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Benefits of Bananas for Health

Bananas provide many health benefits: - They are high in three natural sugars and fiber that provide sustained energy, especially for workouts. - Bananas help prevent and cure a variety of illnesses like seasonal affective disorder, anemia, strokes, stress, ulcers, mosquito bites, constipation, and hangovers due to their nutrient content. - They can also help regulate blood pressure and morning sickness, relieve symptoms of PMS, and potentially cure warts due to their high potassium, vitamin B6, and other nutrients.

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Benefits of Bananas for Health

Bananas provide many health benefits: - They are high in three natural sugars and fiber that provide sustained energy, especially for workouts. - Bananas help prevent and cure a variety of illnesses like seasonal affective disorder, anemia, strokes, stress, ulcers, mosquito bites, constipation, and hangovers due to their nutrient content. - They can also help regulate blood pressure and morning sickness, relieve symptoms of PMS, and potentially cure warts due to their high potassium, vitamin B6, and other nutrients.

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Ever wondered why monkeys Are so happy all the time? Could it really be because of BANANAS?

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Containing 3 natural sugars -- sucrose, fructose & glucose combined with fiber EQUALS instant, sustained and substantial boost of energ

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BANANAS also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions,

$elps Cure/-revent
Seasonal Affecti+e ,isorder or ,e-ression. "ananas contain the natural mood enhancer /r -to-han 0a t -e of -rotein that the bod con+erts to serotonin, %nown to ma%e ou rela1, im-ro+e our mood and ma%e ou ha--ier2.

Anemia. 3igh in 4ron, bananas can stimulate the -roduction of hemoglobin in the blood and hel-s cases of anemia.

Stro%es. According to research in /he 5ew England 6ournal of 7edicine, eating bananas as -art of a regular diet can cut the ris% of death b stro%es b as much as )$8&

Stress. 9otassium is a +ital mineral which hel-s normali:e the heartbeat, sends o1 gen to the brain, and regulates the bod ;s water balance.

$elps Cure/-revent
Ulcers. "anana is the onl raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in o+er-chronicler cases. 4t also neutrali:es o+er-acidit and reduces irritation b coating the lining of the stomach.

7os<uito bites. "efore reaching for the insect bite cream, tr rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana s%in. 7an -eo-le find it ama:ingl successful at reducing swelling and irritation. Consti-ation. 3igh in fiber, including bananas in the diet can hel- restore normal bowel action, hel-ing to o+ercome the -roblem without resorting to la1ati+es.

3ango+ers. 7a%e a "anana 7il%sha%e, sweetened with 3one . /he banana calms the stomach, and with the hel- of hone , builds u- de-leted blood sugar le+els, while the mil% soothes and re-h drates the s stem.

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"lood 9ressure. /his is e1tremel high in -otassium et low in salt, ma%ing it -erfect for blood -ressure& So much so that the US >ood and ,rug Administration has allowed the banana industr to ma%e official claims for the fruit;s abilit to reduce the ris% of blood -ressure and stro%e. 7orning Sic%ness. Snac%ing on bananas between meals hel-s to %ee- blood sugar le+els u- and a+oid morning sic%ess.

97S. >orget the -ills eat a banana. /he ?itamin "@ it contains regulates blood glucose le+els, which can affect our mood. =arts. /hose %een on natural alternati+es Swear that if ou want to %ill off a wart, ta%e A -iece of banana s%in and -lace it on the wart, with the ellow side out. Carefull hold /he s%in in -lace with a -laster or surgical ta-e.

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/em-erature control. 7an other cultures see "ananas as a cooling fruit that can lower both the -h sical and emotional tem-erature of e1-ectant mothers.

"ananas can also hel- -eo-le tr ing to gi+e u- smo%ing. /he "@, "(! the contain, as well as the -otassium and magnesium found in them, hel- the bod reco+er from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

"rain 9ower. Aesearch has shown that the -otassium--ac%ed fruit can assist learning b ma%ing -u-ils more alert.

&ndeed1 Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time, So maybe it2s time to chan3e that well4known phrase so that we say5

a day keeps the doctor away,

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Courtes of the ,e-artment of "iological Science of >lorida State Uni+ersit

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