How To Get The Most Health Benefits From GarlicWritten by Lee Dobbins
It’s reputed to fight infections, colds, bacteria and lower cholesterol - no wonder this herb tastes so good! Garlic has been used as an herbal remedy for over 5000 years and has long been recognized for it's anti bacterial powers and has even been used by medical doctors to fight off infections in wounds.Garlic, pungent herb that we associate with Italian Foods is loaded loaded with vitamins and minerals including Vitamin A, B and C, selenium, potassium, calcium, zinc and magnesium. It has antibacterial and antifungal properties and claims to lower cholesterol and blood pressure. A recent study even shows that taking a garlic supplement once a day can reduce risk of getting a cold by 50% and help you gain a speedy recovery if you do happen to catch one. In addition, garlic is thought to help athletes foot, worms, respiratory ailments, some cancers of stomach, colic, ear aches, and bladder problems. So what gives this herb it’s powerful healing properties? Researcher say it is in allicin which is released when garlic is crushed. This phytochemical is also what makes it so pungent and is best when eaten raw and shortly after crushing. For best effects, you should chop or crush garlic into tiniest pieces possible then let it sit for 10 minutes or so and eat it raw! If it sits for too long, it will start to degrade and lose some of it’s power. Cooking it also causes it to become less potent so if you are planning to combine it in a sauce or with cooked food try just adding it during last 5 minutes of cooking to preserve some of healing properties.
| | Pu-erh Tea is IN!Written by Tea Hub
Pu-erh, unique tea from Yunnan, China is picking up momentums in oversea tea market. It was listed under same category as black tea by many oversea tea vendors few years ago. More and more oversea tea vendors are now listing it as a distinctive category by itself. More and more foreigners come to Yunnan in searching for answers to this mystery tea.Researchers around world have been interested in health benefits of Pu-erh. Various researches conducted in countries like Japan and France shows that Pu-erh has effects of lowering cholesterol, lowering blood fat, lowering blood pressure, lowering weight, etc. Pu-erh has been called “Beauty Tea”, “Slim Tea”, and “Longevity Tea” in countries like Japan, Korea, Germany, Italy, and France. Comparing to other teas, Pu-erh has more complicated tastes. This may largely due to fact that Pu-erh has live. Just like human being, taste of a Pu-erh develops slowly with its aging. And any change in its storage environment can change path of development.
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