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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 m...