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Crush Garlic and Let it Rest Before Cooking or Eating
You may be thinking, ‘Pearl, come on, you gone crazy.’ Well, maybe…but not about this. Not everything in nutrition is this precise but I love this fact because it highlights not only the amazing complexity of plants, but also that the way we eat them can make a difference. This might get a little sciency but bear with me please and I’ll try to throw in more improper words to make it interesting. Garlic contains organosulfur compounds, which, whaddaya know, contain sulfur. Sulfur is stinky, but it’s essential for life. These compounds are: anti-inflammatory antioxidant antiviral anti-carcinogenic The exact mechanism…