Re: Bananas and more Bananas

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Other interesting facts about Bananas

Anemia :

High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood so it helps in cases of anemia.

Blood Pressure:

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 bloodpressure and stroke.

Brain Power:

200 students at Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams by eating a banana 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 t he 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 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, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

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 soothing and 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 Insitiute of Physchology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging comfort foods 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:

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 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 help SAD sufferers because they contain natural mood enhancer, trytophan.

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 affects of nicotine withdrawal.

Stress:

Potassium is a vital mineral which helps normalize the heartbeat sends oxegyn to the brain and regulates your bodies water balance. When we are stressed our metabolic rate rises thereby reducing 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 a wart, take a piece of the banan skin and place it on the wart, yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or bandage.

Rose Bushes:

Blend one skin (soft part) with blender full of water and pour on rose bushes. Promotes healthy roots and new growth.

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 carbohydrate three times the phosphate 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 it is time to change that well known phrase, so the we say "A banana a day keeps the doctor away."

>> Just got done Reading Liane's post on apple cider vinegar,something I > personally have used for years.And hope all will try some of the uses > and have great success!And then realized that I have other > information that I pass along quite often.I personally have 4 kids > ranging in age from 8-17 and have always used homeopathic remedy's to > treat ailments when possible.These besides the vinegar are my main > ones that I always seem to turn too.And if any of you have Grandma's > old cure all's,I am sure they would be welcome information.Brightest > Blessing To All!> Love,Light,and Peace,> Jen> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> --------------- > > A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class 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 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 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: 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 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 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 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, 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!" > PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS > PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time! I > will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE > of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe...polish with dry > cloth. Amazing fruit !!! > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> -> MEDICINAL VALUE OF HONEY> > > > This is "almost" unbelievable!> > > It is found that a mixture of Honey and Cinnamon cures most diseases. > Honey > is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of > today also > accept honey as a "Ram Ban" (very effective) medicine for all kinds > of > diseases. Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of > diseases.> > Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the > right > dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients. Weekly > World News, a > magazine in - Canada , on its issue dated 17 January, 1995 has given > the > following list of diseases that can be cured by Honey and Cinnamon as > researched by western scientists:> > HEART DISEASES:> Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of > jelly > and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the > cholesterol in the > arteries and saves the patient from heart attack.> Also those who already had an attack, if they do this process daily, > they > are kept miles away from the next attack.> > Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and > strengthens > the heart beat. In America: and Canada, various nursing homes have > treated > patients successfully and have found that as you age, the arteries > and veins > lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalise > the > arteries and veins. > > ARTHRITIS:> Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot > water > with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. > If taken > regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured.> > In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was > found > that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one > tablespoon > Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found > that > within a week, out of the 200 people so treated, practically 73 > patients were > totally relieved of pain and within a month, mostly all the patients > who could > not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without > pain. > > BLADDER INFECTIONS:> Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in > a > glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the > bladder.> > TOOTHACHE:> Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of > honey > and apply on the aching tooth. This may be applied 3 times a day till > the tooth > stops aching. > > CHOLESTEROL:> Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed > in 16 > ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to > reduce the > level of cholesterol in the blood by 10% within 2 hours.> > As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken 3 times a day, any > chronic > cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the said > journal, > pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol. > > COLDS:> Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one > tablespoon > lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for 3 days.> > This process will cure most chronic cough, cold and clear the > sinuses. > > UPSET STOMACH:> Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears > stomach > ulcers from the root.> > GAS:> According to the studies done in India & Japan , it is revealed that > if > honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.> > IMMUNE SYSTEM:> Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system > and > protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks.> > Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in > large > amounts. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles > to fight > bacteria and viral diseases. > > > INDIGESTION:> Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before > food, > relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.> > > INFLUENZA:> A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural > ingredient > which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu. > > LONGEVITY:> Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, > arrests the > ravages of old age. Take 4 spoons of honey, 1 spoon of cinnamon > powder and 3 > cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, 3 to 4 times > a day. It > keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans also > increases > and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-> old. > > PIMPLES:> Three tablespoons of Honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. > Apply > this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning > with warm > water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.> > SKIN INFECTIONS:> Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected > parts > cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.> > WEIGHT LOSS:> Daily in the morning 1/2 hour before breakfast on an empty stomach > and at > night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one-> cup water. > If taken regularly it reduces the weight of even the most obese > person.> > Also, drinking of this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to > accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie > diet.> > CANCER:> Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced > cancer of > the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients > suffering from > these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with > one > teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month 3 times a day.> > FATIGUE:> Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more > helpful > rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body.> Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon power in equal parts, > are more > alert and flexible.> > Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon honey > taken > in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily > after > brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 p.m. when the vitality of > the body > starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.> > BAD BREATH:> People of South America , first thing in the morning gargle with one > teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water, so their > breath stays > fresh throughout the day.> > HEARING LOSS:> Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal > parts > restore hearing>