Bananas

[BoardGoerge]

Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!!

Never eat a banana that is not ripe - as in soft.

This is interesting.

After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again.

Bananas contain 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 ripe 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 perfect 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. However, if the banana is not totally ripe, it can increase the uncomfortable feelings of heartburn.

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 (good for the Canuckstanis !!).

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 rebalanced 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, 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!"

PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time!

I will add one final here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe...polish with dry cloth. Amazing fruit!

[SheepGuy]

I like bananas, mix 'em with blueberries, mango, maraschino cherries, vanilla ice cream and vodka in a shake and you have the ultimate hangover cure
Frozen works just as well as fresh if you're in a hurry!

[JackDaniel's]

I love icy banana milkshake Yum!!!

[Useless]

How long has is it been since BoardGoerge's last banning? This guy bores me.

[Simon]

I read somewhere that bananas are good for boredom.

[Useless]

Originally Posted by Simon

I read somewhere that bananas are good for boredom.

Damn you, Simon, damn you!

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

How long has is it been since BoardGoerge's last banning? This guy bores me.

don't tell him about his sig file

[ecchi]

You forgot to mention that the skins contain a psychoactive drug, drying them and smoking them has a similar effect to taking acid.

So UW, when you find a thread boring, light up a banana and suddenly it will have hidden depth and meaning, and be really beautiful man, really beautiful.
|rasta| =

[SirMoby]

I love having my banana buffed.

[emmanuelle]

Tomorrow I'd like to see a synopsis of both the cultural and modern history of corn, it's place in the military industrial food chain, and it's effect on pastoral farming in America. If you can provide this, I will gladly click on your sig ;-)

[docholly]

Originally Posted by Greenie

don't tell him about his sig file

hey isn't this the same guy who was SOOO fucking important that he had to take a phone call during your panel discussion at Internext last year?? I don't know what was more annoying.. the kitchen shouting in the background or the fact that he couldn't turn off his cell for even 45 minutes..

wait..
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ahhh yes the Cell phone was much more annoying as it sent the message that WE the audience were not worth his time..

[emmanuelle]

I did find a better use for bananas

http://www.frisky-business.net/temp/banana.jpg

[SirMoby]

Originally Posted by docholly

hey isn't this the same guy who was SOOO fucking important that he had to take a phone call during your panel discussion at Internext last year?? I don't know what was more annoying.. the kitchen shouting in the background or the fact that he couldn't turn off his cell for even 45 minutes..

wait..
wait..

ahhh yes the Cell phone was much more annoying as it sent the message that WE the audience were not worth his time..

But he does have the time to spam a fewother boards with the exact same thread that he copied from another board.

[PornGorn]

Have you no bananas today?

Yes we have no bananas

We have no bananas today!

[Cleo]

I have a few bananas in me right now.










I tend to eat a few each day.

[Toby]

I have to watch my Potassium intake, so I always have bananas in the house.

[choice]

banana can come in handy