Banana, the master fruit
Saturday - February 23, 2019 7:06 pm ,
Category : WTN SPECIAL
WTN: Though not as celebrated as the mango, the banana is an equally nutritious and practical fruit around and has advantages that even ace the mango. Easily available throughout the year, banana is found and liked across the globe. The importance of banana gets manifold when it is said to be food for fast. In various cultures including Indian custom, people keep fasts and banana is usually used as substitute for the whole day’s diet, it being a rich source of a number of essential nutrients for the human body.
Apart from providing necessary energy for the whole day’s working, banana has various other properties to make it one of the healthiest food available on the planet. There is nothing as effective an instant energy provider as the banana. Banana not only infuses energy into the body but sustain blood sugar in the body. Banana makes workout safe by reducing risk of muscle cramps and leg cramps while doing strenuous workout.
Banana leaves a positive effect on body and helps fight off depression due to high content of tryptophan. This element is changed into serotonin and thus it works as pleasant mood brain neurotransmitter. Through urination, a good amount of calcium gets out of the body. Calcium is a crucial substance for bones’ health. Banana is a rich source of calcium. Banana also works as anti-inflammation agent in the body and reduces swelling. Banana has a great storage of potassium in them.
Potassium is a mineral needed for a healthy heart. Potassium is an essential element for better health of kidneys and bones too. Banana has property of regulating normal blood flow in the body and thus keeps a tab on heart’s health. Numerous studies conducted regarding the relation between potassium and heart health have proved that banana can reduce high blood pressure.
Sufficient amount of fiber is necessary for proper digestion. Providing the needed amount to the body is another quality of banana. Fiber is something most people don’t get in enough quantity. Fiber pushes the food out of the body while promoting excellent digestion. One or two bananas a day can suffice for the daily requirement of fiber for good digestion and fight against indigestion as well as constipation.
Bananas are good for digestion due to another property called fructo-oligosaccharides. It is known as prebiotic. This content provides fuel to the human friendly bacteria working in the digestive system. The whole process makes absorption of nutrients possible in the body. Eating banana is known to improve stomach ulcer condition. There are some compounds in banana which work to guard the stomach from hydrochloric acid by creating a wall. Another property of banana is presence of protease inhibitors which kill harmful bacteria inside the body, keeping the stomach clean.
Bananas are rich source of Vitamin B6 which is vital to create hemoglobin in the body. Another effect of the vitamin is maintaining blood sugar level. Vitamin B6 synthesizes and breaks down amino acid and thus promotes stronger immune function in the body. Vitamin C, magnesium and manganese are present in right amount in the bananas. Apart from a long list of the above mentioned nutrients, bananas are rich source of Vitamin B as well as minerals including iodine, iron, selenium and zinc. Banana helps make skin look beautiful. Apart from consuming banana, it is applied on face and other parts of skin to get natural glow by making various kinds of pastes.
Banana is also used as moisturizer for treating skin conditions including psoriasis and acne. Morning hangover can too be treated using bananas. A smoothie made with banana can get the needed relief. Ice, berries and coconut milk or any other kind of milk will make a good paste with banana to get rid of the hangover from last night. -Window To News
Apart from providing necessary energy for the whole day’s working, banana has various other properties to make it one of the healthiest food available on the planet. There is nothing as effective an instant energy provider as the banana. Banana not only infuses energy into the body but sustain blood sugar in the body. Banana makes workout safe by reducing risk of muscle cramps and leg cramps while doing strenuous workout.
Banana leaves a positive effect on body and helps fight off depression due to high content of tryptophan. This element is changed into serotonin and thus it works as pleasant mood brain neurotransmitter. Through urination, a good amount of calcium gets out of the body. Calcium is a crucial substance for bones’ health. Banana is a rich source of calcium. Banana also works as anti-inflammation agent in the body and reduces swelling. Banana has a great storage of potassium in them.
Potassium is a mineral needed for a healthy heart. Potassium is an essential element for better health of kidneys and bones too. Banana has property of regulating normal blood flow in the body and thus keeps a tab on heart’s health. Numerous studies conducted regarding the relation between potassium and heart health have proved that banana can reduce high blood pressure.
Sufficient amount of fiber is necessary for proper digestion. Providing the needed amount to the body is another quality of banana. Fiber is something most people don’t get in enough quantity. Fiber pushes the food out of the body while promoting excellent digestion. One or two bananas a day can suffice for the daily requirement of fiber for good digestion and fight against indigestion as well as constipation.
Bananas are good for digestion due to another property called fructo-oligosaccharides. It is known as prebiotic. This content provides fuel to the human friendly bacteria working in the digestive system. The whole process makes absorption of nutrients possible in the body. Eating banana is known to improve stomach ulcer condition. There are some compounds in banana which work to guard the stomach from hydrochloric acid by creating a wall. Another property of banana is presence of protease inhibitors which kill harmful bacteria inside the body, keeping the stomach clean.
Bananas are rich source of Vitamin B6 which is vital to create hemoglobin in the body. Another effect of the vitamin is maintaining blood sugar level. Vitamin B6 synthesizes and breaks down amino acid and thus promotes stronger immune function in the body. Vitamin C, magnesium and manganese are present in right amount in the bananas. Apart from a long list of the above mentioned nutrients, bananas are rich source of Vitamin B as well as minerals including iodine, iron, selenium and zinc. Banana helps make skin look beautiful. Apart from consuming banana, it is applied on face and other parts of skin to get natural glow by making various kinds of pastes.
Banana is also used as moisturizer for treating skin conditions including psoriasis and acne. Morning hangover can too be treated using bananas. A smoothie made with banana can get the needed relief. Ice, berries and coconut milk or any other kind of milk will make a good paste with banana to get rid of the hangover from last night. -Window To News
