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Mental health and brain function
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When converted into serotonin, the tryptophan in bananas can lift our spirits.
The potassium in bananas helps relieve stress and heightens the ability to learn. The
next time exams roll around, why not pack a banana with your books at study time?
Bone building
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Fatty acids in green and ripe bananas, combined with fructooligosaccharides,
allow our bodies to better absorb calcium, which
is needed to build strong, healthy
bones and prevent such debilitating conditions as osteoporosis in our later years. The
manganese in bananas helps lubricate cartilage in the joints.
Kidney protection
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Bananas contain antioxidant phenolic compounds, which detoxify the kidneys.
The
International Journal of Cancer has published research showing that women who
eat bananas four to six times a
week in addition to cabbage and root vegetables have a
40 percent lower
risk of developing kidney cancer.
Digestion
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Bananas help our bodies digest food by reducing acidity and irritation in the
lining of the stomach; these can lead to the formation of painful ulcers.
Bananas also
keep digested food moving through the bowels, work as an antacid to relieve heartburn,
and restore electrolytes, particularly potassium, after a bout of diarrhea.
Other benefits
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Bananas can relieve or cure some less serious health problems, such as
morning
sickness, mosquito bites, and hangovers. Bananas
can improve eyesight and
help a person quit smoking. In dieting, a banana is a better choice to combat a craving
for something sweet than chocolate or ice cream. About the only claim a banana can’t
make is to grow hair on a bald head (but maybe no one has tested that yet).
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Although the banana peel is not eaten, its antifungal and antibiotic properties
can soothe insect bites, relieve rashes and skin irritation, heal wounds, and help remove
warts. The leaves also have medicinal qualities, but are
more widely used in cooking
food—and in providing shelter from rain and sun.
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