Monday, March 31, 2014

How to Increase Efficacy of Garlic

Garlic 's reputation as a healthy condiment can not be doubted . Regularly eat garlic can protect us from heart disease and cancer .

The experts found that the content of organosulfur garlic has anti-inflammatory effects and also stop the cholesterol synthetic . Research in the laboratory also showed organosulfur can prevent blood clots .

One important enzyme in garlic organosulfur is associated with alliinase which will be released if we slice or crush garlic .

Some studies suggest that the heat will make the alliinase becomes inactive or reduce the efficacy of this enzyme healthy . For example, a study in 2001 which showed that heating garlic in the microwave for 60 seconds or in the oven for 45 minutes will decrease the protective effect of garlic against cancer .

Even so we can keep the anticancer effect of garlic is not lost . How to let the garlic sliced ​​or ground for 10 minutes before cooking on the stove .

Another study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry in 2007 showed , heat the garlic in the form of wholeness for 6 minutes would eliminate the preventive effect of blood freeze .

According Dr.Ernest Hawk , a spokesman for the American Academy for Cancer Research , is too quick to conclude that a few moments to let the garlic before cooking could protect the anticancer effects of these ingredients .

Even so , he thought it could not hurt to wait a while before the heat garlic . " There's no reason not to do it , maybe it will increase the benefits of garlic , " he said .

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