An apple a day might just keep the doctor away

You’ve probably heard the saying about how an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Well, it isn’t just about eating fruit daily. A long time ago people believed that apples granted immortality. So, never mind avoiding getting sick - when you ate apples, you’d live forever.

It turns out there is some science behind the apple-a-day approach, and it just might make you live a little longer. According to The Washington Post, “In 2012, an Ohio State University study found that eating an apple a day helped significantly lower levels of bad cholesterol in middle-aged adults, and in 2011 a Dutch study found that eating apples and pears might help prevent strokes.”