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The Blood Purifier

Take two cloves of raw garlic with some warm water every day, early in the morning and consume a lot of water the entire day.  If you're looking to shed some pounds, squeeze the juice of half a lemon in a glass of luke warm water and have it with 2 cloves of garlic in the mornings. Garlic will help to cleanse your system and flush out toxins.

Cold and Flu

Taking 2-3 cloves of raw or cooked garlic a day or sipping some garlic tea is not only going to relieve a stuffed nose and cure the cold but also build your immunity against these frequent visitors over time.

Prevention of Heart Disease

Consuming garlic on a daily basis (in food or raw) helps to lower cholesterol levels because of the anti-oxidant properties of Allicin. It is also immensely beneficial to regulate blood pressure and blood sugar levels.

For Skin and Hair

Consume garlic daily helps to improve the skin texture and preventing aging of skin it is also an effective remedy for fungal infections like athlete's foot and ring worms. It also improves the growth of hair and reduce the hair fall.

Garlic for Cancer

Protective effects from garlic may arise from its antibacterial properties or from its ability to block the formation of cancer-causing substances, halt the activation of cancer-causing substances, enhance DNA repair, reduce cell proliferation, or induce cell death