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Apples for Health – Benefits of Green Apples

Posted Nov 10 2010 4:04am

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Why do you need to keep the doctor away? What if the doctor is beautiful? Instead, shouldn’t we try keeping the diseases away? Now we can reframe the quote like – “an apple a day keeps diseases away”. Yeah! We spared the doctor! Okay, jokes apart. Seriously, I am here to talk of health benefits of green apples, esp. green apples – why not follow the green revolution here. Numerous diseases and ill health conditions like the Alzheimer’s, heart, lungs, cancer diseases and many more are being kept away and cured by green apples. In fact, apples and some other fruits are known to alone prevent cancers like breast cancer, colon and prostrate cancers, etc.

Almost all fruits, and especially the apples, are well known for their fiber content. In today’s world of junkies and fast foods, the digestive system is in grave need for fiber- rich foods that could ease the bowel movements. Thus, green apples also reduce the risk of colon cancers.

Apples for health are the best anti- oxidant containers. Anti- oxidants are the nutritive ingredients of the natural food that help release the free radicals or toxins in the body and clean it up. The entire bad residue is eliminated off the body and, thus, risks for heart and lung diseases are diminished. Anti- oxidizing the body contributes towards skin health also, releasing the toxic substances that cause acne and other blemishes. Eating apples for health also reduce risks of skin infections and skin cancers by keeping the superficial and subcutaneous layers of the skin clean, moist and supple.

Green apples are found to be effective in reducing the risks and chances of neurodegenerative diseases like the schizophrenia, dementia, the Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases.

Apples being the cholesterol and sugar free fruits take one far away from the fat deposition. A secret is that green apples act as fat cutters due to the fiber present. So consumption of green apples can silently play to reduce your weight along with you striving with exercise.

Apples are also a boon for the addicts. Alcoholics, especially, find a good bunch of health benefits of green apples as they are great healers for the liver, which is most often damaged by the excessive alcohol consumed. Along with the liver, apples take care of the kidneys as well. Apple cider vinegar helps preventing kidney stone formations. Now, talking about cider vinegar from green apple, how can we miss out itchy scalps? Cider vinegar is the sole solution for treating itchiness of scalps and other such inflammatory conditions of the skin, due to its germ cleansing properties.

Green apples are a good substitute for Vitamin C. It has been practically found out that 100 grams of apple equals 1.5 mg of Vitamin C when comes to antioxidant contents. Vitamin C is very essential for the body routine since it is the only vitamin for the body that is purely water soluble.

Doctors recommend apples for health, in cases of obesity, gonorrhea, bronchial asthma, insomnia, tuberculosis, pyorrhea, neuritis, halitosis, arthritis and stones of the gall bladder. The list does not finish here. This is just to go shorter.

As well as the health benefits of green apples, we have some cosmetic benefits of them too. Want to have a look? Scroll below.

    Juice of fresh crushed apples is applied on the face for curing acne vulgaris and dark circles. The day long strained eyes can be relieved with the help of fresh pulp of apple on the eye lids for about 15 minutes. Apple leaves and skin can be used for preparing paste which when applied as shampoo causes dandruff to heal quicker. Also, this kind of a remedy eases faster hair growth and prevents breakage and falling of the hair.

Last but never the least, eating green apple directly, without slicing, with teeth is a good way of keeping the teeth and the gums strong and viable. A daily apple can help ceasing the bleeding of gums. Also, eating fresh green apples prevents formation of plaque on the teeth and the tongue.

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