Should You Take Garlic Supplements?
By Ray Sahelian, M.D.
Garlic supplements are one of the best-selling natural products around, with a reputation for lowering cholesterol. But patients with high cholesterol who have been given small amounts of garlic supplements have not shown any dramatic improvement. These results have prompted certain skeptics of nutritional supplements to dismiss garlic.
But don’t reject garlic completely. It may not do much to lower cholesterol levels, but it has many other health benefits. Based on the studies I have read, garlic may help lower blood pressure, has antimicrobial activity, and could have anti-cancer potential. Plus, it tastes great.
Some evidence suggests that the benefits of raw garlic are reduced when garlic is cooked or processed and packaged in pill form. I prefer to eat raw garlic, and I personally don’t take a garlic supplement. But if you don’t like the taste of garlic, you can find garlic supplements, including odorless garlic, in health food stores or online.
[Ed. Note: Ray Sahelian, M.D., the author of Mind Boosters, is internationally recognized as a moderate voice in the evaluation of natural supplements.]
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This article appears courtesy of Early to Rise [Issue #2147, 09-14-07], the Internet's most popular health, wealth, and success e-zine. For a complimentary subscription, visit http://www.earlytorise.com/.
Garlic supplements are one of the best-selling natural products around, with a reputation for lowering cholesterol. But patients with high cholesterol who have been given small amounts of garlic supplements have not shown any dramatic improvement. These results have prompted certain skeptics of nutritional supplements to dismiss garlic.
But don’t reject garlic completely. It may not do much to lower cholesterol levels, but it has many other health benefits. Based on the studies I have read, garlic may help lower blood pressure, has antimicrobial activity, and could have anti-cancer potential. Plus, it tastes great.
Some evidence suggests that the benefits of raw garlic are reduced when garlic is cooked or processed and packaged in pill form. I prefer to eat raw garlic, and I personally don’t take a garlic supplement. But if you don’t like the taste of garlic, you can find garlic supplements, including odorless garlic, in health food stores or online.
[Ed. Note: Ray Sahelian, M.D., the author of Mind Boosters, is internationally recognized as a moderate voice in the evaluation of natural supplements.]
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This article appears courtesy of Early to Rise [Issue #2147, 09-14-07], the Internet's most popular health, wealth, and success e-zine. For a complimentary subscription, visit http://www.earlytorise.com/.
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