Fat Breakdown
Garlic has the ability to break down fat, increasing metabolism. Individuals who carry more fat in their bodies tend to have a slower metabolism rate than people who are muscular. A person's metabolic rate determines how efficiently the body burns calories. While calories provide the fuel the body needs to produce energy, extra calories hindered by a slow metabolism are converted into fat and remain in the body. However, eating garlic helps to lower unhealthy fats in the blood that lead to high cholesterol levels. Garlic also works to reduce fat in the body's fat cells. Oils in garlic promote peristalsis, which loosens fat and then helps to flush it from your body. In addition, ingesting garlic raises your body temperature, helping to stimulate your body's ability to burn fat more efficiently. If your body temperature begins to drop, your body responds by storing fat to help raise the temperature back up.
Diuretic Effect
Garlic acts as a diuretic to eliminate excess fluids from the body. Diuretics cause you to lose water by excreting a greater volume of urine. This can help to speed your metabolism. By increasing metabolism, fat is released from the body's cells faster. This in turn aids in weight loss. Fresh garlic, garlic powder or garlic extracts have diuretic properties and other beneficial effects. Crushing a clove of garlic offers more healthful effects than if you slice it. Allow the garlic to sit for 10 minutes after crushing before ingesting. Garlic also aids in the digestive process by helping the body to absorb food and eliminate the waste products of cellular metabolism.
Other Healthful Benefits
Along with increasing metabolism garlic adds nutrients to your diet. Eating natural foods such as herbs are healthier for you. Unprocessed foods do not contain the added fats, sugar, salt and chemical additives that your body does not need. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, 90 percent of the food Americans eat is processed. Unfortunately, processed foods are packed full of calories yet offer little in the way of nutrition. What's more garlic is good for you because it is a natural antibiotic and boosts the immune system to fight disease and illness.
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