15 Reasons To Eat Bananas ??
Heading off to the shop to stock up the kitchen for the week? Make sure you grab a bunch of bananas while you’re there. Why, you ask ? Read on to discover why the humble banana is the secret super fruit of the produce world.
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1. When you’re feeling down, pick up a banana! Bananas help depression due to high levels of tryptophan. This is converted into serotonin – the happy-mood brain neurotransmitter that instantly perks you up.
2. Quitting smoking? With high levels of B-vitamins, potassium and magnesium, bananas speed up recovery from the effects of withdrawal.
3. Eat two bananas on your way to the gym to pack an energy punch and sustain your blood sugar while you work out.
4. The high levels of vitamin B-6 in bananas reduce swelling, protect against type II diabetes, aid weight loss, strengthen the nervous system, and help with the production of white blood cells.
5. Because they’re high in potassium and low in salt, bananas are able to lower blood pressure and protect against heart attack and stroke.
6. Eating bananas will help prevent kidney cancer, protects the eyes against macular degeneration and builds strong bones by increasing calcium absorption.
7. Like dark chocolate, bananas are high in antioxidants, providing protection from free radicals and chronic disease.
8. Bananas help protect against muscle cramps during workouts and prevent nighttime leg cramps.
9. Skip the Tums, try eating a bananas as a natural antacid, providing relief from acid reflux, heartburn.
10. Bananas are the only raw fruit that can relieve stomach ulcers by coating the lining of the stomach against corrosive acids.
11. Studying up for a big exam? Bananas make you smarter and help with learning by making you more alert! Eat a banana before an exam to benefit from the high levels of potassium.
12. If you’re expecting, eating a banana between meals will not only help stabilize your blood sugar and reduce that nasty nausea from morning sickness.
13. After camping, rub a bananas peels on a bug bite or hives to relieve itching and irritation.
14. High fiber in bananas can help normalize bowel motility.
15. Bananas are the perfect way to beat the heat. Eating a banana can lower the body temperature and cool you during a fever or on a hot day. The hot day part we probably dont need to worry about here in Ireland!!
REMEMBER BANANAS ARE GOOD VALUE !! Normally it costs more to eat healthy, this is not the case with the good old Banana thank God.
So the next time you’re feeling bleak or just need a quick pick-me-up, try a banana as a snack to solve all your ailments !!
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