“An apple a day keeps the doctor away”
This Olde English proverb most likely originated in ancient Rome or Greece as a reference to the Golden Apples of Immortality. As a wedding gift to the King of the Gods, Zeus and his wife Hera, the Earth Mother Gaia presents them with a golden apple tree.
In the ‘Twelve Labours of Hercules’, Hera keeps the apples in the Garden of Hesperides at the edge of the world, guarded by a great and terrible dragon. Hercules steals the apples, completes his twelve labours and is rewarded with immortality by the mighty Zeus.
Michaelangelo’s Fall of Man
The myth is continued in the biblical story of the Garden of Eden, when Adam and Eve are tempted by the serpent to eat the Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, thought also to be an apple. More recently, researchers have theorized that the Tree of Knowledge may have been pomegranate, and the Tree of Life in the center of the Garden of Eden, apple.
While our ancestors once believed the apple was a gift from the gods, today it is one of the most common and available fruits. With over 25 distinct varieties cultivated since at least 8000 bc, science is only now discovering the apple’s many unique nutritional and anti-aging benefits.
Groundbreaking Research at Cornell University Makes Apple Peel Nutrients more Bio-available
It was in the laboratories at Cornell University’s Department of Food Science that apple peel’s healthful properties were first unlocked. There, researcher Dr. Rui Hai Liu, Ph.D., studied the many antioxidant-rich compounds found in the peel of apples.
Dr. Rui Hai Liu, Cornell University Food Scientist
Dr. Liu developed a drying process for apple peel that not only retains the full nutrient value but makes it more bioavailable to the human body. AppleBoost, a Dried Apple Peel Powder (DAPP) delivers 4.7 times more bioactivity than whole apples. The patented process transforms the peel into a fine powder that delivers highly bioavailable polyphenols, anthocyanidins, flavonols, quercetin and chlorogenic acid.
The Power in the Peel is now in the PLUS
The proprietary blend of AppleBoost and certified organic apple fiber in Greens Plus supplies a total 1350mg per serving of these health-promoting compounds.
This combination helps to maintain intestinal balance by gently cleansing the digestive system with soluble and insoluble fibers that slow down the rate of passage of Greens Plus, allowing for maximum absorption of these important nutrients.
Greens Plus is the only product to provide 5 servings of fruits and vegetables with the full-spectrum of antioxidants found only in AppleBoost. And that is what The Power of the Plus is all about.
