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Garlic
Super Immune System Booster - For thousands of years, garlic has been used as both a food, and as a medicinal herb, and with good reason. Garlic contains an amino acid called "alliin". This acts as an antibacterial and antifungal.
Eaten regularly, garlic is said to help prevent heart desease, lower blood cholesterol, wash out fats, and increse the protective HDL's (high-density lipoproteins) while decreasing the heart damaging LDL's (low-density lipoproteins).
Garlic is also able to inhibit clot formation, which in turn reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Garlic has been used for treating high blood pressure, and has been made note of in several studies regarding anticancer activity. It has also been shown that garlic may slow or stop the growth of various fungi and molds, including:
Candida albicans, a yeast that causes vaginitis and a wide variety of health problems
Histoplasma capsulatum, a fungus carried by dust, which causes a
disease similar to tuberculosis
One of the most exciting effects of garlic is its ability to detoxify the body, which in turn, further boosts the immune system.
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A recent study found that women who eat yogurt regularly have a lower risk of breast cancer.
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Cruciferous vegetables (bok choy, cabbage, collard greens. cauliflower, broccoli. brussels sprouts, kale, mustard greens, and turnips) contain compounds that protect against cancer. For the best effect, eat these vegetables raw or lightly cooked.
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Wheat bran cereals, besides containing lots of vitamins and minerals, lower the levels of cancer-promoting estrogen in the blood. Six tbsps of raw, unprocessed wheat bran a day is recomended. To avoid stomach distress (if you are not used to bran) start out with one tbsp a day, and gradually increase over a period of several weeks. Or try a high fiber wheat bran
muffin, or a bowl of bran cereal.
