apple juice

Apple juice is rich in important nutrients which protect us from various illnesses. It consists of various vitamins like Vitamin A and Vitamin C and various minerals such as phosphorous, iron, chlorine, silicon, potassium and calcium. The vitamin A improves our vision and keeps healthy skin. Vitamin C is a good antioxidant and it also improves our immunity, helps to keep healthy bones and teeth. The anti-oxidant effect of apple juices prevents diseases like cancer. Apple juices are rich in potassium which helps to prevent brittle teeth, hair loss and runny nose. They are good for the older people because they reduce any kind of arthritis pain or rheumatism. The pectin present in the apple juice helps to regulate blood pressure, reduce blood cholesterol levels, soothes our intestines and also helps us during constipation. It also balances the good and the bad bacteria in the colon. Research shows that adding pectin preparations to the food of inhabitants of the Chernobyl-contaminated regions promotes an effective excretion of incorporated radionuclide. Apple juice benefits us by helping in the proper digestion, getting rid of any harmful toxins from our body, so that reduces diseases in liver and kidneys. It helps people who smoke or suffering breathing problems to detoxify and clean lungs for easier breathing. A study in 2009 shows drinking apple juice regularly can slow aging of the brain. The fiber content in apple juices reduces the risk of heart attack. Apple juice consists of a compound called the phytonutrients. This compound reduces the impact of the LDL or the bad cholesterol in our body. The LDL causes a plaque inside the wall of the coronary artery which leads to atherosclerosis.

Apple juice concentrate has been found to increase the production of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in mice, providing a potential mechanism for the "prevention of the decline in cognitive performance that accompanies dietary and genetic deficiencies and aging." Other studies have shown an "alleviation of oxidative damage and cognitive decline" in mice after the administration of apple juice. Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong discovered that fruit flies that were fed an apple extract lived 10% longer than other flies that were fed a normal diet.