Benefits of Bananas

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Benefits

of Bananas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A professor at CCNY for a

physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said

The expression 'going bananas' is from the effects of bananas on

the brain.

Read on:

 

Never,

Put your banana in the refrigerator!!!

This

Is interesting.

 

After

Reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again.

 

 

Bananas

Contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose

combined with

Fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost

of energy.

 

 

Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for

a

Strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one

fruit with

The world's leading athletes.

 

But energy isn't the only way a ba Nana can

Help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a

substantial number of

Illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily

diet.

 

 

Depression: According to a

Recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from

depression, many

Felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas

contain

Tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts int o

serotonin, known to

Make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel

happier

 

 

PMS: Forget the pills

- eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose

levels, which

Can affect your mood.

 

Anemia: High in iron,

Bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and

so helps in </

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Cases of anemia.

 

Blood

Pressure: This unique

Tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt,

making it perfect

To beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug

Administration has just

 

Allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's

ability to

Reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

 

Brain

Power: 200 students at a

Twickenham (Middlesex) school ( England ) were helped through their

exams this

Year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to

boost their

Brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can

assist

Learning by making pupils more alert.

 

Constipation: High in fiber,

Including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action,

helping to

Overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

 

Hangovers: One of the

Quickest

Ways of curing

a

Hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The

banana calms

The stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted

blood sugar

Levels, while

the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

 

 

Heartburn: Bananas have a

Natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from

heartburn, try eating

A banana for soothing relief.

 

Morning

Sickness: Snacking on

Bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid

morning

Sickness.

 

Mosquito

Bites: Before reaching

For the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the

inside of a

Banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing

swelling and

Irritation.

 

Nerves: Bananas are high

In B vitamins that help calm the nervous sy stem.

 

Overweight and at work?

Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at

work leads

To gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at

5,000 hospital

Patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be

in

High-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid

panic-induced food

Cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on

high

Carbohydrate foods

every two hours to keep levels steady.

 

Ulcers: The banana is

Used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of

its soft

Texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten

without

Distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity

and reduces

Irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

 

Temperature

Control: Many other

Cultures see bananas as a 'cooling' fruit that can lower both the

physical and

Emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for

example, pregnant

Women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool

temperature.

 

 

Seasonal

Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help

SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer

tryptophan.

 

 

Smoking

& Tobacco Use: Bananas can also

Help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as

well as the

Potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from

the effects of

Nicotine withdrawal.

 

Stress: Potassium is a

Vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to

the brain

And regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our

metabolic

rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be

rebalanced with

the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

 

Strokes: According to

research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as

part of a

regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as

40%!

 

 

Warts: Those keen on

natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart,

take a piece of

banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out.

Carefully hold

the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

 

So,

a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare

it to an

apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three

times the

phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other

vitamins and

minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value

foods around

So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say,

'A banana a

day keeps the doctor away!'

 

PASS

IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS

 

PS:

Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time! I

will add one

here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE of the

banana skin, and

rub directly on the shoe...polish with dry cloth. Amazing fruit !!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diana

 

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