Tuesday 7 January 2014

AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS DOCTOR AWAY
 

HEALTH BENEFITS OF GREEN APPLES

Some of the primary health benefits of green apple are:

  • Contains a lot of fiber, which is good for digestion.
  • The chances of colon cancer are less if one eats green apple.
  • Relieves constipation.
  • Beneficial in treating gout.
  • Useful in controlling diarrhea.
  • Reduces blood pressure.
  • Blood sugar gets stabilized.
  • Helps in treating rheumatism.
  • Improves one’s appetite.
  • It contains carbohydrates and therefore provides much energy.
  • It contains protein.
  • Have plenty of vitamins, such as Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6 and it is one of the most prominent green apple benefits.
  • It also has plenty of minerals such as calcium, iron, magnesium, Manganese, Iron,  Potassium, Copper, Zinc
  • It helps in preventing liver problems.
  • It has less cholesterol and is therefore useful for those losing weight.
  • It purifies the blood as it contains a lot of minerals.
  • One also less chances of suffering from liver problems.
  • Apples have essential nutrients and green apple is no exception to it. Green apple has lots of benefits due to which it should be included in the daily diet.
Green Apple: Skin Benefits

  • Green apple is an excellent beauty enhancer. Lots of skin care and hair care benefits are associated with green apples.. 
  • Green apple is a great anti-aging ingredient. Antioxidants and fibers present in this apple keep your skin elastic and youthful for long.
  • A face mask involving the use of green apple can deeply moisturize your skin and help eliminating the appearance of wrinkles while improving the overall texture of your skin.
  • Owing to its dense vitamin content, green apple helps in maintaining your skin and has great whitening and nourishing effects on your complexion.
  • It helps preventing various skin diseases caused by the lack of essential vitamins.
  • Green apple is a highly effective anti-acne treatment as well. Regular consumption of green apple help you control and prevent pimple eruptions.
  • In addition, it also facilitates the elimination of dark circles, leaving your eyes refreshed and refreshed.

Green Apple: Hair Benefits

Green apple is not only good for our skin but for our hair as well. Here we have a few of the benefits listed for you.

  • A paste created with the leaves and skin of green apple works wonders to fix dandruff. You should use this paste as a shampoo. Green apple juice also has the same effects if massaged regularly onto the scalp.
  • It is also a recognized remedy for strengthening the locks, enhancing hair growth and preventing hair loss.

Green Apple: How to Select
Apple is quite a sensitive fruit and one has to be careful in its selection and storage.

  • While buying green apples look for firm, brightly colored apples having no bruises or damaged, shriveled skin.
  • It is always better to prefer individual apples over the pre-bagged one. This way you’ll be able to smell the  apples before paying for them. Never buy the apples that smell musky.

Some useful tips:

Making different recipes with green apples can be fun! They are not just delicious but healthy as well, provided that you bake apples the right way.

Here are some helpful tips on green apple usage:
  • Apples can speed up the ripening process of other fruits as it emits a natural gas called Ethylene. To use these ‘ripening’ benefits of apples, wrap it up along with the unripe fruit in a plastic bag.
  • While cooking apples, add a little bit of sugar. This done at start of cooking can help the apples hold their shape better.
  • It helps to use a greased muffin tin for baking apples. The tin provides enough support to the baked apples.
  • Green apples can be consumed in a number of ways. You can eat the whole fruit either peeled or unpeeled, or can make an apple shake as well. Make pies out of them or add them to your deserts and ice creams. The best way is to consume it as a whole fruit, this way it retains all the natural nutrients.
  • Oh! Remember, never eat the seeds of an apple because they are slightly poisonous and hence may prove detrimental for your health.

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