There are a lot of good facts about bananas to get you going bananas! First of all, they contain three natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber.
Bananas give a sustained boost of energy worth having especially for athletes.
Doing a 90 minute workout soon? Just 2 bananas give enough energy for this amount of time spent on your workout.
Bananas can also help us prevent or get over some illnesses and/or conditions such as depression, PMS, anemia, and blood pressure.
Depression: According to a survey taken, (By MIND) – Those suffering from depression felt much better after eating a banana. This is do to tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, which is known to help you relax. It can also help improve your mood.
PMS: Bananas have vitamin B6 which regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
Anemia: Bananas are high in iron and can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood which can help in cases of anemia.
Blood Pressure: The Banana is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure.
Bananas can also help with brainpower, constipation, hangovers, heartburn, morning sickness, mosquito bites and nerves and many more.
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many illnesses. In comparing it to an apple, the banana 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.
So, if you need to indulge, a banana is the way to go.
