TAKE GARLIC EVERYDAY AND SEE WHAT AMAZING HAPPENS HUDA VIDEO General 1. Garlic is a natural source of many phytonutrients that may help improve heart health, reduce risk of cancer and fight off infection. However, to get the most benefits from garlic, you need to eat it raw, because cooking negatively alters the beneficial compounds. Better for Heart HEART 2. The flavor enhancer is filled with nutrients that do your heart good, including lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, and reducing risk of atherosclerosis, which is hardening of the arteries. In test-tube studies, it's thought that γ-Glutamyl Cysteine in garlic may help prevent the constriction of your arteries, which in turn, helps lower blood pressure. The S-allylcysteine, or SAC, in garlic may help lower cholesterol by inhibiting the enzymes that produce cholesterol and lipids. And the acetone and chloroform compounds in raw garlic may help prevent the build up of plaque on ...