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Nutrition

Fruit Intake? It's the Pits

Posted August 24, 2009 1:16 PM

Let's face it. You're more likely to lift weights than to eat the fruit your body needs. Only 16 percent of Americans get enough apples, oranges, grapes and the like each day, according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guidelines call for eating two to four small servings each day. "Strawberries -- I can't stand the smell of them," said Marcy Wilson, a Read more...

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October 6

Everyday Foods to Keep You Healthy

by Lynn A. Anderson @ 3:47 pm. Filed under apples, bowel function, healthy diet
There are many wonderful natural whole foods that are good for our health. In times of stress it is very important to pay extra attention to a healthy diet. One of the foods that has always been a food promote for health is the apple and since apples are coming in season now might be a good time to focus on the merits of the apple which has been the center of legends, folklore, and even religion for thousands of years. More…
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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Nutrition

10 Foods That Curb Bad Eating Habits

Posted August 27, 2007 3:40 PM

Want to improve your eating habits? Take it bite by bite, meal by meal. Choose one bad habit and replace it with a good one. It may not seem like a big change, but replacing a serving of potato chips with an apple represents a significant improvement in nutrition, especially if that behavior is repeated day after day, week after week. To help you take one small step for better eating, Read more...

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Alzheimer's

Apples May Help Improve Memory

Posted August 27, 2007 3:40 PM

The University of Massachusetts at Lowell finds apple juice may help the brain produce the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, resulting in improved memory. Neurotransmitters such as acetylcholine are chemicals released from nerve cells that transmit messages to other nerve cells, and such communication between nerve cells is vital for good health, not just in the brain, but throughout the body, Read more...

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Healthy Recipes

Baked Apples in Maple Syrup

Posted August 27, 2007 3:40 PM

A Recipe From DietWatch Ingredients 4 large baking apples 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 cup apple juice (about) 1/3 cup dried currants 1/2 cup pure maple syrup 1 large pinch ground cloves 1 large pinch ground cinnamon Method Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Core apples, remove seeds, peel away a bit of skin, and stuff with currants. Set in oven-proof baking dish. Combine Read more...

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