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Foxyangel0425
01-15-2004, 05:03 PM
After Reading THIS, you'll NEVER look at the Banana in the same way again!!

Banana.
Containing 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 the perfect fruit 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 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 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: 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: 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 re-balanced 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, you see, 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!"

Berry
01-15-2004, 05:39 PM
bananas ROCK!!!!

Bill Fuller
01-15-2004, 05:43 PM
I love nanners!!

01-15-2004, 05:48 PM
Originally posted by Bill Fuller
I love nanners!!

Little D told me the same thing...:eek2: :eek2:

NTPRacing#19
01-15-2004, 05:48 PM
yea rock on to the yellow nanner

Berry
01-15-2004, 05:52 PM
dont eat the white bananas!

Tommy 17
01-15-2004, 06:39 PM
girls like em for another reason 2:blah:

Juggalo
01-15-2004, 06:47 PM
banannas: good stuff

JDiablo
01-15-2004, 06:52 PM
Tommy 17: girls like em for another reason 2

LMFAO!!!!!:D

Atreyu
01-15-2004, 07:10 PM
Originally posted by Tommy 17
girls like em for another reason 2:blah:

Not just girls...

http://www.bravotv.com/images/Queer_Eye_for_the_Straight_Guy/photo_group_pic.jpg

theTman
01-15-2004, 07:22 PM
i LOVE banannas...but they give me horrible gas:o

sly400ex
01-15-2004, 07:25 PM
I'm alergic to em':(

cheetah
01-15-2004, 07:31 PM
someone break out the dancin nanner:D

brad_400ex
01-15-2004, 09:11 PM
Thats a lot of good info, did you have to do a big report on it

JTRtrx250r
01-16-2004, 05:45 AM
banannas GIVE me heartburn!!!

:huh

RytM1
01-16-2004, 06:02 AM
Originally posted by cheetah
someone break out the dancin nanner:D
Ya mean this one.... http://www.ebaumsworld.com/peanutbutter.shtml

xr50layke
01-16-2004, 06:27 AM
nnaaaannnerrrr :huh

Glow Plug
01-16-2004, 06:58 AM
:eek2: Thats somwe intresting stuff


All I used to eat was banna's when I was like 2 haha

xr50layke
01-16-2004, 10:34 AM
yeah my cousin isnt allowed to eat candy instead they make him eat bannanas now i know why. when i go home im eating a nannnnerrr :huh

SGA
01-16-2004, 11:43 AM
Dang, those things can do anything. Lets send a bunch of them up to washington to run the country.

stepupmx
01-16-2004, 12:35 PM
:D I want to have a banna tree in my back yard :p

01-16-2004, 12:43 PM
brb, off to the grocery store.


















just watch out for them mexican bananas

exatak199
01-16-2004, 12:47 PM
yaa bananza 's got some good stuff in em

yells ***Mom where is all the banana 's?? :huh ***

MOUSE
01-16-2004, 02:50 PM
Originally posted by SGA
Dang, those things can do anything. Lets send a bunch of them up to washington to run the country.


best suggestion ever

sportraxrider10
01-17-2004, 07:09 PM
does anyone know anything that i can make a drink out of with banana's, i hate them when i peel them and eat them, but i love them in smoothie's and stuff. anything quick and easy i can make in 2 minutes that doesn't take alot of ingredients

Narly R
01-17-2004, 07:14 PM
Originally posted by sly400ex
I'm alergic to em':(

Same here, along with like every other fruit out there...:mad:

LathersR
01-17-2004, 07:19 PM
HMmmMM.. a lil too much time on their hands IMO...

01-17-2004, 07:27 PM
Originally posted by LathersR
HMmmMM.. a lil too much time on their hands IMO... i agree

Stevie-D
01-17-2004, 07:47 PM
does anyone know anything that i can make a drink out of with banana's, i hate them when i peel them and eat them, but i love them in smoothie's and stuff. anything quick and easy i can make in 2 minutes that doesn't take alot of ingredients

i got the answer for ya! nanner\icecream milkshakes!

whip out the blender..put in a your favorite ice cream, some milk(more for liquidly, less for thicker) and a nanner or two. mixer up for a minute and your good to go. i made one for my girlfriend tonight, and she loved it. :blah:

Nausty
01-17-2004, 10:43 PM
yup, they could have their own tv show... You could call it... Bananas In Pajamas!

d-14 rider 27
01-18-2004, 12:01 AM
wow, monkey-pickles can fix anything....:)

popo
01-18-2004, 12:02 AM
Originally posted by theTman
i LOVE banannas...but they give me horrible gas:o

Nothing better than good old bananna FART... whurrrrrt

I you have ever been around ragweed you would understand. He's a walking squeking farting machine.