Apples are sweet and sour, rich in nutrients, and a fruit that is enjoyed by young and old alike. Apples have a high nutritional and medical value. Apples have the effect of quenching thirst, moistening the lungs and removing restlessness, strengthening the spleen and stomach, nourishing the heart and benefiting the qi, moistening the intestines and stopping diarrhea, and quenching the summer heat and waking up. So, there are a lot of eating apples and taboos, do you know? Apple: there is “wisdom fruit”, “memory fruit” reputation. As the saying goes: an apple a day, the virus away from me. People have long found that eating more apples has the effect of enhancing memory and improving intelligence. Apples are not only rich in sugar, vitamins and minerals and other essential nutrients for the brain, but more importantly, they are rich in zinc. The benefits of eating apples: 1, pre-cancer The polyphenols in apples can inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells; and a study in Finland is more exciting, apples contain flavonoids is a highly effective antioxidant, it is not only the best vascular cleaners, but also the nemesis of cancer; the latest study of the French National Institute of Health Medicine shows that the proanthocyanidins in apples can prevent colon cancer. 2.Lower pressure Apples contain more potassium, which can combine with the body’s excess sodium and make it excreted from the body. When the body consumes too much sodium and salt, eating some apples is good for balancing electrolytes in the body. 3.Loss of weight Apples contain various amino acids, proteins, vitamins, minerals and carotenoids, which are essential for the human body and easy to digest and absorb. 4.Blood supplement Iron must be absorbed under acidic conditions and in the presence of vitamin C. Therefore, eating apples has a good effect on the prevention and treatment of iron deficiency anemia. 5, antioxidant Cornell University research team of the United States to the brain cells of rats dipped into the liquid containing oak essence and vitamin C, found that the antioxidant capacity of brain cells significantly enhanced. Compared with other vegetables and fruits, apples contain oak essence is the best. Therefore, for Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s syndrome patients, apples are the best food. 6, to protect the heart eating apples can help “dissolve” in the blood vessels leading to heart disease “culprit” – blood clots. Research at the University of California, Davis, shows that eating two apples or drinking a glass and a half of pure apple juice a day can reduce the amount of “bad cholesterol” in the blood and prevent arterial clots. A European study also showed that people who ate apples regularly had a 40 percent lower chance of myocardial infarction than those who did not. 7, prevention of constipation apples and carrots in water, cooked and served with water, the baby’s stool will become soft and smooth again. 8, whitening and beauty The crude fiber in apples can promote intestinal peristalsis, and is rich in iron, zinc and other trace elements, can make the skin fine and lustrous, play a role in beauty and slimming. 9, clean mouth The organic acids and fruit acids in apples can kill the bacteria in the mouth, to protect the teeth to prevent tooth decay and gingivitis. 10, delay aging Apples are rich in magnesium, magnesium can make the skin rosy luster, elasticity, delay aging. 11, strengthen bones Apples contain boron and manganese minerals that can enhance bone quality. A study in the United States found that boron can significantly increase the concentration of estrogen and other compounds in the blood, these substances can effectively prevent calcium loss. Medical experts believe that menopausal women can reduce their calcium loss rate by 46% if they can consume 3 grams of boron per day, and menopausal women eat more apples to facilitate the absorption and utilization of calcium and prevent osteoporosis. 12, calm the mind and sleep Chinese medicine believes that apples are sweet and cool in nature, the function of the lungs, brain and blood, sleep and nourish the mind, relief of summer heat and eliminate annoyance, appetite, wake up. Whether it is for heart and spleen deficiency, yin deficiency and fire, liver and gallbladder or intestine and stomach insomnia caused by insomnia have better curative effect. 13.Lower cholesterol Eating apples can reduce the cholesterol content in blood, increase bile secretion and bile acid function, and avoid cholesterol precipitation in the bile to form gallstones. Experiments have found that among people who eat apples regularly, more than 50% of their cholesterol content is 10% lower than those who do not eat apples. 14.Prevent rickets Apples are rich in minerals and vitamins, and babies can prevent rickets by eating apples regularly. 15.Improve immunity Eating apples helps stimulate the production of antibodies and white blood cells, enhancing the ability to resist disease. 16, smell the aroma of apples to relieve anxiety The aroma of apples is a good remedy for depression and depressed feelings. Experts have found after many tests that among many smells, the aroma of apples has the greatest psychological impact on people, and it has the obvious effect of eliminating the feeling of psychological depression. Studies have proved that the smell of green apples can help eliminate anxiety and make people who are mentally depressed become relaxed and happy, and their depression disappears. Another study found that smelling apples could relieve the subjects’ headaches. Researchers speculate that this may be because the smell of apples can make the muscles of the head and neck become relaxed. Contraindications to eating apples: Apples are a favorite fruit for many people and are known as the king of beauty. However, apples should not be eaten indiscriminately, and there are many contraindications to eating apples. Do you hit the mark? 1, the apple core can not eat. Apple cores contain hydrocyanic acid, a highly toxic substance, if you eat apples accidentally ate apple cores, must be spit out. The accumulation to a certain amount will be poisoned. 2, can not eat apples at night. Many people are used to eating apples at night when they are hungry, the morning apple is gold, and the evening is garbage. No benefit to the body. 3, just eat dinner can not eat apples. Eat apples 1 hour after eating dinner can promote digestion. But just after eating dinner on eating apples is not conducive to digestion. 4, apples should not be eaten with seafood. Apples contain tannic acid, and seafood together not only reduces the nutritional value of seafood protein, but also prone to abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, etc. 5, ulcerative colitis patients can not eat. Patients with ulcerative colitis should not eat raw apples, especially during acute attacks, due to the thinning of the intestinal wall ulcers, apples hard texture, plus the stimulation of 1.2% crude fiber and 0.5% organic acids, is not conducive to the healing of the ulcerated surface of the intestinal wall, and the mechanical action of the intestinal wall can easily induce intestinal perforation, intestinal dilatation, intestinal obstruction and other complications. 6, leukopenia patients, patients with prostate hypertrophy. It is not easy to eat apples raw, so as not to aggravate the symptoms or affect the therapeutic effect.