There is a proverb in the street: "garlic is a treasure, and eating it often is good for your health", "as long as three cloves of garlic are used, half of dysentery is good"! Garlic, a spicy spice, is indispensable on the daily table. Garlic can not only enhance fragrance, help digestion, strengthen stomach and sterilize; In recent years, some studies have pointed out that the discovery of garlic in preventing cancer, antioxidation, preventing cardiovascular diseases, lowering cholesterol, even delaying aging and reducing private infection is surprising.

Modern people drink foods with high salt, high oil and high sugar for a long time, so people with chronic diseases and cardiovascular diseases remain high. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the top three causes of death in 17 were malignant tumor, heart disease and pneumonia respectively. Cardiovascular diseases often make people unprepared and have a high mortality rate.

The American Heart Association recommends eating deep-sea fish and unsaturated fatty acids to maintain cardiovascular health.

Zhao Shunrong, pharmacist, chairman of Taiwan Province Preventive Health Care Association, said that if the human body ingests and produces too much cholesterol for a long time, the excess cholesterol will be transported to the arteries by LDL (low density lipoprotein) and accumulated on the blood vessel wall, narrowing the diameter, so the accumulation of too much LDL will lead to cardiovascular diseases, resulting in arteriosclerosis, myocardial infarction, stroke and peripheral arterial diseases. Therefore, the cholesterol in LDL will be called "bad cholesterol".

The American Heart Association suggests reducing the salt intake of processed foods, banning smoking and increasing physical activity. It is best to eat fatty deep-sea fish (such as salmon, sardines and mackerel) twice a week, or supplement unsaturated fatty acids (such as good fish oil), which will help reduce the risk of arteriosclerosis, maintain ideal cardiovascular health and reduce the chance of chronic diseases.

A clove of garlic a day can lower cholesterol.

In addition, Zhao Shunrong, a pharmacist, said that according to the clinical research of the Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States, garlic and onion foods have the protective effects of lowering cholesterol and anticoagulation, while eating only garlic essence has little effect. According to the research of the Institute of Food Science of National Taiwan University, a clove of garlic a day can lower cholesterol. A team study by the Institute of Health and Nutrition of Beijing Medical University also found that garlic can protect the liver and lower cholesterol, reducing total cholesterol by 30% and triglyceride by 40% on average.

Proper intake of garlic allicin and garlic Lazio has antibacterial effect.

Pharmacist Zhao Shunrong explained that garlic has high nutritional value and its ingredients have many health functions. Its effective components include water-soluble and fat-soluble sulfides, flavonoids, allicin and selenium. According to the research published by National Cancer Institute (NCI) in 2007, garlic is considered as a food with potential anticancer properties. Mainly garlic is rich in selenium to prevent colorectal cancer, promote intestinal peristalsis, inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells and increase resistance. In addition, garlic contains allicin, allicin and other substances, which have bactericidal effect, can inhibit the excessive growth and reproduction of Candida albicans in * *, and help prevent female fungal inflammation.

These people should not eat garlic raw: people with eye diseases, diarrhea and serious illness.

But if you have eye diseases, diarrhea or serious illness, you should be careful to eat garlic or not eat it raw. For patients who are seriously ill or taking medicine, there may be obvious side effects, or drug interaction may be caused, which will affect the curative effect. For example, garlic may accelerate the decomposition of birth control pills, thus reducing the contraceptive effect.

When it comes to good food to protect the heart, it has been clinically proved that it is a good choice to supplement fish oil in moderation. Fish oil contains Omega3-3, EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid unsaturated fatty acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid unsaturated fatty acid), which are essential fatty acids, and help to improve the elasticity of blood vessel wall and prevent the invasion of free radicals. The main food sources include mackerel, tuna, salmon, sardines and saury. When choosing fish oil, considering the current serious marine pollution and worrying fish quality, if you want to supplement Omega-3 fatty acids, you can not only choose fish oil extracted from fish, but also supplement algae.

Pharmacist Zhao warned that garlic and fish oil may prolong coagulation time. Therefore, pregnant mothers should stop using it one month before delivery, or take anticoagulants (such as aspirin). For patients with blood coagulation insufficiency, consult pharmacists and doctors before and after surgery or before tooth extraction.

Zhao's health tips:

Prevention is better than cure, and preventive strategies should be taken at ordinary times to reduce the occurrence and complications of cardiovascular diseases and strokes. To establish a healthy cardiovascular system, as long as you keep a normal routine, don't stay up late, ban smoking, implement a balanced diet, fry less, barbecue less food, high in fiber and low in fat, eat more fruits and vegetables, drink more water, "wash your hands frequently", and develop "moderate regular exercise" on weekdays, which can lay a good foundation for your body, and at the same time take the opportunity to adjust bad living habits, naturally form network antioxidants in your body and enhance your power.

According to research, a clove of garlic a day can lower cholesterol. Garlic contains allicin, allicin and other substances, which has bactericidal effect.