{"id":63354,"date":"2026-02-06T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=63354"},"modified":"2026-02-06T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T05:30:00","slug":"garlic-hack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=63354","title":{"rendered":"Garlic Hack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-63355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Garlic_Hack.jpg\" alt=\"Garlic Hack\" width=\"971\" height=\"1169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Garlic_Hack.jpg 526w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Garlic_Hack-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #080809;\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New, monospace;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Raw, whole garlic does not contain Alicin (the magical anticancer and antibiotic compound). Garlic contains two separate ingredients: Aliina (protein) and Alinase (enzyme). They are in separate compartments. Only when you crush or grind garlic, you break cellular walls and allow the two to mix. They need to react chemically to create the Alicina. This reaction takes a while. And more importantly: Alinasa enzyme dies of heat.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #080809;\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New, monospace;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Common Mistake: You chop garlic and throw it in hot oil in 30 seconds. Heat kills the enzyme before it had time to create the Alicina. You eat delicious garlic, but medically useless.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #080809;\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New, monospace;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Hack Tip to Vitalize Garlic:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #080809;\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New, monospace;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Chop or crush the garlic, leave it on the cutting board then wait 10 minutes. During this time, the reaction occurs and the maximum amount of Alicina is created. Once created, Alicina is heat resistant.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #080809;\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New, monospace;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Now you can cook it. This simple step of patience turns your dinner into a preventative chemo session.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #080809;\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New, monospace;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Source: Journal of Nutrition, &#8220;The influence of heating on the anticancer properties of garlic&#8221;, Biochemistry Study.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raw, whole garlic does not contain Alicin (the magical anticancer and antibiotic compound). Garlic contains two separate ingredients: Aliina (protein) and Alinase (enzyme). They are in separate compartments. Only when you crush or grind garlic, you break cellular walls and allow the two to mix. They need to react chemically to create the Alicina. 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