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Garlic has many health benefits. Normally it’s used for cardiovascular health. That’s especially the aged garlic. The results with aged garlic are much more consistent for heart health and circulatory health. Normally, we’re recommending aged garlic for cardiovascular risk factors, for instance, the so-called bad cholesterol, which the body needs but can be harmful when levels get too high. Research is also indicating that aged garlic can help with triglycerides, which are made out of fats and sugars and prone to causing inflammation and damage in the organs and tissues. Today, we’re talking about aged garlic and the immune system.
Inflammation and immunity
When you look at the immune system, you have to look at it from various angles. One angle is you don’t want inflammation. A little bit of inflammation is necessary under controlled conditions. For instance, you need it to remodel tissues to get rid of dead, damaged and infected cells. You need inflammation, which is the primary weapon of the immune system, to kill viruses, bacteria and cancer cells. But when inflammation is consistent, which we call chronic long term inflammation, that becomes dangerous. It’s a major component of what damages your tissues. Many chronic diseases, including autoimmune conditions, brain diseases and arthritic conditions, have inflammation as a component.†
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You don’t want inflammation all the time. You just want it highly-focused and used when you need it. Aged garlic has been shown to help with that. You also want the immune system to be functioning well so that it takes out any viruses, bacteria, yeasts and parasites that are infectious. Garlic helps on both fronts.†
Here’s a study where they’re looking at the impacts of aged garlic on heart health. It’s an updated meta analysis. It’s from the National Institute of Integrative Medicine in Melbourne, Australia and was published in Nutrition, which is a very reliable journal. The first 20 human clinical trials they looked at were in 1000 people with high blood pressure. The aged garlic clearly reduced blood pressure in people with elevated blood pressure. It reduced the top figure by 9 points. That’s called systolic blood pressure, that’s when the heart is actively beating. It reduced the bottom figure, diastolic blood pressure, by 6 points on average. That’s very important. Diastolic blood pressure is when the heart is refilling with blood, so it’s getting a tiny rest. If that bottom number is elevated, it’s putting an awful lot of stress on the heart and it’s really connected with having a stroke or a mini-stroke.†
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They also looked at a meta analysis including studies on the immune system. There were almost 40 studies. Garlic has immunomodulating effects, which means that it helps benefit not only the function of the immune system when you need it, but also helping control it. That’s important. It increased macrophage activity. It increased natural killer cell activity. It improved the production of T cells and B cells. This is all very important, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic and cough, cold and flu season. The earliest parts of the immune system include macrophages. These are big, big cells that gobble up viruses and bacteria and destroy them. Natural killer cells are like the mid-part of the immune system. After the first wave of your immune system is floundering a little bit because it’s getting used up, your neutrophils, macrophages and dendritic cells are slowing down, and your natural killer cells step in. That’s really important because it takes about a week to make antibodies, so the natural killer cells bridge the gap between the earliest parts of the immune system and when you have T cells and antibodies attacking and killing the virus.†
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Garlic has many well-studied cardiovascular benefits, but it goes well beyond that. Aged Garlic has many benefits, including immune health.
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Aged Garlic
Aged Garlic, Allium Sativum, is an herb used in ancient medicine, a healthy vegetable, and a potent superfood that has been used traditionally for its vast health benefits. When garlic is aged, some of its health-preserving constituents are augmented, making it more powerful for the immune system without the odor, stomach upset, or gassiness. The aging process converts unstable “allicin” to even more powerful properties. Aged garlic is odorless and richer in health-promoting compounds than fresh garlic or other forms of garlic preparations, more effective in supporting heart health, and more beneficial in protecting the body than other garlic forms.†
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CoQ10 (Ubiquinol)
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is an important energy-releasing nutrient produced naturally in the human body. Traditional CoQ10 (Ubiquinone) may be difficult to absorb, because they must be reduced by the body into their active form before enabling energy production and offering nutritional support. When NADH – a very important nutrient needed to create energy – it helps recycle Ubiquinol to support muscle function and energy.†
In its active form, Ubiquinol allows the calories from food to be absorbed and utilized as energy supporting most of the body’s energy needs. However, many individuals, especially the elderly, have trouble metabolizing traditional CoQ10 into the active Ubiquinol form. A superior CoQ10 Ubiquinol supplement is easily absorbed, allowing the body to produce cellular energy to reap the benefits much more quickly. Research shows that boosting CoQ10 levels supports brain health, heart health, oral health, kidneys, and hearing. It also helps boost muscle function and performance while decreasing fatigue and providing antioxidant protection.†
Beetroot
Beets are a source of many heart health constituents including natural nitrates, reddish-yellow water soluble pigments known as betalains, carotenoids, Trimethylglycine (an important betaine) and fiber; beets are excellent for heart and circulatory health and physical performance.†
Beetroot helps support healthy blood pressure and cardiovascular-circulatory health for many reasons. The reddish-brownish betalains are powerful antioxidants that protect the walls of arteries. Trimethylglycine detoxifies homocysteine; elevated homocysteine is implicated in clogged arteries. The natural nitrates convert to nitric oxide which is responsible for healthy blood flow for heart and circulatory system health and for support during physical activities.†
Tart cherry is a source of purplish-red anthocyanin-pigments that support circulatory and heart health and protect muscle tissue during physical activity. Tart cherry may also help support healthy uric acid levels already within a normal range. Texas A&M recently completed two sports nutrition based human clinical studies focusing on recovery from intense resistance and endurance training. Original CherryPURE®, used in the Texas A&M studies at a dose of 480mg, is a carrier free, freeze-dried powder produced from the skins of Montmorency Tart Cherries.†
Sterols
Plant sterols are healthy fatty components that provide nutritional support for people with cholesterol levels already within normal range and borderline cholesterol. Plant sterols have great benefits for cholesterol support. Research has shown a direct link between consuming plant sterols and lower levels of LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, in the body.†
Oat ß-glucans are a fiber from oat bran that have the ability to bind to cholesterol that is present in foods we consume, thereby escorting some cholesterol out of the body before it can be absorbed. Red Yeast Rice is natural substance extracted from rice that has been fermented with a type of yeast called Monascus purpureus. Red yeast rice naturally has a list of nutrients for borderline cholesterol levels. These include monacolin K, sterols, isoflavones, and good fats called mono-unsaturates. The Proanthocyanidins in Cranberry Fruit Extract may help support circulatory health. Sterols Plus Hx® Powder supplies four herbs that may support cardiovascular health.†