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Apples 
Health Benefits
Apples are easy to digest, since they contain malic and tartaric acids that inhibit fermentation in the intestines. Their high fiber content (3.7 grams of fiber from pectin, a soluble fiber) adds bulk that aids the digestive process, making elimination natural and comfortable. Apples contain pectin, a soluble fiber that encourages the growth of beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract.
Apples contain flavonoids and antioxidants that improve immune function, prevent heart disease, and some cancers.
Green apples act as a liver and gall bladder cleanser and may aid in softening gallstones.
Because of their high water content, apples are cooling and moistening and aid in reducing fever. Simply grate them and serve them to feverish patients. Steamed apples sweetened with honey are beneficial for a dry cough and may help to remove mucous from the lungs.
Hippocrates (about 400 BC), the Greek physician considered the father of medicine, was a proponent of nutritional healing. His favorite remedies were apples, dates, and barley mush.
Apple juice may protect against oxidative damage that contributes to age-related brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, and may help to maintain brain performance – indicating that eating apples and drinking apple juice may impact our brain’s health and mental acuity throughout life.
Today medical practitioners recognize that the apple's abundant quantity of pectin is an aid in reducing high cholesterol as well as blood sugar, a wonder food for people with coronary artery disease, cancer, and type 2 diabetes and, apple juice may protect against asthma in children.
If these aren't enough reasons to "eat an apple a day," there's more. Eating raw apples gives the gums a healthy massage and cleans the teeth. This popular fruit is said to have properties that are a tonic for muscles, a diuretic, laxative, ease diarrhea, ease rheumatic and stomach problems.
Nutritional Benefits
Unpeeled apples provide their most plentiful nutrients just under the skin. Apples are a good source of potassium, folic acid, and vitamin C.
A medium apple, approximately 5 ounces, has only 81 calories and a whopping 3.7 grams of fiber from pectin, a soluble fiber. A medium apple supplies:
Potassium - 158 mg
Calcium - 9.5 mg
Phosphorus - 9.5 mg
Magnesium - 7 mg
Selenium - .4 mg
Also contains small amounts of iron, manganese, copper and zinc.
Vitamin A - 73 IU
Vitamin C - 9 mg
Folate (important during pregnancy) - 4 mcg
Vitamin E - .66 IU
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Health Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple
cider vinegar is antibacterial and anti-fungal and gives the immune
system a good boost. It is cheap, easy to use and it really benefits
our health in numerous ways. Hippocrates, the father of medicine
thought of it as a powerful elixir and a naturally occurring antibiotic
and antiseptic that fights germs. Ancient Egyptians, Roman’s and Greeks
used it. And Apple Cider Vinegar is mentioned in the Bible as an
antiseptic and healing agent. Even Columbus had barrels of vinegar on
his ships for the prevention of scurvy. Indeed, Apple Cider Vinegar has
been used for thousands of years, as both a health and cleansing agent.
As a high potassium electrolyte balancer, it remineralizes the body and
helps normalize the blood’s alkaline acid balance.
Apple
Cider Vinegar proves most beneficial to people or animals with
arthritis because it breaks down calcium deposits in the joints while
remineralizing the bones. It has proven to be equally beneficial to
dogs with hip dysplasia.
Apple
Cider Vinegar is a good remedy for food poisoning and helpful in
digestive upsets. It is also effective for urinary tract infections and
it lowers high blood pressure. In animals, it is helpful in skin and
coat problems. For those on diuretics, it is helpful in replacing
potassium depletion. Use one teaspoonful in the dog or cat’s drinking
water daily as a healthy tonic. Two teaspoonfuls in a pint of water,
for yourself.
For
centuries, people have recognized apple cider vinegar’s health benefits
to fight infection, promote digestion, and even fight osteoporosis. So
when you eat that salad with the cider vinegar and oil dressing, you’re
reaping large health benefits as well as good taste!