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Garlic

Strong evidence

Active compounds

Diallyl disulfideAlliinAllicinS-allylcysteine

Targeted cancers

colonbreastprostatelungstomach

Anti-cancer actions

  • ✦Top-ranked food against almost all cancers tested (Béliveau studies)
  • ✦Inhibits cancer cell proliferation in colon, breast, prostate, lung and stomach
  • ✦Allicin forms when garlic is crushed or chopped — wait 10 minutes before cooking
  • ✦Stimulates innate immunity and NK (natural killer) cells
  • ✦Powerful antibacterial properties against H. pylori (linked to stomach cancer)

How to prepare it

Crush or finely chop — wait 10 minutes before heating to maximize allicin formation. Gentle cooking in olive oil preserves active compounds. Raw garlic is the most potent.

Recommended dosage

Daily, as a staple of basic cooking.

⚗️ Food synergies

These foods potentiate the effects of Garlic

🥦Broccoli & cruciferous vegetables🍅Tomatoes🫒Olive oil🧅Onion🌱Leek, shallot & chives🟡Turmeric

How to prepare it

Crushed cloves gently sautéed in olive oil for 2 minutes. Raw grated garlic in dressings. Black (fermented) garlic is milder and even more concentrated in S-allylcysteine.

🍳 Recipes with Garlic

🥣Dr. Béliveau's Vegetable Cocktail🍛Lentil curry with turmeric and ginger🐟Salmon en papillote with ginger and sesame🥣Broccoli, garlic and thyme soup

Scientific sources

  • —Boivin D et al. — Food Chemistry 112:374-380 (2009)
  • —Béliveau studies — top performers against colon, breast and prostate cancers

🔬 Studies from Dr. Béliveau's laboratory

All publications →
2023Gut  72(6):1143-1154

Gut microbiota influence anastomotic healing in colorectal cancer surgery through modulation of mucosal pro-inflammatory cytokines

Hajjar R, Gonzalez E, Oliero M, Alaoui AA, Fragoso G, Calvé A, Vennin Rendos H, Djediai S, Cuisiniere T, Laplante P, Gerkins C, Ajayi AS, Diop K, Taleb N, Thérien S, Shampaert F, Alratrout H, Dagbert

Source: richardbeliveau.orgRead article
2022Cancers  14(23):5944

A signaling crosstalk links Snail to the 37/67 kDa laminin-1 receptor ribosomal protein SA and regulates the acquisition of a cancer stem cell molecular signature in U87 glioblastoma neurospheres

Gresseau L, Roy ME, Duhamel S, ANNABI B

Source: richardbeliveau.orgRead article
2021International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22(23):13006

MT1-MMP Cooperates with TGF-b Receptor-Mediated Signaling to Trigger SNAIL and Induce Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal-like Transition in U87 Glioblastoma Cells

Djediai S, Gonzalez Suarez N, El Cheikh-Hussein L, Rodriguez Torres S, Gresseau L, Dhayne S, Joly-Lopez Z, ANNABI B

Source: richardbeliveau.orgRead article
2014Cancer Growth Metastasis

A Role for the Cavin-3/Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Signaling Axis in the Regulation of PMA-Activated Human HT1080 Fibrosarcoma Cell Neoplastic Phenotype

Toufaily C, Charfi C, Annabi B, Annabi B.

Source: richardbeliveau.orgRead article