‘Going Bananas’
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A professor at CCNY 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 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 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 high 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 he lp 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 system.
Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria: Verdana 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 fr! om 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 percent!
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 carbo hydrate, 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!’
PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time!
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March 23rd, 2008 at 9:19 am
Wow, I was talking with friends this morning and learned that effects that mustard has on cramps and now I see that bananas are nearly the greatest natural athletes food. I think it’s time to stock up on babanas and mustard packs for my next century and see how they work.
March 23rd, 2008 at 10:39 am
One banana before my morning swim and I’m good for the whole workout! Love ‘em!
Good info! Thanks!
April 18th, 2008 at 7:38 am
I have a new outlook on bananas. The new superfood at a great price
Who needs exotic berrys!
June 15th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
I always throw a banana in my post ride shake.
June 16th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
yes! i believe the new saying should be a banana a day keeps the doctor away
October 27th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
It won’t be wrong to say that the banana is the most under-estimated fruit ever.
November 1st, 2008 at 7:28 pm
1 frozen Banana
1 Package Carnation Instant Breakfast
1 cup skim milk
=
the perfect breakfast / pre-workout shake
I try to eat at least one banana every day.
November 7th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
I eat a banana every day for lunch. One day, I forgot to pack it in my bag with the juice & rice cakes. I could’ve cried! I got by with a bag of sunchips.
Tasty, but I sure missed the banana!
November 7th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Say! What do you know about chick peas (garbanzo beans)? I add them into my salad every evening, along with wheat germ, to get extra protein. I can’t leave the salad unattended; some of our cats happen to love chick peas, too!
November 8th, 2008 at 4:37 am
I HATE BANANAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they are disgusting!!!!!!!
December 8th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Bananas are good. My favorite pre race meal has always been a peanut-butter banana and honey sandwich.
April 7th, 2009 at 9:33 am
You gotta love bananas! I guess thats why the tennis players at wimbledon always eat them in between plays
August 1st, 2010 at 11:56 pm
I was using bananas during my workouts since forever and i knew its one of the best sources of energy out there . Just dont eat them too much if youre not physically active. One or two a day for people who dont train anything is more than enough because theyre not very good for stomach if you dont burn them.