Sunday, March 15, 2009

An apple a day really can keep the doctor away

Apples have over 300 naturally occurring compounds in them, including polyphenols that can "mop up" free radicals. Free radicals are molecular fragments produced when we breathe oxygen that can lead to cell damage, including heart disease and cancer.

Dampen those free radicals with antioxidants... vitamins and polyphenols found in abundance in apples.

Even one apple a day provides enough antioxidants to reduce tumor development, a recent study at Cornell University discovered.

An apple a day apparently really can keep the doctor away!

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