Bananas are the number one fruit of the world's leading athletes. Just 2 bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90 minute workout. These are conditions the materials found in bananas can help with:
PMS - The vitamin B6 regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood
Depression - Tryptophan, a protein that is converted to serotonin by the body to improve your mood and help you relax
Anemia - iron stimulates the body to produce hemoglobin to control anemia
Blood pressure - With its high level of potassium yet low level of salt, the USDA has okayed the industry to say bananas can reduce the risk of high blood pressure and stroke
Brain Power and Alertness - Studies have shown students that eat bananas for breakfast, break and lunch stayed more alert in class
Constipation - High in fiber, bananas can help restore normal bowel action without laxatives
Hangovers and Heartburn - A quick way to help these effects are to drink 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
Morning Sickness - Using bananas as a snack will keep blood sugar levels up
Mosquito Bites - Rub the affected area with the inside of the banana skin and see the swelling and irritation decrease; Nerves - Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm our nervous system
Over Weight - Daily pressures lead people to over eat comfort foods like chocolate and sweets. To decrease these panic induced food carvings, controlling our blood sugar levels by eating a banana every two hours will keep our blood levels steady
Ulcers - It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. Bananas also neutralize over-acidity and reduce irritation by coating the linings of the stomach
SAD Seasonal Affective Disorder - Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancing tryptophan
Quit Smoking - The B6 and B12, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in bananas, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal
Stress - Potassium is a vital mineral, helping normalize our heartbeat, sending oxygen to the brain and regulating our body's water balance. When we get stressed, our metabolic rate rises, requiring more potassium to function
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 stroke by 40%.