Showing posts with label apples. Show all posts
Showing posts with label apples. Show all posts

Friday, June 8, 2012

Memory boosting foods




The road to a good health are good practices such rich diet and exercises. Diet is the most important aspect in our everyday life as in this context is those which can boost our memories besides other functions. Good memory has been a boon any numbers in the population. Nutrients rich foods are the only way to make your believe.

It is more than a food you eat every day, It contains
numerous micronutrients that regulate the normal cell function and as whole human body. It is wise to at least include of them in your everyday life, such as, food which boosts your memory. The following are the common ones


1) Apples- Thanks to its abundance and affordability, first of all. It contain an antioxidant, quercetin most of which is found in the cover of it than its flesh. Studies has been shown apple to be anti Alzheimer’s disease. A saying “Apple a day keeps the doctor away “is very much true.
2) Spinach- Experimental studies performed on rats have shown that the spinach prevented and even reversed the memory loss which could partly explained by its folic acid content.
3) Onions-contains anthocyanin and quercetin


4) Blue berries- number of studies showed blueberries as a memory booster as it contains memory boosting phytochemicals known as anthocyanin and even more.
5) Red beets- contains anthocyanin and folic acid
6) Eggplant- contains anthocyanin and nasunin, which guards the lipd cell membranes
7) Rosemary- studies discovered a neuroprotective carnosic acid in rosemary
8)Cherries- good source of anthocyan
9) Fish- n-3 fats found in it are best for brains
10) Broccoli- contains quercetin as apples and folic acid as spanich do.
11) Honey- It has been found by the researchers that foods sweetened with honey allay anxiety and improve memory.
12) Grapes- contain quercetin and anthocyanin, which is why a moderate grape wine consumption a day boosts memory.
13) Tea- nevertheless our daily tea has a place under this category as it can be backed because of its antioxidant and caffeine content.
A good health is a wealth

Saturday, June 2, 2012

9 reasons why we should eat Apples


  1. Bone Protection-Phloridzin, found only in apples may protect from osteoporosis in  post-menopausal women and may also enhance the density of bone. Boron contained in apples are known to strengthen bones.
  2. Alzheimer's Prevention-Quercetin found in apples may protect brain cells from free radical damage that may lead to Alzheimer's disease.
  3. Lower Cholesterol-The pectin in apples lower LDL cholesterol. In lay terms it helps to reduce atherosclerosis and other related diseases due obesity. 
  4. Lung Cancer Prevention-Lower risk of developing lung cancer. It is largely implicated to it higher content of flavinoids, quercetin and naringin.
  5. Breast Cancer Prevention-A rat experiment in Cornell University showed that rats who ate one apple per day reduced their risk of breast cancer by 17 percent. 
  6. Weight Loss-A Brazilian study found that women who ate three apples or pears per day lost more weight while dieting than women who did not eat fruit while dieting.
  7. Colon Cancer Prevention-One study found that rats fed an extract from apple skins had a 43 percent lower risk of colon cancer. 
  8. Liver Cancer Prevention-Research found that rats fed an extract from apple skins had a 57 percent lower risk of liver cancer.
  9. Diabetes Management-The pectin in apples supplies galacturonic acid to the body which lowers the body's need for insulin and may help in the management of diabetes.