Subject: A Banana a day keeps the doctor away!


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Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middle)
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 *** ist learning by
making pupils more alert.

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. (Don't bring a rose, bring a
banana.)

Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the
production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in
cases of anemia. Blood Pressu 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.

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 bananas 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 chronicled 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.

Quit 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 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 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!"

c (TOM KAN PA) wrote in news:20040607161148.14020.00000443
@mb-m19.aol.com:

Subject: A Banana a day keeps the doctor away!

I've heard the good thing about apples is there's a substance in it that
binds with metals (like lead) and helps eliminate them from your system.
(Which is why when you give applesauce to babies and they make crapplesauce
in their diaper it's a good thing, or so I'm told).