{"id":997,"date":"2017-06-16T07:39:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T11:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/64.140.118.154\/?page_id=997"},"modified":"2017-07-16T22:00:07","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T02:00:07","slug":"health-benefit-of-apples","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pietersappleyard.ca\/index.php\/health-benefit-of-apples\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Benefits of Apples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Will an apple a day keep the doctor away? \u00a0Perhaps not, but \u00a0there&#8217;s certainly a lot of research supporting the many health benefits of apples.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nutritious: One medium apple has 4 grams of soluble fiber, which makes\u00a0 an apple a filling sweet snack. It\u00a0counts as 1 cup of fruit, and is also good source of\u00a0 Vitamin C.<\/li>\n<li>Weight loss:\u00a0This fibrous fruit\u00a0will make us feel full and reduce appetite, minimize overeating.<\/li>\n<li>Heart health: A Florida State study links apple consumption to heart health. \u00a0This 20 year study found apples were associated with a lower risk of death from both coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease.<\/li>\n<li>Positive impact on neurological issues: The antioxidant effects of all the phytonutrient compounds in apples could help reduce Alzheimer&#8217;s disease. \u00a0In terms of Parkinson&#8217;s disease, apples stop the gradual breakdown of dopamine-produce nerve cells, which can be an underlying cause of Parkinson&#8217;s.<\/li>\n<li>Improve concentration: Helps increase the amount of acetylcholine in the brain, which is linked to better\u00a0concentration, problem solving and memory.<\/li>\n<li>Managing Diabetes: Polyphenols in apples has been directly linked to reducing uptake of carbohydrates by the body as well as stimulating the release of insulin in our bodies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatingwell.com\/nutrition_health\/nutrition_news_information\/5_health_benefits_of_an_apple?page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Eating well)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- 5c63eba1a7dd1c44090901ada72d5065 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will an apple a day keep the doctor away? \u00a0Perhaps not, but \u00a0there&#8217;s certainly a lot of research supporting the many health benefits of apples. Nutritious: One medium apple has 4 grams of soluble fiber, which makes\u00a0 an apple a &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/pietersappleyard.ca\/index.php\/health-benefit-of-apples\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-997","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pietersappleyard.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pietersappleyard.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pietersappleyard.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pietersappleyard.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pietersappleyard.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=997"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"http:\/\/pietersappleyard.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1567,"href":"http:\/\/pietersappleyard.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/997\/revisions\/1567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pietersappleyard.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}