It is impossible to live without stress. However healthy lifestyle, that’s including diet, was known effective to prevent adverse effects of stress or depression.

The Mediterranean diet is a diet loaded with vegetables, fruits, nuts, cereals (whole grains), and fish, recommended by experts to prevent depression. This is evidenced by a study conducted researchers from Spain to 11,000 people.

Respondents who followed the Mediterranean diet reduced the risk of depression by 30 percent compared to those with diets rich in vegetables and other foods like those found in the Mediterranean diet.

Research method is to record the daily intake of the respondents through questionnaires. Eating habits of the respondents viewed by some components, such as the ratio of saturated fatty acids consumed, intake of meat, milk and derivative products, intake of fruits and nuts, cereals, vegetables, fish, and alcohol consumption.

Those who have a Mediterranean diet depression risk were reduced by 30 percent. “We do not know the specific mechanism of why people who are obedient to the Mediterranean diet are much less depressed,” said Villegas Almudena Sanchez, researchers from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria a study reported in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

However, the researchers speculate that elements in the diet can improve blood vessel function, fight inflammation, and repair cell damage. All these benefits will reduce the risk of depression.

In addition, the Mediterranean diet has many health benefits, such as reducing the risk of heart disease, diabetes, asthma, and cancer.

Recent research shows, an apple or apple juice have a positive impact on the large intestine. Content of pectin and polyphenols found in apples much, are known to increase biological mechanism to produce compounds anti carcinogenic (anti-cancer) in the fermentation process.

“Apples are a source of fiber and antioxidants are good. Apples are also rich in pectin are effective as an anticancer substance in the large intestine,” said the researchers.

In a laboratory study conducted by German researchers, Dr. Dieter Schrenk, known components in apples can increase butyrate production, to prevent the formation of HDAC (Histone deacetlyases). HDAC declining production will push the growth of pre-cancerous cells and tumor cells.

Colon cancer is a cancer that is often encountered in the world. Cancer is not just about the men but also women. Colon cancer risk is increasing to the consumption of high fat and low in fiber, body fat, smoking, and lack of exercise.