| Do you remember an old saying about eating an | | | | tract with fiber which is also very helpful if you want |
| apple a day to keep the doctors away? A lot of | | | | to maintain a healthy weight or to loose extra |
| people underestimate the value of good old apples. | | | | pounds. The pectin in apples not only reduces |
| An apple is one of the best whole fruits, a super | | | | cholesterol, but also removes toxic metals, such as |
| food we must eat every day. | | | | lead and mercury, and the residues of radiation. |
| Well, all whole fruits contain valuable minerals, | | | | 4. Energy booster. |
| vitamins, enzymes and fiber. You are wondering why | | | | It is also a perfect healthy snack and natural energy |
| apples? | | | | booster. Apples low blood sugar and make us |
| 1. Fiber. | | | | happier, and less stressful which benefit emotional |
| Apples are rich in fiber pectin, which we, ladies, need | | | | depression. Nature gives us apples in the fall, when |
| a lot to have clear complexion, metabolic balance, low | | | | the nights get longer and seasonal depression might |
| blood pressure. Pectin (soluble fiber) lowers not only | | | | occur. Why is that? |
| cholesterol but also body fats. How great is that?!! | | | | But we have to remember that apples contain natural |
| Apples improve indigestion, and also help with some | | | | sugars, so we have to do some exercises to |
| digestive concerns (for example, if you have a | | | | maintain the same weight if we decide to eat as |
| diarrhea - have an apple; if you have a | | | | many apples a day as we can. |
| constipation-have an apple!). | | | | And, unfortunately, apples contain the highest level of |
| 2. Antioxidants. | | | | pesticides (along with peaches), and it means that |
| Apple is full of antioxidants to fight free radicals | | | | we have to buy them organic (local only if you know |
| (which, we know,can cause illnesses) and support our | | | | the farmers and which fertilizer they use). |
| immune system, heart and brain. | | | | Let us remember about healing properties of apples |
| 3. Detox. | | | | and eat them with the seasons to feel and look |
| Apples and their juice are perfect detox/cleanse food | | | | fabulous. |
| which is beneficial for the liver. They cleanse intestinal | | | | |