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9 reasons why an apple a day really keeps the doctor away

1.	Apple contains vitamin C. Vitamin C helps greatly your immune system. A lot of people who lack Vitamin C in their diet have poor healing, bruise easily and have bleeding gums.

2.	Prevent heart diseases. The reason it can prevent both coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease. Because apples are rich in flavonoid. Flavonoid is also known for their antioxidant effects.

3.	Low in calories. A regular size apple has between 70-100 calories. Eating an apple when craving for candy or chocolate can make the desire disappear since apple in itself contain sugar, but gives you only ¼ of the calories.

4.	Prevent cancers. Notice the plural. We all know that cancer comes in several forms and in different places. Apples target multiple cancers such as colon cancer, prostate cancer and breast cancer in women.

5.	Apples contain phenols, which have a double effect on cholesterol. It reduces bad cholesterol and increases good cholesterol. They prevent LDL cholesterol from turning into oxidized LDL, a very dangerous form of bad cholesterol which can be deadly.

6.	Prevent tooth decay. Tooth decay is an infection that seriously damages the structure of your teeth, which is caused primarily because of bacteria. The juice of the apple has 6 properties that can kill up to 80% of bacteria. So there you have it an apple a day also keeps the dentist away.

7.	Protects your brain form brain disease. This is something many people don’t know, and when you consider that your brain makes the person you are, it gives a whole new perspective. Apple has substance called phytonutrients and these prevent neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer and Parkinson ism.

8.	Healthier lungs. A research at the University of Nottingham Research shows that people who eat 5 apples or more per week has lower respiratory problems including asthma.

9.	They taste great. And not only that they also come in many flavors and colors. Not in a mood for a green apple? Why not get a red one, or a Macintosh. Their taste can vary greatly, but still give you all the apple benefits. Variety is an important element to maintaining your health.

On average American consume around 20 pounds of apples a year, which comes to around 1 apple a week? Unfortunately while an apple a week is better than nothing, it is nowhere close to being able to extract all the advantages apples have to offer. Eating apples is part of balanced and healthy diet than will increase your longevity, so why limit yourself to only 1 per week?