Another sensational article! Often, under this description in the healthy eating section, something quite common is hidden, something that we all have in our kitchen. We use it as a cheap filler or a quick snack, but its real abilities are fascinating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This time it concerns two things: garlic and oatmeal. Let’s see what they do in the body when you don’t just eat them as they are, but use their full potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Garlic: A natural antibiotic that is often abused. Most people crush a clove of garlic and immediately put it in a hot pan. However, this destroys the most valuable components of garlic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The secret: Garlic contains alliin and the enzyme alliinase. As long as the clove is whole, nothing happens. Only when you crush or chop garlic do these two components combine to form allicin, a powerful anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Effect: Allicin kills viruses and bacteria, lowers blood pressure, and cleanses blood vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Proper preparation: After crushing garlic, wait 10 to 15 minutes before cooking it. Enzymes need time to produce allicin. If you add it to the pan right away, the heat will destroy the enzymes and most of the beneficial effects will be lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oatmeal: A simple breakfast that can strengthen blood vessels
Many people eat oatmeal because it is a cheap and quick breakfast that will fill you up. But its effects on the body are much more complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The secret: Oats contain a unique group of antioxidants called avenanthramides and a special soluble fiber called beta-glucan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Effect:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vessels and blood pressure: Avenanthramides increase the production of nitric oxide in the body. This contributes to the dilation of blood vessels, which significantly improves blood flow and lowers blood pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cholesterol: Beta-glucan forms a thick gel in the intestines that binds bile acids containing cholesterol and transports them out of the body. The body then has to draw on its own cholesterol reserves in the blood, which reduces the “bad” LDL cholesterol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Potatoes: A side dish that changes its effect when cooled. Most people consider potatoes to be ordinary carbohydrates that make you gain weight. But even a slight change in temperature is enough to transform them into a real balm for the intestinal flora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Secret: If you let boiled potatoes cool completely (for example, in the refrigerator until the next day for potato salad), their starch turns into resistant starch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Effect: Your body can no longer break down this starch into simple sugars (so your blood sugar doesn\u2019t spike so much and you don\u2019t gain weight). Instead, it passes unchanged into your colon, where it serves as optimal food for your microbiome and protects you from intestinal inflammation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udca1 Conclusion: The greatest health miracles don\u2019t cost a fortune or grow in rainforests. They\u2019re in your pantry. You just need to know how to prepare them properly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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