Bananas prevent cardiovascular disease,
boosts bone mass and helps fight
depression. Eat a banana if you suffer
from heartburn, morning sickness, mood
swings. It increases hemoglobin in the
blood and reduces blood pressure. Daily
consumption restores normal bowel
movement, cures hangover symptoms and
reduces stress by calming the nervous
system.
From preventing cardiovascular events to
regulating PMS, bone mass, constipation,
heartburn, and more than a dozen other
ailments, bananas pack enough of a
nutritional punch to make most medications
look like candy. Bananas benefits us by
giving an instant, sustained and substantial
boost of energy. They are the number one
fruit for the world’s leading athletes for a
reason.
Research has proven that three small
bananas provide enough energy for a
strenuous 90-minute workout. But energy
isn’t the only way a banana can help us
keep fit and healthy. It can also help
overcome or prevent a substantial number of
illnesses and conditions, making it a
necessary staple in our daily diets.
The magic number which appears to be
assist in the following conditions is 1500 mg
of potassium which is three bananas per
day.
1. Prevents Cardiovascular Events : British
and Italian researchers have found
that having one banana for breakfast, one for
lunch and one in the evening would provide
enough potassium to reduce the chances of
suffering a blood clot on the brain by around
21 per cent. The study has been published in
the Journal of the American College of
Cardiology.
Scientists analysed data from eleven
different studies – dating back to the mid-
Sixties – and pooled the results to get an
overall outcome. They found a daily
potassium intake of around 1,600 mg were
enough to lower stroke risk by more than a
fifth.
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The average banana contains around 500
milligrams of potassium, which helps to
lower blood pressure and controls the
balance of fluids in the body.
Pervious research in “The New England
Journal of Medicine,” found that eating
bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the
risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
2. Bananas Help Boost Bone Mass: The
potassium in bananas appears to counteract
the bad effects of high-salt diets by
preventing bones from decaying at a fast
rate, says study author Dr. Deborah
Sellmeyer, an assistant adjunct professor of
endocrinology and metabolism at the
University of California at San Francisco.
The potassium appeared to protect the bones
of the women who took it, Sellmeyer says.
They lost less calcium than they did on the
low-salt diets, and the amount of lost
protein was only slightly higher.
3. 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.
4. PMS: Forget the pills – eat a banana. The
vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood
glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
5. Anemia: High in iron, bananas can
stimulate the production of hemoglobin in
the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
6. Blood Pressure: 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
7. Brain Power: 200 students at a
Twickenham (Middlesex) 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.
8. Constipation: High in fiber, including
bananas in the diet can help restore normal
bowel action, helping to overcome the
problem without resorting to laxatives.
9. Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of
curing a hangover is to make a banana
smoothie, sweetened with honey. The banana
calms the stomach and, with the help of the
honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels.
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