An apple a day keeps the doctor away! But you can see dr Chris for back pain ;)

Dr Chris Bowles has decided to step it up a notch. Now that we have a dietitian/ nutritionist Kate Jesus on our team to help you with all things diet related we want to encourage our clients to enjoy fresh, nutritious produce and share some interesting facts about food.

Hopefully, as time goes by, layer upon layer, the knowledge and insight we share will build your knowledge and understanding between the intimate relationship between what we eat, how we function and our health as a delicate system reliant on so many factors.

But today we start with apples.

Here are some fist pumping facts about the humble apple:

• Delicious and crunchy apple fruit is notable for its impressive list of phtyto-nutrients, and anti-oxidants. Studies suggest that its components are essential for optimal growth, development, and overall wellness.
• Apples are low in calories and high in fibre a great snack to get you through the afternoon. Dietary fiber helps prevent absorption of dietary-LDL or bad cholesterol in the gut. The fiber also saves the colon mucous membrane from exposure to toxic substances by binding to cancer-causing chemicals inside the colon.
• Apples are rich in antioxidant phyto-nutrients flavonoids and polyphenolics. The total measured anti-oxidant strength (ORAC value) of 100 g apple fruit is 5900 TE. Some of the important flavonoids in apples are quercetin, epicatechin, and procyanidin B2. Additionally, they are also good in tartaric acid that gives tart flavor to them. Altogether, these compounds help the body protect from deleterious effects of free radicals.
• Apple fruit contains good quantities of vitamin-C and beta-carotene. Vitamin C is a powerful natural antioxidant. Consumption of foods rich in vitamin C helps the body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals from the body.
• Further, apple fruit is a good source of B-complex vitamins such as riboflavin, thiamin, and pyridoxine (vitamin B-6). Together, these vitamins help as co-factors for enzymes in metabolism as well as in various synthetic functions inside the human body.
• Apples also carry a small amount of minerals like potassium, phosphorus, and calcium. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids helps controlling heart rate and blood pressure; thus, counters the bad influences of sodium.

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Source:www.nutrition-and-you.com/apple-fruit.html