Your grandma was right!
Eating that apple is good for you!
A Dutch study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association shows people who eat white fleshed fruits and veggies can cut their risk of stroke in half!
Great news!
So load up on apples, pears, bananas chicory, cucumber, and cauliflower – or any fruit or vegetable with “white” flesh (except potatoes – that is a starch!) These fruits and veggies are high in dietary fiber and a flavonoid called quercetin.
Increasing your intake per day by 25-grams can lower your risk of stroke by 9%!
An average apple is 120 grams – what an easy, and tasty way to do something good for your health!
Keep eating the other-colored fruit and vegetables too. They may provide nutrients to prevent other chronic diseases.
Eliz Greene works busy people to improve heart health, so they can work well, feel better, and stress less.
She is a heart attack survivor and the author of the Busy Woman’s Guide to a Healthy Heart as well as 3 other books on wellness. She writes one of the top 50 health and wellness blogs and is a sought-after wellness & stress management speaker.
If you are planning a women’s wellness program, workplace wellness program or programs for healthcare professionals check out EmbraceYourHeart.com to see if Eliz would be a good fit with your organization.
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