Twenty Five Reasons for Going Bananas
- Bananas help overcome depression due to high levels of tryptophan, which is converted into serotonin — the happy-mood brain neurotransmitter.
- Eat two bananas before a strenuous workout to pack an energy punch and sustain your blood sugar.
- Protect against muscle cramps during workouts and nighttime leg cramps by eating a banana.
- Counteract calcium loss during urination and build strong bones by supplementing with a banana.
- Improve your mood and reduce PMS symptoms by eating a banana, which regulates blood sugar and produces stress-relieving relaxation.
- Bananas reduce swelling, protect against type II diabetes, aid weight loss, strengthen the nervous system, and help with the production of white blood cells, all due to high levels of vitamin B-6.
- Strengthen your blood and relieve anemia with the added iron from bananas.
- High in potassium and low in salt, bananas are officially recognized by the FDA as being able to lower blood pressure and protect against heart attack and stroke.
Eating bananas aids digestion
- Bananas act as a prebiotic, stimulating the growth of friendly bacteria in the bowel. They also produce digestive enzymes to assist in absorbing nutrients.
- Constipated? High fiber in bananas can help normalize bowel motility.
- Got the runs? Bananas are soothing to the digestive tract and help restore lost electrolytes after diarrhoea.
- Bananas are a natural antacid, providing relief from acid reflux, heartburn and GERD.
- Bananas are the only raw fruit that can be consumed without distress to relieve stomach ulcers by coating the lining of the stomach against corrosive acids.
- Rich in pectin, bananas aid digestion and gently chelate toxins and heavy metals from the body
Natural cures from a simple banana
- Eating bananas will help prevent kidney cancer, protects the eyes against macular degeneration and builds strong bones by increasing calcium absorption.
- Bananas make you smarter and help with learning by making you more alert. Eat a banana before an exam to benefit from the high levels of potassium.
- Bananas are high in antioxidants, providing protection from free radicals and chronic disease.
- Eating a banana between meals helps stabilize blood sugar and reduce nausea from morning sickness.
- Rub a bug bite or hives with the inside of the banana peel to relieve itching and irritation.
- Control blood sugar and avoid binging between meals by eating a banana.
- Eating a banana can lower the body temperature and cool you during a fever or on a hot day.
- The natural mood-enhancer tryptophan, helps to relieve Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
- Quitting smoking? Bananas contain high levels of B-vitamins as well as potassium and magnesium to speed recovery from the effects of withdrawal.
- Remove a wart by placing the inside of a piece of banana peel against the wart and taping it in place.
- Rub the inside of a banana peel on your leather shoes or handbag and polish with a dry cloth for a quick shine.
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Lili Balleza Melanie Valdez
This is what you can do with all the bananas off your banana tree Linda!
I love banana’s and even if I get green ones, they go bad in a couple of days. I think freezing them in transport is not good for fruits or vegetables! I’m tired of wasting money on fruits, lettuce, and it goes bad in a day or two. Stop freezing these things transporters!
Yeah!
I go bananas!
And just baked banana nut bread!
Wish I had some fresh bananas. The chemical gas ripening of green ones does not promote good flavor.
Looks delicious!
Any thoughts on organic or not ?
Unfortunately if your trying to lose weight this one thing to avoid. ..other than that it’s game on
Jim Abdallah if you can afford it I’d say yes organic. ..Google what fruits and veggies you should go organic with…any berries and all apples should be organic. .highest use of pesticides is with ALL berries and applles
Rob Tamara RobTamara Harris pull the bananas apart, they will last longer
with the acception that it is organically grown
I just ate one…I’m so boss. <3 Not as boss as bananas, though, apparently.
Know a guy that told me what they do with regular Bananas. They spray them when they are very small and and before picking with really dangerous chemicals…That is why he quit working there. He told me to buy ONLY Organic… I’ve had cancer two times, and now I only buy organic in most foods…especially the dirty dozen…
Thanks Gail. What I had read was that if you are going to go non-organic with anything go with bananas, avocados and others with thick skins but I am skeptical.
por isso que os macacos sao alegres vivem fazendo macaquisse!kkk
That’s right ppl !! Eat bananas an quit being sad
Full of sugar..natural or not…always gives me heartburn..lol
Sunshine will help your mood