Eating an Apple a Day Keeps Asthma Away From Your Baby

re: Eating an Apple a Day Keeps Asthma Away From Your Baby

esprit32 — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:42:54 GMT

Apples are high in quercetin that reduces allergic reactions. They are also high in malic acid that is known to fight infections like e.coli. Gerson Therapy juices made with a Norwalk juicer always combine apples with carrots or greens to increase the amount of minerals (up to 5 times more) that are released by the accompanying vegetable.

Apple juice is also a terrific digestive aid and is soothing to anyone with digestive or gallbladder issues.

Low pepsin is a trigger for asthma and apple juice helps the body make HCL and pepsin (made by the parietal cells in the stomach).

Hope it helps. Thank you. Kim

re: Eating an Apple a Day Keeps Asthma Away From Your Baby

Witch Doctor — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 01:41:37 GMT

I believe apples contain quercetin, which is known to help alleviate allergies. How that transfers to the child would be a curiosity. If they looked at other quercetin-containing foods like onions, it may be that four or more apples per day provides more quercetin than the amount from onions pregnant women would likely ingest, or it is more bioavailable. Just a thought.

Does anyone know how apples are likely to be eaten in The Netherlands and Scotland. I know that a Chinese friend peels them, soaks them in salt water, before giving them to her family. Thanks for any info. Duane

re: Eating an Apple a Day Keeps Asthma Away From Your Baby

Russ Bianchi — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:45:14 GMT

Dr, Mercola's comments need some fine, or BOLD, print, on user instructions!

Yes, apples , for the most part, if not from a local organic farmer's market sources, are HEAVILY pesticide laden.

I personally have never met a big time/mass production apple grower (and I know many) who ever eats their own products, without peeling the apple (which tells you something about how BAD the pesticide penetration must be).

Therefore, ALWAYS heavily wash your apples, to get off any residual pesticides, or processing waxes/shellacs/glosses (that are used to make the apples look cosmetically better in the supermarkets and are NOT declared), if you seek to eat the skin, and it's health benefits, the good Doc talks about.

The take away message remains, avoid processed apples, and go for the fresh antique varietals (much more flavorful) that are not grown and processed with pesticides, or other aids to processing cosmetics, on them.

If the apple cosmetically looks too perfect, invariably it's NOT the one for you, your family, or your friends.

re: Eating an Apple a Day Keeps Asthma Away From Your Baby

Josh Rubin — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:44:26 GMT

I have found through personal experience as a child with severe asthma (fine today), as well as working with many children and adults, that asthma comes from:

1. Food intolerances: dairy and gluten
2. Chronic dehydration and increase intake of sugar
3. Toxic substances in the home air or in the home. Whether it be hygiene or cleaning procducts, rugs or even the walls, these play a large part in causing asthma
4. Depleted serotonin levels
5. Altered aldosterone levels, which regulate the Na in the body. This is from taking in too much NaCl and other dehydrating agents
6. Parents smoking or around people that do. The smoke gets in their clothes and the parents bring the toxins into the house.