An Apple a Day....

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"An apple a day keeps the doctor away”?but why? Do you really know what makes an apple so special? Why is it that we never hear an orange or a banana a day keeps the doctor away?Apples have properties that no other fruits have and its benefits have been proven overtime. You will be able to get the benefits of these properties individually with other fruits, but an apple combines everything and makes it simpler. It has been shown over and over that if it’s not simple, easy and fast, people won’t take care of their health.1-Apple contains Vitamin C. Vitamin C helps greatly your immune system. A lot of people who lack Vitamin C in their diet have poor healing, bruise easily and have bleeding gums.2-Prevent Heart Diseases. The reason it can prevent both coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease is because apples are rich in flavonoid. Flavonoids are also known for their antioxidant effects.3-Low in calories. A regular size apple has between 70-100 calories. Eating an apple when craving for candy or chocolate can make the desire disappear since apple in itself contains sugar, but gives you only ? of the calories.4-Prevent Cancers. Notice the plural. We all know that cancer comes in several forms and in different places. Apples target multiple cancers such as colon cancer, prostate cancer and breast cancer in women.5-Apples contain phenols, which have a double effect on cholesterol. It reduces bad cholesterol and increases good cholesterol. They prevent LDL cholesterol from turning into oxidized LDL, a very dangerous form of bad cholesterol which can be deadly.6-Prevent tooth decay. Tooth decay is an infection that seriously damages the structure of your teeth, which is caused primarily because of bacteria. The juice of the apples has properties that can kill up to 80% of bacteria. So there you have it, an apple a day also keeps the dentist away!7-Protects your brain from brain disease. This is something many people don’t know, and when you consider that your brain makes the person you are, it gives a whole new perspective. Apple has substances called phytonutrients, and these phytonutrients prevents neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinsonism.8-Healthier Lungs. A research at the University of Nottingham Research shows that people who eat 5 apples or more per week has lower respiratory problems, including asthma.9-They taste great! And not only that, they also come in many flavors and colors. Not in a mood for a green apple? Why not get a red one, or a macintosh! Their taste can vary greatly, but still give you all the apple benefits. Variety is an important element to maintaining your health.On average, Americans consume around 20 pounds of apples a year, which comes to around 1 apple a week. Unfortunately, while an apple a week is better than nothing, it is nowhere close to being able to extract all the advantages apples have to offer. Eating apples is part of balanced and healthy diet than will increase your longevity, so why limit yourself to only 1 per week?Article found here: http://www.bspcn.com/2007/08/05/9-reasons-why-an-apple-a-day-really-keeps-the-doctor-away/

An apple a day uh? I eat so much apples when I can get my hands on them,we dont grow them here so it is kind of extra expensive. I did not even know that apples contained all these substances that contributed to health. ITs a great article

Love apples and thought this article did a pretty good job of expressing one of the great benefits to eating apples besides their great taste! In Ohio I love this time of the year because the local farmers start selling their locally grown apples. My favorite by far are the Melrose Apples (which happens to be the Ohio state apple :))I did learn one thing from the article, which was the anti-bacterial effect of the apple's juice. Thought that was very neat.

I rather suspect it might be apples and not oranges or bananas because the saying derives from a time and place when warm-weather fruit like oranges and bananas were not practically available to the common people. :smile:

(Apparently first found as a Welsh folk proverb in 1866: "Eat an apple on going to bed,/ And you'll keep the doctor from earning his bread." The modern form is said to have been used by J.T. Stinson in 1904 in an address to the St Louis Exposition. I don't know how available oranges might have been in St Louis in 1904, but they certainly would have been prohibitively expensive in Wales in 1866.)

According to Alton Brown, a hand full of blue berries every day would pretty much put the entire medical profession out of business (he's a fan of the berries lol)

mmm! Apples are good!! Time to start eatting more!!!

Washington apples are teh best -state pride- :P

An apple a day keeps us away from various diseases and always maintains our health and fitness.It controls our cholesterol level, loses extra body weight, supports the heart, and prevents from various kinds of cancer.We can say the apple a super foods which is very necessary for our good health and fitness and we must take the apple in our breakfast daily.

Apple is best fruit to eat. It has so many health benefits. Apple contains many vitamins and minerals so it is best to eat an apple in a day for living healthy life.

Apple has this many benefits I never know, I use to have fruit juice in the morning. I like having a healthy lifestyle fruits has minerals and nutritions it's really beneficial for health.

lovely post, thanks for sharing

An apple in a day is best for health and fitness. Apple is a best source of vitamins and minerals. Its a best diet fruit and helps in weight lose. I am also a great lover of apple and eat apple daily. Find more useful information from this page.
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Apple is a rich source of vitamins and nutrition. Apple is a healthy fruit and has so many health benefits. It is good to eat an apple in a day for fitness and healthy skin.
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All fruits are best for health. It is always good to eat fruits for living healthy life. Apple is a rich source of vitamins and has so many benefits so it is best to eat an apple daily specially for diet and skin.

I must say that every fruit is good for health and has so many health benefits. Apple is best because its a fruit with lot of vitamins and minerals. It is best to eat an apple everyday for fitness, [health] and good skin.

Really, apple a day keeps doctor away.
** Apple fruit nutrition facts**
Delicious and crunchy, apple fruit is one of the most popular and favorite fruits among the health conscious, fitness lovers who firmly believe in the concept of “health is wealth.” This wonderful fruit is packed with rich phyto-nutrients that, in the true sense, indispensable for optimal health. Certain antioxidants in apple have several health promoting and disease prevention properties, and thereby, truly justifying the adage,** “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.”**

I hear this phrase all the time when friends come to see me. I always have apples, I just love them, and they're also good for my teeth. But that's not the solution to all problems. Also, apples are high in sugar.