{"product_id":"2940012616524","title":"17 Bible Foods That Heal","description":"No biblical food is more famous and none has gotten a worse rap than the apple - despite the fact that Adam and Eve probably didn't even see an apple, much less munch on one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Bible never says exactly what fruit the serpent used to tempt Eve in the Garden of Eden. Tradition holds that it was an apple, but many scholars who have studied the botany of the Bible think it was more likely an apricot - maybe even a citron, an orange or a quince, a central Asian fruit that resembles a hard-fleshed yellow apple.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut else where in the Bible, the apple gets high marks for its healthful, healing powers that modern science has since confirmed.\u003cbr\u003eThe Ancient Greeks who lived during Bible times believed the apple healed all ailments. An Arabic author from the same era wrote: 'Its scent cheers my soul, renews my strength and restores my breath'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn article in American Medicine magazine has praised the apple as 'therapeutically effective in all conditions of acidosis, gout, rheumatism, jaundice, all liver and gallbladder troubles, nervous and skin diseases caused by sluggish liver, hyperacidity and states of autointoxication'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eModern researchers at Michigan State University call the apple ?? the all-round health food.? Here are some of the potent healing powers of apples:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey lower both bad cholesterol and high blood pressure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe juices in apples are highly effective virus fighters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey help stabilize blood sugar - important in controlling diabetes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey suppress the appetite without robbing the body of nutrients\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDepending on the need, they prevent constipation and treat diarrhoea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe apple's ability to keep our hearts healthy and pumping has been confirmed by U.S., French and Italian researchers, among others. An animal study at the Institute of Physiology in France came to the startling conclusion that a diet heavy in apples actually lowered heart-damaging cholesterol levels anywhere from 28 to 52 points.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow you can find out what the Bible says about all kinds of food ...","brand":"NOOKbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078893125872,"sku":"2940012616524","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012616524_p0.jpg?v=1763570648","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012616524","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}