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Imagine garlic without all of the annoying stuff. Bad breath? Nope. Pungent odor? Nope. Acrid bite? No sir. You know how a great wine gets better with age? Thats what were dealing with here.

But were not touting black garlic as the anti-garlic. We dont want you to swap out all of the regular garlic in your pantry for the black variety. No, no, no. Were talking about two distinct flavors. So you can keep eating garlic. Just make sure you start eating black garlic.

It smells natural garlic itself, but does not have intrinsic unpleasant smell of garlic coming out of a persons body with his breath after eating garlic.

Its antioxidation capability is significantly increased, 10 times higher than that of raw garlic, while the essential effectiveness of garlic is not reduced. Some foreign data indicate that there is a significant antioxidant activity of aged garlic extract on sickle red blood cells by reducing the Heinz body count.

In Taoism mythology, black garlic was rumored to grant immortality. We cant promise you that, but theres no doubt that black garlic is great for your healthits loaded with nearly twice as many antioxidants as raw garlic. It also contains S-Allycysteine, which is fancy talk for a natural compound that has been proven to be a factor in cancer prevention.

S-arylcysteine that does not exist in raw garlic is generated, which is effective for preventing cancers, inhibiting cholesterol, improving arterial sclerosis, preventing heart diseases and alzheimers disease, etc.

Black garlic is all-natural. There are no additives and no preservatives. Ever. In fact, theres only one ingredientgarlic. Its aged for a month in a special fermentation process under high heat, where it develops its darker color, softer texture, and sweeter taste. Amazing what a month can do.

Many Bay Area chefs have already caught on to the magic of black garlic. Theyve started cooking up some soon-to-be classic dishes. Now its up to you to create your own unique recipes using the unique ingredient. To get you started, here a couple of inspirational examples. So go heat up the pan, the black garlic is waiting!

Studies have shown that Resveratrol assists in the following:

    Powerful antioxidant

    Natral anti-inflammatory agent

    Prevents heart disease

    Protects immune system

    Protects healthy cells and inhibits their transformation to cancerous growths or tumors

    Protects brain cells

    Firsts obesity

    Attacks viruses

    Boots energy and endurance

    Reduces free radical damage

    Lowers cholesterol

Resveratrol, a compound present in grapes and red wine, reduces the number of fat cells and may one day be used to treat or prevent obesity, according to a new study published Monday at the annual meeting of U.S. Endocrine Society.

Past research has found that resveratrol protected laboratory mice that were fed a high-calorie diet from the health problems of obesity, by mimicking the effects of calorie restriction.

Researchers at the University of Ulm in Germany wanted to know if resveratrol could mimic the effects of calorie restriction in human fat cells by changing their size or function.

The German team used a strain of human fat cell precursors, called preadipocytes. In the body, these cells develop into maturefat cells, according to the study's lead author Pamela Fischer-Posovszky.

In the cell-based study, they found that resveratrol inhibited the pre-fat cells from increasing and prevented them from converting into mature fat cells. Also, resveratrol hindered fat storage.

Most interesting was that resveratrol reduced production of certain cytokines, substances that may be linked to the development of obesity-related disorders, such as diabetes and clogged coronary arteries. Also, resveratrol stimulated formation of a protein known to decrease the risk of heart attack.

The new finding is consistent with the theory that the resveratrol in red wine explains the French paradox, the observation that French people eat a relatively high-fat diet but have a low death rate from heart disease.

"Resveratrol has anti-obesity properties by exerting its effects directly on the fat cells," Fischer-Posovszky said. "Thus, resveratrol might help to prevent development of obesity or might be suited to treating obesity."