GO BANANAS

Eat for the health of it.

When you eat a banana, you are getting three natural sugars, sucrose, glucose and fructose, combining that with a little fibre the banana gives you a boost of energy. I wondered why I always feel good after I eat a banana. If you eat 2 bananas, it will give enough energy to work for 90 minutes. I can see why the athletes are always eating bananas, I thought maybe they were easier to carry. Who knew? My kids were in track and I was always buying bananas. A banana can help you overcome an illness so it is good to eat one every day.
Depression: Some people who had been diagnosed with depression have claimed to feeling better after eating a banana. Bananas contain tryptophan, a protein that converts into serotonin, which can make you relax.
PMS: Forget the pills-eat a banana. A banana contains vitamin B6 which regulates blood glucose levels and can affect your mood.
Anemia: Bananas are high in iron which stimulates the production of hemoglobin in the blood and helps in the case of anemia.
Blood Preasure: High in potassium yet low in salt. recommended to reduce the risk of blood preasure and stroke.
Brain Power: Research has shown that the potassium in bananas can assist in learning by making children more allert.
Constipation: Bananas are high in fiber and will help restore normal bowel movement.
Hangovers: Make a banana milkshake with some honey in it and drink it for a hangover.The banana calms the stomach and the honey builds up the depleted blood sugar levels.
Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body. If you have heartburn, eat a banana.
Morning sickness: Try eating a banana.
Mosquito bites: Try using the soft white stuff inside of the banana peal to put on mosquito bites.
Nerves: Bananas are high in vitaminB and helps to calm the nerves.
Overweight: Eat a banana instead of gorging yourself with junk food.
Ulcers:A banana is used as a dietary food against intestinal disorders. It also neutralizes over acidity.Bananas can also help people who are SAD.
Smoking: Eat a banana instead.
Stress: Helps normalize heartbeat, helps the body to recover from the nicotine.
Strokes: Eating a banana can cut the risk of death due to a stroke by 40%.
When comparing a banana to an apple it has 4 times the protein.( I am not knocking the apple)twice the carbs.3 times the phosphorus, 5 times the vitamin A and Iron.And twice the other vitamins and minerals. Also rich in potassium. Maybe the phrase should say A banana a day keeps the doctor away, but if you eat an apple too that would be even better.

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Laughter is healthy:You might be a bad cook if:
Your microwave display reads, "TILT".
You know dinner is ready when the smoke alarm goes off.
Your dog goes to the neighbors' to eat.
Leftover crumbs makes a good kitty litter.
Your kids know exactly what peas porridge in a crock pot nine days old tasts like.
Your family automatically heads for the dinner table when they hear a fire truck go by.
Your family seems real interested in going to the restaurant that always has trouble passing the health inspection.
If the EPA requires that all of your garbage cans be labeled with large bright red "BIOHAZARD" symbols.
When you BBQ, two of your kids hold water guns and the third one has the phone with 911 on speed dial.
Pest control companies keep pestering you, wanting to buy and patent your recipe for candy Christmas cookies.
The smoke alarm beeps if you even walk near the stove.
Your family buys Rolaids, Pepto Bismal, and Tums in bulk.
Your homemade bread is used for a door stop.
The last time you made toast the kitchen caught on fire.
Your apple pie bubbled over and ate the enamel off the bottom of the oven.
You make tuna, noodle, broccoli surprise and the surprise was that it glowed in the dark,and it melts the plastic silverware.
You used three boxes of scouring pads, a bottle of Drano and a crowbar and the macaroni and cheese would not give up the pan.
You look in a cookbook to find out how to boil water.
You call your mother to ask how long to boil cabbage to make cole slaw.
If anyone has broken a tooth while eating your homemade yogurt.
The family pets are nowhere around durring dinner.