Posted: 23 Apr 2014 12:05 AM PDT
by Dr. MercolaMercolaOf all the foods Mother Nature provides, few foods offer more of a "botanical bonanza" for your health than garlic. Garlic is a bulbous root closely related to the onion, mentioned in historical documents dating back 5,000 years—before its fame wafted into the rest of the known world.
Speaking of wafting, garlic's nickname "stinking rose" is well-deserved due to its undeniably pungent aroma that some find objectionable, but others find intoxicating.
Numerous studies show garlic's amazing health potential in nearly every area of your body, from clogged arteries to gangrene to preventing insect bites and ear infections. There is even evidence that garlic is able to help slow your aging process. When it comes to this magical bulb, what's not to love?
Garlic Epitomizes a 'Heart Healthy Food'
Like so many other complex plant foods, garlic contains a wide range of phytocompounds that act together to produce a wide variety of responses in your body. Garlic is rich in manganese, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, and vitamins B6 and C, so it's beneficial for your bones as well as your thyroid.
Garlic also helps your body cleanse itself of heavy metals, such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic. [1] Green Med Info has also assembled a list of studies demonstrating garlic's positive effects for more than 150 different diseases. [2] In general, its benefits fall into four main categories:
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