{"id":5426,"date":"2020-10-20T21:41:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T21:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everydayorganic.com.au\/?p=5426"},"modified":"2020-10-20T21:42:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T21:42:54","slug":"an-apple-a-day-keeps-doctors-away-it-is-true-only-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everydayorganic.com.au\/an-apple-a-day-keeps-doctors-away-it-is-true-only-when","title":{"rendered":"\u2018an apple a day keeps doctors away\u2019-It is true only when.."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div> Organic Apple: An apple story<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div> \u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div> You might have heard from your parents or read in books the adage \u2018an apple a day keeps doctors away\u2019 in your childhood days. Well, wait a moment. It is truer when the apple is organic. The conventional apple grown using a variety of chemicals including potent pesticides and growth hormones will give you more negative consequences\u00a0<\/span><\/span>than organic apples.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div> \u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div> By the way, have you been to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>apple orchard<\/span><\/span>?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0They are beautiful, especially in flowering time, and when apples ripen.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Australia, you can pick\u00a0<\/span><\/span>apples\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from January to April, depending upon the variety of the apple.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div> One of the benefits of organic apples, as compared to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>conventionally\u00a0<\/span><\/span>grown apples, is that you can eat an apple immediately after picking it from the tree. They\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have such a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>delicious taste. But if it is grown using\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pesticides<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>these harmful chemicals<\/span><\/span>\u00a0penetrate deep into the core of apples.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>P<\/span><\/span>roper washing only\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0remove<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>chemicals from the surface<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The toxic chemicals that have entered inside the apples cannot be washed away.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>A<\/span><\/span>n Environmental Working Group from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Washington<\/span><\/span>\u00a0reports that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>conventional<\/span><\/span>ly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>grown apples<\/span><\/span>\u00a0could contain as much as 25 different types of pesticides, and apples<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>top the dirty dozen and contain some of the worse levels of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pesticides\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and chemicals<\/span><\/span>[1]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div> \u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div> \u00a0According to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>American Institute of Cancer, apples help to prevent cancer, which is growing rapidly and has become a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>modern-day<\/span><\/span>\u00a0peril. This is a profound<\/span><\/span>\u00a0health<\/span><\/span>\u00a0benefit for humans that nature has provided. The high amount of Vitamin C and fiber that apple<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0contain help in protecting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>human body from diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span>ntioxidants<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>quercetin<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and triterpenoids\u00a0<\/span><\/span>present\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in apples\u00a0<\/span><\/span>help\u00a0<\/span><\/span>slow down the growth of cancer cells<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div> \u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div> Have you ever been to a detox\u00a0<\/span><\/span>centre<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to cleanse your body<\/span><\/span>? Did you ever<\/span><\/span>\u00a0see what\u00a0<\/span><\/span>products they\u00a0<\/span><\/span>use? It is mainly apples or made from apples<\/span><\/span>, such as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>apple\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cider\u00a0<\/span><\/span>vinegar. If you consume wholesome organic apples\u00a0<\/span><\/span>every<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>day<\/span><\/span>, you\u00a0<\/span><\/span>may not<\/span><\/span>\u00a0need to visit such\u00a0<\/span><\/span>centres<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as well. Your body will extract the elements contained in apples and uses them to remove toxins and other impurities from your body. It then improves the functions of your liver too.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div> \u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div> A<\/span><\/span>pple cider vinegar has traditionally been used\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>many years to treat various health problems. According to a research article published in Life Science Journal<\/span><\/span>[3]<\/span><\/span><\/a>