Apple – Health Benefits

Apple is so common that it’s medicinal benefits are over looked. Apple is good for a number of reasons.

MEDICINAL BENEFITS OF APPLE

ORAL HEALTH: The act of biting and chewing an apple simulates the production of saliva in your mouth, thus decreasing the bacteria level in your mouth and preventing tooth decay.

WEIGHT LOSS: Apple gets you full longer without costing you a lot of calories. This is because it takes the body a longer time to digest complex fiber.

LOWERS CHOLESTEROL: Apple contains fiber, some in the form of pectin. Pectin is a soluble fiber that has been lined to lower levels of bad cholesterol or LDL. This is because it makes the body use cholesterol rather than storing it by blocking it’s absorption.

ANTI CANCER: Consumption of apples rich in flavanol could help decrease your risk of developing pancreatic cancer. The peel of apple contains triterpenoids which prevents growth of cancer cells in the liver, breast and colon.

CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH: Apples lower your risk of cardiovascular disease and coronary heart diseases. People who eat apple daily are less likely to suffer from a stroke. These benefits are due to the antioxidant property and soluble fibers found in apple. They reduce the level of bad cholesterol which prevents plaque buildup in the arteries.

BOOST IMMUNE SYSTEM: Apple is loaded with vitamin C which helps boost the immune system. Red apples contain an antioxidant called quercetin which is known to boost the immune system especially when stressed.

DEACREASE DIABETES RISK: Apples contains anthocyanins which is a class of antioxidants that are responsible for the red, blue and purple colors of fruits and vegetables. Anthocyanins are known to decrease risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

DIGESTIVE HEALTH: Fibers found in apple can pull water from your colon to get things moving when you are constipated or remove excess water from stool to slow down diarrhea.

MEMORY: Drinking apple juice prevents the effects of aging on the brain and keep Alzheimer’s away. It is also linked to increase in acetylcholine production, which communicates between nerve cells and helps with memory.

BREATHING: Eating this fruit is known to improve your breathing by restoring lung function and lowering the risk of respiratory diseases like asthma.

DETOXIFICATION: Fruits like apple help detoxify the liver from harmful toxins accumulated in the body.

METABOLIC SYNDROME: People who eat apples are less likely to suffer from metabolic syndromes. Metabolic syndrome is a wide range of symptoms linked to heart disease and diabetes.

EXERCISE ENDURANCE: Eating apples before exercising increases your endurance during exercise. This is because quercetin found in this fruit aids endurance by increasing oxygen supply to the lungs.

Rabins Sharma Lamichhane

Rabins Sharma Lamichhane is senior ICT professional who talks about #it, #cloud, #servers, #software, and #innovation. Rabins is also the first initiator of Digital Nepal. Facebook: rabinsxp Instagram: rabinsxp

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