• Garlic is a plant in the allium (onion) family.

• It is very nutritious and has very few calories.

• Garlic can combat sickness including the common cold.

• Garlic supplementation is known to boost the function of the immune system.

• The average length of cold symptoms was also reduced by 70%, from 5 days in placebo to just 1.5 days in the garlic group.

• The active compounds in garlic can reduce blood pressure.

•  Garlic improves cholesterol levels, which may lower the risk of heart disease.

• Garlic can lower total and LDL cholesterol.

• Garlic may help you live longer.

• Athletic performance can be improved with garlic supplementation.

• Eating garlic can help detoxify heavy metals in the body.

• Garlic may improve bone health.

Always talk to your doctor about your particular situation!