an apple a day
Folk medicine motto
An apple a day is a shortened form of the proverb "an apple a day keeps the doctor away," suggesting that healthy habits prevent illness.
The phrase often stands alone as shorthand for any small daily practice meant to maintain health or prevent problems: I take my vitamins—an apple a day, you know.
- vitaminEssential organic nutrient
- proverbTraditional saying expressing truth
- old sayingTime-tested expression of wisdom
- preventiveMeant to stop trouble
- folk wisdomTraditional communal knowledge
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- health sayingsyou are what you eat
an apple a dayprescription medication
Medicine requiring medical authorization
chemotherapy · emergency room visit · surgery · surgical intervention · intensive care
an apple a dayevidence-based medicine
Clinical care guided by research
clinical trials · medical science · FDA approval · scientific consensus · empirical data
an apple a dayburning the candle at both ends
Exhausting oneself through excess
reckless abandon · sedentary lifestyle · chain smoking · binge drinking · self-destruction