> >Now, how do we spell Garlique ? :)
*** I am not sure Ram. But I don't think it is L A R R Y K I N G :-) At 2:22 PM -0600 11/27/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote: >Thanks C'da for forwarding that...its pretty good. Its interesting to note >that garlic pills may not be the answer. > >Now, how do we spell Garlique ? :) > >--Ram > > > > >On 11/27/07, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >>http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/15/unlocking-the-benefits-of-garlic/?em&ex=1196312400&en=05c5dba4085c5f5d&ei=5087%0A >> >> >> >> October 15, 2007, 5:03 pm >> Unlocking the Benefits of Garlic >> cloves of garlicWhat makes garlic good for you? >> (Chris Ramirez for The New York Times) >> >> Garlic has long been touted as a health booster, >> but it's never been clear why the herb might be >> good for you. Now new research is beginning to >> unlock the secrets of the odoriferous bulb. >> >> In a study published today in the Proceedings of >> the National Academy of Sciences, researchers >> show that eating garlic appears to boost our >> natural supply of hydrogen sulfide. Hydrogen >> sulfide is actually poisonous at high >> concentrations - it's the same noxious byproduct >> of oil refining that smells like rotten eggs. But >> the body makes its own supply of the stuff, which >> acts as an antioxidant and transmits cellular >> signals that relax blood vessels and increase >> blood flow. >> >> In the latest study, performed at the University >> of Alabama at Birmingham, researchers extracted >> juice from supermarket garlic and added small >> amounts to human red blood cells. The cells >> immediately began emitting hydrogen sulfide, the >> scientists found. >> >> The power to boost hydrogen sulfide production >> may help explain why a garlic-rich diet appears >> to protect against various cancers, including >> breast, prostate and colon cancer, say the study >> authors. Higher hydrogen sulfide might also >> protect the heart, according to other experts. >> Although garlic has not consistently been shown >> to lower cholesterol levels, researchers at >> Albert Einstein College of Medicine earlier this >> year found that injecting hydrogen sulfide into >> mice almost completely prevented the damage to >> heart muscle caused by a heart attack. >> >> "People have known garlic was important and has >> health benefits for centuries,'' said Dr. David >> W. Kraus, associate professor of environmental >> science and biology at the University of Alabama. >> "Even the Greeks would feed garlic to their >> athletes before they competed in the Olympic >> games.'' >> >> Now, the downside. The concentration of garlic >> extract used in the latest study was equivalent >> to an adult eating about two medium-sized cloves >> per day. In such countries as Italy, Korea and >> China, where a garlic-rich diet seems to be >> protective against disease, per capita >> consumption is as high as eight to 12 cloves per >> day. >> >> While that may sound like a lot of garlic, Dr. >> Kraus noted that increasing your consumption to >> five or more cloves a day isn't hard if you use >> it every time you cook. Dr. Kraus also makes a >> habit of snacking on garlicky dishes like hummus >> with vegetables. >> >> Many home chefs mistakenly cook garlic >> immediately after crushing or chopping it, added >> Dr. Kraus. To maximize the health benefits, you >> should crush the garlic at room temperature and >> allow it to sit for about 15 minutes. That >> triggers an enzyme reaction that boosts the >> healthy compounds in garlic. >> >> Garlic can cause indigestion, but for many, the >> bigger concern is that it can make your breath >> and sweat smell likeSgarlic. While individual >> reactions to garlic vary, eating fennel seeds >> like those served at Indian restaurants helps to >> neutralize the smell. Garlic-powder pills claim >> to solve the problem, but the data on these >> supplements has been mixed. It's still not clear >> if the beneficial compounds found in garlic > > remain potent once it's been processed into a >> pill. >> >> * Link >> * >> E-mail This >> _______________________________________________ >> assam mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >> >_______________________________________________ >assam mailing list >[email protected] >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
