GARLIC

GARLIC; IF IT HAD BEEN DEVELOPED BY A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, IT WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN HAILED AS A WONDER DRUG AND THEY WOULD BE GREEDILY GOUGING YOU FOR $50 BUCKS A BULB! 

Garlic, aside from being one of our favorite foods, garlic is one of the key ingredients that give Mad Dog Products Hot Sauces their world famous flavor. Garlic is a promising ally in the fight against cancer, helping the body neutralize potent carcinogens. Researchers believe garlic does this by using allicin to interrupt the toxic effects of cancer-causing substances while aiding the body's own immune cells in destroying them. Recent studies have shown that garlic destroys H. pylori, the bacteria believed to cause some stomach ulcers and a suspected culprit in stomach cancer. There are ingredients in cooked garlic that can help lower elevated blood pressure too.

Population studies in China and Italy found that the incidence of stomach cancer is lower in people who eat lots of garlic. In the United States, the Iowa Women's Health Study found that people who eat garlic at least once a week have a significantly lower risk of colon cancer. Garlic may have powers against other cancers too, such as cancer of the bladder, breast and prostate.

All of the documented health factors in this common vegetable help to explain why the nutrition committee of the American Heart Association publicly acknowledged garlic's potential in helping reduce the risk of heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases. "Better Homes and Gardens."