A potent and effective garlic product that supports cardiovascular health, maintains healthy cholesterol levels, and promotes healthy immune function.
Supports cardiovascular health
Maintains healthy cholesterol levels
Promotes healthy immune function
Garlic 7000 - 700mg 60 vcaps
Ingredients: per serving, serving size: 1 vcap
Garlic Powder 700 mg
Other ingredients: Rice flour, Cellulose
Suggested Dose: Take 1-3 vcaps per day or as directed by your health care practitioner.
A potent 700 mg of garlic powder per capsule, equivalent to three cloves of garlic. Enteric Coated.
Garlic 7000 is enteric coated with cellulose, allowing it to release in the small intestine instead of the stomach. Burping garlic odor is virtually eliminated! Because of this, the most potent raw garlic available is used in Garlic 7000. Garlic 7000 is processed with great care to preserve its allicin content. It also provides other key ingredients such as: allicin (S-allyl-cysteine sulfoxide), diallyldisulphide, diallytrisulphide, methylallytrisulphide, ajoene, germanium, and selenium. Its exceptionally high level of allicin enhances production of the enzymes catalase and glutathione peroxidase.
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Garlic 7000? is a potent and effective garlic product. The advantages for individuals are obvious. With Garlic 7000? individuals will be able to reach a therapeutic dose with fewer tablets per day and at a reasonable cost. Garlic 7000? is enteric coated with cellulose. This means that Garlic 7000? is socially acceptable. That?s right, the cellulose allows Garlic 7000? to release in the small intestine instead of the stomach. Burping of garlic odor is virtually eliminated! Because of this, the most potent raw garlic available is used in Garlic 7000?. Garlic 7000? is processed with great care to preserve its allicin content and also provide other key ingredients such as: allicin (S-allyl-cysteine sulfoxide), diallyldisulphide, diallytrisulphide, methylallytrisulphide, ajoene, germanium, and selenium. Its exceptionally high level of allicin enhances production of the enzymes: catalase and glutathione peroxidase. Garlic has also been shown to protect the body from the damaging effects of Nicotine.
It has been used for treating elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels. It even helps prevent LDL cholesterol from oxidizing. Garlic has been shown to protect lipids (fats) from oxidizing and protect organs, such as the liver. In regards to cholesterol and triglyceride plaque build up, garlic again is a champion. Garlic has been shown to inhibit plaque build up and reduce fat accumulation in arterial cells. Cholesterol production in the liver is reduced with garlic, through its inactivation of thiol groups in the enzyme HMG CoA reductase. These benefits explain why garlic has been shown to reduce total cholesterol by 10%, LDL cholesterol by 15%, triglycerides by 13% and increase HDL cholesterol by 31%.
Garlic also supports the body in reducing the risk of blood clots! Ajoene (a constituent of garlic) inhibits platelet aggregation. Garlic has also been shown to increase fibrinolytic activity.
Individuals with elevated blood pressure benefit from garlic therapy.
On average, garlic lowers systolic pressure by 20-30 mm Hg, and diastolic pressure by 10-20 mm Hg. Another benefit is the inhibition of inflammatory compounds such as cyclo-oxygenase and inflammatory prostaglandins.
Garlic has been used for centuries for the treatment of many infections. Recently, garlic was shown to be antibacterial (1% of penicillin strength), anti-fungal and antiviral. Some organisms for which garlic has been shown to be effective are: Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Mycobacterium smegmatis, Steptocyces griseus, Staphylococcus aureus, Lactobacillus plantarium, Cryptococcal meningitis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Xanthomonas maltophilia, herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2, parainfluenza virus type 3, vaccinia virus, vesicular stomatitis virus, and human rhinovirus type 2.
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