What was that they said about Banana's
BANANA’S ARE GOOD FOR:
Doctors - Home Remedy
If you want a quick fix for flagging energy levels
there's no better snack
than a banana. Containing 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 banana 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 into 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 cases of anemia.
Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is
extremely high in potassium
yet low in salt making it the 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 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 milk shake, 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.
Heart burn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in
the body so if you
suffer from heart burn, 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 system.
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
crisps. 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: 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, there by
reducing our potassium
levels. These can be re-balanced 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 you see 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
Life is what we make of it...be happy, don't
worry....................