An Apple A Day Still Good At Keeping the Doctor Away

1. Apples are in season now and they are a relatively inexpensive fruit. Plus they don't lose much of the nutritional punch if they are stored for long periods of time, making them a perfect autumnal fruit. They travel well, too — throw one into your bag in the morning for a snack later in the day.
2. A medium apple contains three grams of fiber, which is 10 percent of your daily recommended intake. Eating 30 grams of fiber per day has been shown to decrease your risk of developing ovarian cancer.
3. Apples contain both soluble and insoluble fiber. This means they'll help decrease your LDL cholesterol (the bad kind) as well as help keep you regular.

For two more things about this Fall fruit and a couple of tasty recipes featuring apples, keep on reading.

4. The pectin found in apples helps to remove toxins like lead and mercury from your body.
5. Apple skins have a high flavanoid content, which not only provide antioxidant protection (they help remove cancer-causing oxygen free radicals), but help prevent heart disease as well. Remember to drink cloudy apple juice if you are sipping for antioxidants.

It looks like a bumper crop for apples this year in many parts of the country. So eat up! Try them in a Waldorf salad or baked with walnuts for dessert.

Source: Fitsugar.com