Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Fall baskets

By entering the autumn scene nature calls us to peek into the rich autumnal cart to us is at your fingertips. Fruit of symbolizing the fall including grapes, apples and chestnuts.

Grape is a very valuable source of compounds called bioflavonoids (especially the skins of red grapes). These are the substances that have the potential to express antioxidant, which means that protect cells from the damaging effects of free radicals. In addition to bioflavonoids, in small quantities of grapes contains folic acid and silica, which is extremely important for health and beauty care, especially hair and nails.

As soon as you mention chestnut, immediately we think of delicious chestnut puree and a variety of treats from this unique fruit, but without the worry of your line. Fortunately, most people mistakenly believing chestnut high calorie food. Chestnut is rich starch, thus has a large energy capacity. In addition, the chestnut is low in fat and provides half the calories than equal amounts of nuts. Chestnut should eat those suffering from chronic rheumatic disease, and is recommended for the prevention of premature aging.

The apple is the fruit of trees that the Latin name Malus sylvestris. Thanks to the content of pectin (insoluble fiber, which swells in contact with water), apple in the stomach creates an additional sense of fullness and satiety. In addition, apples contain fructose, the sugar that can satisfy the desire for sweets while without causing major changes in the concentration of glucose in the blood. Apple bark or cooked diet is recommended in the bile of patients, patients with diseases of the colon and stomach ulcers. Apple is also an effective means of alkalizing the urine, which helps people with diabetes, acidosis, heart, liver and kidney, with chronic diarrhea, pregnancy complications and prolonged starvation.