Amazing Benefits Of Apples
Since Adam and
Eve, apples have been seen as a seductive fruit. They really are the number one
fruit that needs to stay on your weekly shopping list. Tasty, delicious,
versatile, and handy to eat on the go are just a few of their exquisite
qualities, but there are many more reasons why you should make an apple a day a
part of your daily routine.
5 Benefits
of Apples
1.
Apples lower cholesterol
The combination
of ursolic acid, pectin and D-glucaric acid in apples all help to mop up and
excrete cholesterol from the body. This, in turn, helps decrease the risk of
coronary heart disease. The soluble fiber produces a gum-like gel that soaks up
LDL cholesterol (the bad one) and drags it out of the body. The soluble
fiber found in an apple binds with fats in the intestine, which translates
into lower cholesterol levels and a healthier you.
2.
Apples improve your memory and brain functions
Apples
featuring red skin contain anthocyanins in their peel. With regard to
cognitive function, research suggests that flavonoids, including anthocyanins,
have the ability to enhance memory and help prevent age-related declines in
mental functioning. The flavonoids found in red apples can help improve memory
and slow age-related loss of cognitive functioning.
3.
Apples help you build stronger bones
Apples contain
the trace minerals boron and phloridzin. Boron helps
decrease the risk of osteoporosis by assisting in the body’s uptake of calcium
through it interactions with magnesium and Vitamin D. Phloridzin
also helps build strong bones and protects again osteoporosis, as well as
increasing bone density.
4.
Apples contain rich fiber
One of the best
features of apples is pectin. The skin of apples is especially rich in
this soluble fiber, which helps lower cholesterol. In several studies,
when levels of pectin from foods were increased in the diet, it led to a
lowering of blood cholesterol. Pectin also helps to keep your blood sugar
levels stable by becoming a sticky gel when it gets wet once inside the
stomach, thus slowing the absorption of the natural sugar, fructose, that
apples contain. The result being, this sugar will be slowly absorbed into your
bloodstream and rather than giving you a sugar rush often seen with eating high
sugar foods such as chocolate, the sugar will be slowly absorbed into your
bloodstream thus keeping blood sugar levels stable.
5.
Apples Help Banish Hot Flushes
Boron has been
found to be essential for oestrogen production. Research has now shown that boron supplementation in
postmenopausal women markedly elevated the blood level of the most active form
of oestrogen, 17-beta oestradiol, to the level found in women on oestrogen
replacement therapy. Equally, the blood levels of testosterone increased also.
Some women get hot flushes in perimenopause because oestrogen levels are too
high and progesterone too low, and therefore may be afraid of using boron.
However, no evidence has been found that boron raises oestrogen above normal
healthy levels.
BY JULIE DARGAN
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