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The Health Benefits Of Apples And Apple Juice
How to Make Anti-Aging Apple Juice. Watch the video to learn the health benefits of apple juice.
The Health Benefits Of Apples
An apple a day keeps the doctor away is a very true statement. A lot of Americans have no ideal what an apple can do for them. Recent research says that eating apples can prevent prostate cancer, lung cancer, and colon cancer. Compared to other fruits apples contain a relatively small amount of Vitamin C but are rich in antioxidants.
The fiber content in apples helps to prevent stomach problems and colon cancer. It is also believed that apples are great for weight loss, heart disease and controlling cholesterol so I guess the age old saying that an apple a day keeps the doctor away is a true saying.
You really should wash your apples well with cold running water and eat the peelings of the apples also because they are really good for you. Recent studies say that the fiber in apples and apple peelings really can help to prevent various forms of stomach cancer including colon cancer.
You should not however eat the seeds of apples as they are mildly toxic to humans and can kill birds. So when your eating your apples you should take the core of the apple out or cut the apple out from around the core.
If your trying to lose weight you can make delicious homemade applesauce with Powdered Splenda. No you can't buy Powdered Splenda but you can make it. CLICK HERE to find out how to make Powdered Splenda.
Once you find out how to make Powdered Splenda you can make delicious baked apples by removing the core from the apples and filling them with the Powdered Splenda and butter. You'll end up with a delicious baked apple that is also good for you. So what are you waiting on. Get busy making some Powdered Splenda and start baking some delicious baked apples.
People who eat apples greatly reduce their risk of heart disease and diabetes. And the more apples a day that you can eat the better off the health of your heart will be. And the more stable that your blood sugar levels will be.
Believe it or not but apples also help to increase your endurance levels and if you eat a diet heavy in apples and applesauce you will find that you will be able to breathe much better and your lungs will be much healthier.
Apples are one of the highly nutritious foods that you can eat. You can make your own delicious apple sauce from Powdered Splenda and peeled and cut up apples. Add cinnamon both for flavor and health benefits. Your applesauce will taste so wonderful. The quickest way to make a delicious applesauce it to add one cup of butter to a large saucepan. Add one gallon of of peeled and cut up Granny Smith Apples and cook until the apples are cooking up soft. Add two cups of Powdered Splenda and two tablespoons of cinnamon and cook until your apples are cooked soft. Mash with a potato masher and you'll have a delicious apple sauce that is also healthy for you.
Apple Health Benefits. Watch this video to learn some of the health benefits of apples.
Apple Health Benefits
For children who have asthma drinking apple juice on a daily basis can really help the children to have far fewer problems with their asthma. Another interesting study says that mothers who eat apples on a regular basis will have far fewer children who have asthma problems.
There are substances in apples that strengthen the bones in humans. If women eat apples on a regular basis they will have far fewer problems with osteoporosis and eating apples on a daily basis may even strengthen bone density. So who ever made that old saying up about eating a apple a day keeping the doctor away was probably closer to the truth than they knew.
There is a substance in apples called quercetin that may help to prevent Alzheimer's from developing. If so then this in its self is a miracle.
All women should know that by eating an apple a day they can reduce their chance of getting breast cancer. And some researchers say that you should eat three apples a day to prevent cancer of any type. Researchers say that apples are really great at preventing colon cancer.
One of the best recent health claims for apples is that by eating apples and apple sauce you can prevent dementia and people with early onset dementia can slow down the onset of dementia.
Galacturonic acid in apples lowers the bodies need for insulin and helps to maintain a well balanced blood sugar level.If you eat apple sauce with cinnamon sprinkled on it will also help to lower blood sugar levels and help to maintain a well balanced blood sugar level.
People who eat at least three apples a day are far more likely to be successful with weight loss than people who don't eat apples. Apples fill you up and prevent you from feeling hungry. Save your apple until your feeling really hungry and then get busy eating and enjoying your apple.
You should also know that you can make your own dried apples and the dried apples you make will be much better for you. Peel your apples you plan to dry and toss them with lemon juice and water. In a food dehydrator the apples will dry out quickly and they will fill you up and keep you from getting hungry. The lemon juice keeps the apples from turning dark and lemon really helps to detoxify your body of toxins.
If I find apples at a good price I buy them and get them to drying in my food dehydrator as soon as possible. Dried apples help you to feel like your full longer because they swell up once you eat them. Be sure to toss them in water and lemon juice before you dry them because the lemon is great for detoxifying your body. Dried apples also contain a lot of fiber.
French medical researchers who have been doing research for a number of years found that women and men who eat apples have far fewer instances of having strokes. They also believe that your hearts health is greatly improved by eating apples.
I bet you didn't know that apples could do all that did you? I hope you enjoyed my Hub Page on the health benefits of apples. If you have questions, tips, or suggestions feel free to post them now. I hope there are delicious apples in your future very soon and I want to thank you for reading my Hub Page.