Apple A Day Weight Loss
Growing up my old world Italian mom would say, “ A apple a
day keeps the doctor away”… Your mom
maybe was saying it too… Well my mom
was right throughout my life there have been very few doctor visits, and I have
eaten what seems like an orchard of apples…
So what did our mom’s know about the health benefits of apples,
especially when losing weight?
When meeting new clients, I always emphasize the big picture
of healthy lifestyle instead of dieting to lose the un-wanted fat and keep it
off… Apples should be a major player as
you focus in your picture of ideal health and weight…
I’ll take you on a journey of the apple’s role in your body
on route being leaner and healthier…
First, lets start in the stomach apples, along with other fruits and
vegetables are alkaline foods and help balance our PH, or acid, alkaline
balance… Many who are over-weight have
dietary habits too high in acid foods coming from animal protein and processed
grains… Over time this leads to acid
stomach conditions, like reflux and certain cancers, which thrive in acid
environments…
As the partially digested apple moves into the small
intestine pectin a soluble fiber in apples becomes a healthy sponge absorbing
digestive bile, which will result in the lowering of cholesterol levels and
help maintain a healthy gallbladder… As
it moves into the large intestine it assists in forming a healthy stool,
preventing conditions like diverticulosis or pockets in the intestines, which
can become infected leading to a more serious condition of diverticulitis…
As the nutrients from the apple enter the blood system they
provide a beneficial role in the pancreas function… First the glucose from the apple being low
glycemic causes a slow gradual rise in blood sugar, which triggers the beta
cells in the pancreas to produce insulin sending glucose to muscle, liver,
brain and providing stable cellular energy…
This stable insulin response, prevents fat storage and keeps cell membranes
from becoming insulin resistance, which leads to type II diabetes… Second, apples are packed with antioxidant,
photo-nutrients called flavonoids, which keep free radical destruction of
cells, leading to cancer… Pancreatic
cancer is still one of the least treatable forms of cancer, so lifestyle, which
prevents, is far better than treatments, which repair…
Lastly apples play a role in healthy heart and brain
function… Pectin the soluble fiber in
apples improves blood flow by reducing cholesterol which reduces plaque buildup
and inflammation in artery walls …
This can greatly reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke… Quercetin
a flavonoid found in apples prevent free radicals from damaging the outer
lining of brain cells, which leads to cognitive decline as in Alzheimer’s
disease…
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