Indeed ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’ as apples have lots of health benefits including reducing blood cholesterol levels, enhancing bowel function, reducing risk of stroke and other heart ailments, reducing risk of prostate cancer, diabetes, asthma, ease rheumatism and many others. Drinking apple juice everyday was also found effective in softening gallstones.

Whether you eat the fruit or drink apple juice, you get health benefits from disease-fighting compounds in apples called phytonutrients. Apples are also rich in Vitamin A and C, potassium, fiber and antioxidants that help reduce cell damage and prevent wide variety of diseases.

Here are some tips in preparing your apple juice:

1. Wash the apples before juicing them, especially if you’re using commercially grown apples. They have thin layer of wax that is used to keep the fruit moist.

2. To ensure that you’re getting the most from the apples, be sure to include the peels as you make the juice since they have the most nutritional value. Vitamin C is mostly found just underneath the skin of the apple so peeling the apples is like throwing its vitamins away.

3. Remove the apple pits and seeds as they produce small amount of cyanide when crushed and moistened.