Therefore, garlic reduces the production of cholesterol as well as its precursors. Besides lowering blood cholesterol, garlic can also prevent blood clot formation, reduce blood pressure and inhibit the oxidation of cholesterol.
Reductionistic model (reduces illness to low level processes- cell and chemical imbalances). Single factor model of illness, explains illness in terms of biological malfunction rather then recognizing a variety of factors. Assumes mind body dualism. Emphasizes illness.
Revision is needed to explain illnesses without disease and improve organisation of health care Cultural and professional models of illness influence decisions on individual patients and delivery of health care. The biomedical model of illness, which has dominated health care for the past century, cannot fully explain many forms of illness. This failure stems partly from three assumptions: all illness has a single underlying cause, disease (pathology) is always the single cause, and removal or attenuation of the disease will result in a return to health.