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Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) Recruitment for 125 Apprentice Posts 2018

Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) Recruitment for 125 Apprentice Posts 2018

Establishing a healthy routine means we will have fewer health issues. Building up a good routine is so important. A healthy diet is crucial for mental and physical well-being. More broadly, healthy living (such as sleeping well and exercising) will stop us needing medical attention. Fruit and vegetables: fruits like apples are great sources of vitamins and fiber. Taking positive action for our health is always a good idea.

This proverb can only be understood if its historical context is explained. Nowadays we usually visit the doctor. So, why does the proverb suggest that an apple ‘keeps the doctor away?’ Surely, it should say ‘keeps us away from the doctor?’ Well, until relatively recently, doctors used to visit their patients rather than the other way around. This is still the case in many parts of the world. So that is why the proverb suggests away of preventing doctors’ visits to us.

This proverb has also been turned into a popular joke. The joke goes: ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away, if you aim right’. Here, the joke suggests that the best way to keep the doctor away is not to eat an apple – but to throw it at the doctor. The fact that this joke has become so popular attests to the popularity of the original proverb. People would not understand the joke if they did not first understand the proverb that it is based on.

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