After Reading this, you will 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 banana can help us keep fit. It can also
help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and
conditions, maki ng 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 better.

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 way 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 England ) 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
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:
B efore 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 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:
Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6 and 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 from strokes
by as much as 40%!

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 carbohydrates,
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!"
Footnote :
If your roses are covered with Aphids, drape banana skins over the
branches, I'ts amazing, but in a day or less, they are GONE! I've tried
it, and I couldn't believe it, no more aphids, as long as I save my
banana skins for the rose bushes!
Impressed?

Bear adds 1 bunch of bananas(miracle fruit)to his pillaging wish
list.(lmao)Pretty incredible though seriously;not simply a
banana.Wow!Godspeed!Cybear.

they help you relax, but give you energy? hmmm

*Dane takes note* Bananas = pillage fruit, Must get Bananas on next
trip.

All good things BUT if you are dealing with kidney issues banana's are
NOT good for you..they increase the protien levels and all that in urine
thus making your kidneys work harder

Bananas are on my shopping list !!! Probably ought to get a bunch ???
<wink>

I'm headed to the store to get bananas........ thanks Marilyn!!

what else can you do with banana's???

they go great on a P,B,&j sandwich!!!

Hey Mikey, I thought I was the only one left that did that!!!!

seems like bananas can fix the world...

yea Peachy...

and you can take one to the moon with you too

I wonder if they can grow in zero gravity?

Lmao@Bananas on a P.B.&J.

I was eating them when I was a kid,
and never stopped liking them

yep... i ate 2 of them today

I had no idea a banana did all of that. I work out six days a week and I
think I'll start grabbing a banana instead of an apple before my
workouts. Thanks for the very enlightening info!

Bananas on P.B with sugar is how i use to eat them,,,
Love them bananas

Me too but never tried adding sugar. I lived on pb sandwiches one summer
during grad school...they can be life sustaining.

Try it with Sugar you will love it,,, Have one everyday,,,, thier the
best

I most definitely will!!!!!!!!! Bananas are actually cheaper than
apples!

They are,,, and as we have read better....

The sad things are is that bananas are actually going extinct... in
about 10 years from now their wont be any bananas left for us that
sucks i really love bananas, and this is not farce i learned it in
school and in my psych class i also learned that a banana has 99.5% the
same DNA as any human being......hmmmm