I eat about 20 bananas per day...sometimes more. Oh my god, that's just way too many bananas, right?!?
I've lost 50 pounds in 6 months and am performing at my physical best. I have way more energy to train harder and longer, which makes me sleep better. I'm no longer sore for days after hard training sessions. My recovery time is now counted in hours and happens overnight, while I sleep.
My general cravings for foods and beverages have drastically changed. After just a week or two, I went from eating anything and everything to becoming a vegetarian with vegan tendencies.
I've quit drinking alcohol and any other beverages besides water, 100% fruit juice, and banana smoothies. My digestive system has been reset to normal, and overall, I'm feeling more at peace with myself and my surroundings.
I literally owe the majority of my well-being to the banana. It is the high-octane fuel of my life! For months now, bananas are the only food I've eaten all day long, nothing but bananas from the time I wake up all the way to the dinner bell.
My daily routine is drinking an 8-banana smoothie (bananas, ice and water) for breakfast and one for lunch. I peel and eat more bananas throughout the day if the smoothies aren't enough.
At dinner I eat vegetarian meals, plus fish occasionally...more on eating in later posts. Eating lots of bananas a day gives me the energy I need to run hard and not feel groggy, bogged down or unsatisfied.
At dinner I eat vegetarian meals, plus fish occasionally...more on eating in later posts. Eating lots of bananas a day gives me the energy I need to run hard and not feel groggy, bogged down or unsatisfied.
Bananas contain three natural sugars--sucrose, fructose and glucose--combined with fiber. A banana gives a substantial boost of energy, both instantaneous and sustained. 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 you 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.
Stress:
Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize your heartbeat, sends oxygen to your brain and regulates your body's water balance. When you are stressed, your metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing your potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
Depression:
According to a recent survey undertaken with people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that your body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier. Bananas can help one particular type of depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.
Nerves:
Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm your nervous system and balance your energy levels.
Anemia:
High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in your blood to prevent or alleviate anemia.
Blood Pressure:
This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to reduce blood pressure--so much so that 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 high blood pressure.
Strokes:
According to research, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%.
Brain Power:
Research has proven that the potassium-packed fruit assists in learning and memorization by making you more alert.
Constipation:
Because bananas are high in fiber, adding them to your diet can help restore normal bowel action, ending constipation without the need for laxatives.
High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in your blood to prevent or alleviate anemia.
Blood Pressure:
This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to reduce blood pressure--so much so that 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 high blood pressure.
Strokes:
According to research, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%.
Brain Power:
Research has proven that the potassium-packed fruit assists in learning and memorization by making you more alert.
Constipation:
Because bananas are high in fiber, adding them to your diet can help restore normal bowel action, ending constipation without the need for laxatives.
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 peel in place with a Band-Aid or tape!
Hangovers:
One of the quickest ways to cure a hangover is to make a banana smoothie. The banana calms the stomach and builds up depleted blood sugar levels and electrolytes, soothing and rehydrating your system.
Heartburn:
Bananas have a natural antacid effect in your body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
PMS:
For all the ladies out there! Forget the pills and eat some bananas. The vitamin B6 in bananas regulates blood glucose levels to lift your mood, and the potassium relieves muscle cramping.
Hangovers:
One of the quickest ways to cure a hangover is to make a banana smoothie. The banana calms the stomach and builds up depleted blood sugar levels and electrolytes, soothing and rehydrating your system.
Heartburn:
Bananas have a natural antacid effect in your body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
PMS:
For all the ladies out there! Forget the pills and eat some bananas. The vitamin B6 in bananas regulates blood glucose levels to lift your mood, and the potassium relieves muscle cramping.
Morning Sickness:
Snacking on bananas in the morning and between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up, which can reduce 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.
Overweight and hard at work:
Studies have found that pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food such as chocolate and chips. To avoid panic-induced food cravings, control your blood sugar levels by snacking on handy, high-carbohydrate bananas every two hours to keep levels steady. Remember, bananas don't make you fat! Fat makes you fat!
Snacking on bananas in the morning and between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up, which can reduce 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.
Overweight and hard at work:
Studies have found that pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food such as chocolate and chips. To avoid panic-induced food cravings, control your blood sugar levels by snacking on handy, high-carbohydrate bananas every two hours to keep levels steady. Remember, bananas don't make you fat! Fat makes you fat!
In order to reap all of the benefits from a banana, it is important to eat it when it is ripe! Leave your bananas on the counter and wait for them to turn yellow and spot. The spots in banana #7 below mean it's time to eat!
Maybe it's time to change that well-known phrase to, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"
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