The Power of an Apple

And no, not of the Macintosh brand, though I do own a Mac laptop, and enjoy using it from time to time. The "apple" I am referring to in this case is none other than the fruit. I realize this is an odd post, but I am one who finds joy in simple things, and one of the more simple things I enjoy as part of my daily diet is apples: Three a day on average, sometimes more, sometimes less.

Today started off to look like one of the "less" days, and it was beginning to show. I should note that I am not one who believes in the usage of alarm clocks. I believe they are evil, evil, evil, and furthermore should be banned from existence all together. What's this got to do with apples? Nothing. But it does have to do with my "awakening" a few years back that brought me to the realization that your body doesn't like to be abruptly brought from sleep to awake. In the same way the sun rises and brightens each of our days gradually, I believe that our bodies have been trained for millions of years worth of evolution by this same process to gradually come back into the world of wakened conscience. Why do I have a smile on my face *most* of the time? Because I don't own an alarm clock! I go to sleep when I'm tired, and wake up *gradually* when my body is ready to get its day started.

Now, once again, you might be asking: Apples?

Good point, back on subject: The reason I bring up the point regarding not owning an alarm clock comes back to my point regarding having a smile on my face *most* of the time. While this is one of the reasons for the smile, it's not the only one. While there are *LOTS* more reasons than just these, one of the other things I have discovered in recent years is the power contained inside of adding three apples a day to my diet. It has truly amazed me to discover how much difference in attitude and overall health something as simple as a change in dietary habits can bring about.

As mentioned at the start of this entry, today started off to look like one of the "less" days, and it was beginning to show. I was grumpy. Grumpy, grumpy, grumpy! I couldn't get un-grumpy and I couldn't figure out why. That is, until I realized I hadn't consumed my first apple for the day. Actually, to say "until I realized" is probably a bit mis-leading: It wasn't something like > "I know why I'm grumpy! I haven't had my first apple for the day!" and instead more like "I'm grumpy! And my morning bowl of Corn Pops (I usually have Life, but was out, and the Corn Pops seemed the most appealing at the time) is no longer satisfying my hunger. Guess I'd better eat something." < "BINGO!" That was the problem... A combination of both hunger and lack of proper nutrition, fixed by nothing more than a good Washington State Apple (I'm from Seattle. Can you blame me for being a bit picky about my choice of apples?)

The smiles back! And thanks must be given, yet again, to Mother Nature, a woman who obviously understands how to take care of herself: No alarm clocks, no additives, and no preservatives. Well, until Man showed up on the scene, but that's another story/rant for another day.

Now where's my morning Emer'gen-C and Mountain Dew! ;-) (Yeah, I know... I'm working on kickin' the habit, though in this regard, I must admit the future doesn't look all that bright.)