Trace the history. apples were first grown by humans in the region of Central Asia. Now the fruit that has the Latin name Malus domestica has spread to many regions of the world, especially with temperatures cold enough, because apple trees planted at suitable temperature. The type of apples are cultivated today are descendants of Malus Sieversii from central asia.
Apples have many benefits that are good for the body when we consume them on a regular basis so that it can be classified as a medicinal plant. below are some benefits of apples :
- Skin Fix : Mask of green apples can help add moisture to the skin and reduce kerutan.dengan mixed fruit crops, such as grapes, lemon, and aloe vera.
- Assisting Respiratory : Content apples called quercetin is an antioxidant that can protect the lungs from pollution. Research conducted by the Faculty of medicine George's Hospital Medical School (London, English), the finding that people who consume five apples or more a condition of the lungs that are more healthy than those who do not menkonsumsinya.
- Eliminate dandruff : sour apple juice is believed to eliminate the bacteria that produce dandruff. The trick is massage the scalp with sour apple juice and let it wash over semenit.setelah samapai clean.
- Shrinking Waistline : To get the benefits of this apple, you can do the following: Mix apple sauce with half the butter or oil in cake making. It Akah produce natural sweetness and a little fat. Applesauce fat and cholesterol free, and almost the same womb with one cup of brown rice.
- Preventing Al-zheimer : A study conducted by Cornell University found that the quercetin content in apples may protect brain from harmful free radicals that trigger the disease and Al-zheimer.
- Losing weight : study in Brazil showed that women who ate apples or pears a day for at least 3 diet will lose weight faster than those who do not put fruit in the diet. In the diet, the apple is very helpful to the success of the programs. So it is advisable to consume an apple while doing a diet program. This is because the benefits of apples that contain high fiber so as to prevent hunger comes more quickly.
- Protecting bones : Benefits of Apples others that help protect bones. Research in France found that flavonoids called phloridzin that is contained in apples useful for post-monopause protect women from osteoporosis problems, and increase bone mass. Boron, another content of apples that also serves to strengthen the bones. This is because apples contain a lot of minerals. Minerals contained in apples include calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, and zinc.
- Preventing lung cancer : According to a study conducted on 10,000 people, those who ate the most apples quantities have a 50% lower risk of developing lung cancer. The researchers believe that it contains flavonoids, quercetin, dannaringin is a role in preventing lung cancer.
- Prevent liver cancer : A study conducted in mice, rats fed an extract from apple skins had a 43% lower risk of developing cancer digestive tract. Based on the research content of pectin in apples who reduce the risk of gastrointestinal cancers, and helps maintain a healthy digestive tract.
- Lowering cholesterol levels : In this case the benefits of apples for lowering bad cholesterol is called LDL. Someone who ate an apple at least 2 times a day lower their bad cholesterol levels as much as 16%. This is caused because the apple contains fiber which is useful bind fat and bad cholesterol in the body for later disposal.
- Controlling diabetes : The content of pectin in apples supplies galacturonic acid, which would decrease the need for the body to release the hormone insulin-a hormone causes diabetes. This is because high insulin production lead to diabetes, therefore apples are also useful for controlling a person is attacked or talent-genetic factors of diabetes.
- Clean and refresh the mouth : Apples can also be used as a medium to clean and freshen the mouth. This is because it contains tannins. Where Tannins are substances that work to clean and freshen the mouth, so as to prevent tooth decay and gum disease.
That a number of benefits of apples that we can get, when we regularly consume the fruit is certainly
