Garlic linked with reduced risk of colon cancer

Garlic linked with reduced risk of colon cancer

Posted on 21 September 2007

Garlic is an herb that has gained a reputation for enhancing the health of the heart and circulation (see below). However, perhaps what is less well known is that garlic has been implicated as a cancer-preventive agent too. Within the body, garlic is metabolised into a variety of sulphur-containing compounds that may have anti-cancer properties. It is thought that eating garlic may protect against cancer through a several mechanisms which include

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Published September 21, 2007 . Filed under: Healthy Eating, Herbal Medicine


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  1. Neil at ColonCancerSigns.info says:

    What a great article. It never ceases to amaze me at what can be achieved with Mother nature.

    To many times these days we hear of foods that are great for body function and survivability only to be told a few months don the line that the tables have turned, and what was once good for us, is now deemed the devil’s food and could harm the body.

    Thx

    Neil at ColonCancerSigns.info

    December 8, 2007 @ 3:33 am

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