increase the circulation and intensifying an orgasm.

Helps relieve pain caused due to a toothache

How does it help?

• It can help relieve toothaches due to its antibacterial and analgesic properties. But be aware that it can be irritating to the gum

Tip:

Simply put some crushed garlic clove directly on the affected tooth.

Can help you lose weight

How does it help?

• According to recent research, garlic may help to regulate the formation of fat cells in our body by converting pre-adipocytes to fat cells (adipocytes) by preventing the conversion.