10/1/14 APPLES
Song of Solomon 2:5 Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. [New International translation]
Benefits of Eating Apples
Approximately 250 years ago in Poor Richard's Almanac, Benjamin Franklin, coined the phrase "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Benjamin Franklin, American statesman, inventor and publisher, published Poor Richard's Almanac from approximately 1732 to 1758. It was a popular journal during its time. The journal included weather forecasts, practical household hints, games, proverbs, puzzles and home remedies. Over the years researchers have confirmed the wisdom of Benjamin Franklin's advice about the health benefits of eating apples.