Lemon & Garlic Together Dramatically Improve Health

Many studies have looked into the benefits of eating garlic for heart health, but what would happen if they combined it with lemon juice?
A clinical trial tested this.
They took 120 humans aged 30-60 years old with moderately high cholesterol.
They were split into 4 groups.
Each group consumed one of the following daily for 8 weeks.
  • 20 g of Raw Garlic (4-5 cloves) mixed with 1 tablespoon of Lemon Juice
  • 20 g of Raw Garlic
  • 1 Tablespoon of Lemon Juice
  • Control Group
The group that consumed both garlic and lemon together saw a decrease of:
40.8 mg/dL Total Cholesterol
29.8 mg/dL LDL
111.4 Fibrinogen (protein that clots blood)
1.6 kg/m2 BMI

Those are substantial changes for a relatively short dietary intervention.
Blood pressure also decreased, with significant reductions in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared with the lemon-only and control groups.

  • Systolic blood pressure: 134 → 97 mmHg — a decrease of 37 mmHg
  • Diastolic blood pressure: 86 → 62 mmHg — a decrease of 24 mmHg

If That Study Doesn't Convince You...

Check out the 2017 study where researchers gave garlic and lemon extracts to mice with breast cancer. 

The combination slowed tumor growth more than either garlic or lemon alone. It also appeared to help destroy cancer cells, limit the blood supply tumors need to grow, and activate parts of the immune system.

Most astounding, 80% of the mice given the garlic-and-lemon combination were reported to have no detectable tumors by the end of the study.

Sure, we're not mice, but garlic and lemons are pretty easy to get our hands on. They're inexpensive, they're at just about every grocery store, and unlike some things studied in labs, they're actually ingredients people enjoy eating.

Why Garlic and Lemon 

Garlic contains sulfur-based compounds. Some of these compounds are formed when garlic is crushed or chopped. To allow these compounds to develop, chop or crush the garlic and let it sit for about 10–15 minutes before consuming.

Lemon juice is rich in vitamin C and flavonoids, including compounds such as eriocitrin and hesperidin. These plant compounds have antioxidant properties and may help protect cells from oxidative stress.

Combining them creates a lovely synergetic effect.