Seven Top Herbs & Spices to Improve Your Health (3of7) by martin | Feb 6, 2012 | Body - Bios (Physical Life), News - Informative Info., Vital Living Blog 3) Garlic. Ancient Egyptians used garlic to treat heart disease, and modern science has found it to be a potent antioxidant which lowers dietary and metabolic acid and thus is anti-thrombotic.