英語沙龍十年合集珍藏版第二輯Garlic1): your healthy food-大蒜的保健作用
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Garlic1): your healthy food
Garlic is probably the healthiest food you should take．
While garlic isn't likely to help out with your social life when you eat too much of it chasing people off with the bad breath，it may actually save your life．Used widely by Egyptian Pharaohs2) as well as the ancient Chinese，garlic is known for its culinary3) and medicinal properties．The Egyptians even fed garlic to their slaves to keep them healthy．
For those suffering from high blood pressure，high cholesterol，heart disease，garlic should become their best friend．Garlic can lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels．Studies have shown that just one clove of garlic daily is enough to reduce cholesterol4)．Garlic is also good for treatment of bronchitis5)，colds，coughs，sore throat，fever and indigestion．
To fight cold－related symptoms，garlic is an excellent food therapy specially if taken with other food rich in vitamin C，which helps to stimulate white blood cells6) to fight off infections7)．If you suffer from a sore throat，take two or more cloves，crushed or whole，at the first sign of pain．However，don't eat too much raw garlic，for it may cause stomach upset．
大蒜的保健作用
大蒜可能是你應當食用的最有利健康的食品。
雖然大蒜可能對你的社交有些不利---如果食用過多的大蒜，口里的大蒜味會使別人退避三舍。但是大蒜說不定會拯救你的性命呢？大家知道，大蒜既可食用，又有藥用價值。埃及的法老以及古代的中國人都曾廣泛采用大蒜，埃及人甚至讓他們的奴隸食用大蒜以保持身體健康。
對于高血壓、高膽固醇、心臟病患者，大蒜應當成為他們的良友。大蒜具有降低血壓，降低膽固醇的功能。研究表明，每天只食用一瓣大蒜就足以使膽固醇降低，大蒜還有助于治療支氣管炎、感冒、咳嗽、喉痛、發(fā)燒和消化不良。
對于與感冒有關的癥狀，大蒜是最好的食物治療，尤其是與富含維生素C的食物合并食用更為有效，因為這樣能刺激白血球消除感染。如果你喉嚨痛，剛有痛感時就吃兩三瓣大蒜，碾碎或整瓣食都可以，不過不要吃得太多，可能會引起腸胃不適。
NOTE 注釋：
1. garlic [5^B:lik] n. [植]大蒜
2. Pharaoh [5fZErEu] n. 法老王
3. culinary [5kQlinEri] adj. 廚房的, 烹調用的, 廚房用的
4. cholesterol [kE5lestErEul, -rCl] n. 膽固醇
5. bronchitis [brCN5kaitis] n. [醫(yī)]支氣管炎
6. cell [sel] n. 單元, 細胞
7. infection [in5fekFEn] n. [醫(yī)] 傳染, 傳染病
