Is Garlic Good For My Health?

Garlic is mythically known to ward off vampires, but it can ward off many health problems as well. But to get the most out the health properties from this wonder-food, it is important to know how to prepare it. Garlic has the most effect when it is crushed, chopped or consumed raw. If you are cooking garlic with food, you should not add it to your cooking until the last ten minutes. If you add it at the beginning of your cooking, the garlic will loose its health benefits. Try adding a few cloves to your olive oil and pouring it over your salad, this is a milder way to consume garlic. Now that we know how to prepare garlic, let's take a look at how it can improve your health.

Eating Pistachios Is Key To Good Health

Pistachios! The funny looking nut that can give you the gift of health! But don't let that odd appearance fool you! Pistachios are a nut with a winning combination of great taste and incredible health benefits. In what way do pistachios help you maintain your health? To understand this, we will need to talk about the most microscopic part of your body and work our way up. 


Your Body's Cells - We'll consider several parts of the body, beginning with the tiniest. The notion that antioxidants are good for us is why we allow ourselves to indulge in mass quantities of chocolate, right? Did you know that oxidative stress - the kind that causes damage to your cell structure - can be fought with antioxidants? Devastating illnesses, like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's have been associated with oxidative stress, so antioxidants become a necessity for overall health. Pistachios are very high in antioxidants. 

The Health Benefits of Tea Drinking

"Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary". ~Chinese Proverb

Black tea, green tea, oolong tea and white tea are made from the same plant --Camellia sinensis. Ever since the first infusions of tea about 4700 years ago in China were made, the beneficial effects of tea have been examined. This article will talk about health benefits of tea drinking supported by some studies and also mention drawbacks. 

Tea has negligible amounts of carbohydrates, fat and protein. The following are the many benefits of tea:

1. It boosts mental alertness and lowers chances of cognitive impairment. Found almost exclusively in the tea plant amino acid L-theanine actively alters the attention networks in the brain by affecting neurotransmitters and increasing alpha brain-wave activity. This results in an alert, but more calm state of mind. Studies of the elderly Japanese people showed that those who consumed more than 2 cups of green tea daily had 50 percent lower chance of having cognitive impairment than those who consumed less. This is due to the presence of antioxidant epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG -- type of catechin) in tea.

A List of Coffee Health Benefits

Coffee has recently been proven to have a number of health benefits, and that list seems to be getting longer.

Cancer: Coffee has not been proven to cause cancer, and it even reduces the risk of mouth, throat, and colon cancer.

Heart Disease: Coffee does not raise the risk for heart disease, and it even offers preventative protection.

Diabetes: Coffee lowers the risk of developing type II diabetes.

Alzheimer’s: Coffee strengthens the blood-brain barrier, which often becomes damaged and leads to Alzheimer’s.

Osteoporosis: Excessive caffeine intake can lower bone density, which should not have an effect in moderate coffee drinking. Adding milk to your coffee on a regular basis can offer you the calcium you need to reduce the risk of osteoporosis.

Depression: Coffee can elevate energy levels and reduce depression.

Several more reasons to drink your cup of Joe!

Source: The Coffee Bump