Bananas are quite effective in losing weight because they are low in calories and rich in dietary fiber.
(2) Bananas can be used as breakfast and diet food. Bananas contain almost all vitamins and minerals, so you can easily get all kinds of nutrients from bananas. Bananas contain a lot of potassium and magnesium. Potassium can prevent blood pressure from rising and muscle spasm; Magnesium can relieve fatigue. The natural potassium in bananas has become a natural health food for friends with hypertension. People who often eat bananas will suffer from high blood pressure and other related cardiovascular diseases. If you are troubled by high blood pressure, eating one or two bananas every day will definitely help you.
(3) If you eat too salty, in order not to make the salt content in the body too heavy, the metabolic ability of water will become worse, so the whole body will become swollen and even the abdomen will protrude. At this time, eating more bananas containing potassium is helpful to promote the excretion of salt, and at the same time, we should adjust our eating habits and have a light taste.
(4) Bananas lower blood pressure and relieve constipation.
From the perspective of nutrition, banana is a kind of beneficial fruit rich in starch, but from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, banana is sweet and cold, which can clear away heat and moisten intestines and promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, but it is not suitable for people with spleen deficiency and diarrhea.
People with hemorrhoid bleeding and people with hot and restless fetus can eat raw banana meat.
Modern medicine believes that banana can cure hypertension, because it is rich in potassium, which can balance the adverse effects of sodium and promote the growth of cells and tissues. Banana can be used to treat constipation because it can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis. Most interestingly, German researchers claim that bananas can cure depression and emotional anxiety because they can promote the brain to secrete endorphins.
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It is recommended not to eat too many bananas a day, because eating too much potassium and sodium a day will increase the burden of kidney metabolism, and a balanced diet, water and adequate sleep are the right way. Bananas are good, but not for everyone. Acute and chronic nephritis, renal insufficiency should not eat more, limited to half a root; Banana is cold, those with spleen and stomach deficiency and those with constitution deficiency should eat carefully to avoid diarrhea; For example, people with stomach cold (light mouth and bloating), deficiency cold (diarrhea and dizziness), nephritis (also deficiency cold) and swollen feet during pregnancy, it is best not to eat bananas raw. Banana meat can't be eaten unless it is cooked, and its coolness is reduced. As for colds and coughs, bananas are not edible, but it is acceptable to steam bananas before eating. People with diabetes must also pay attention to the limit to avoid rising blood sugar.
Banana contains 5- hydroxytryptamine, which is a chemical substance that can prevent gastric ulcer, so it can reduce the stimulation of gastric acid on gastric mucosa, and it is an ideal diet fruit for patients with gastric diseases.
Bananas are rich in potassium, which can lower blood pressure and protect the inner wall of arteries, and contain a large number of compounds such as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, which have the effect of controlling blood pressure.
Banana contains a substance that can help the human brain to produce serotonin, which can make people feel happy and relieve pain and depression, so it is called "happy food".
Bananas also have the effect of moistening intestines and stopping diarrhea.
Animal experiments suggest that bananas can enhance human immunity and shrink tumors, and the more mature bananas, the more black spots on the epidermis and the higher the immune activity.
New efficacy of banana diet therapy
In recent years, scientific research has found that bananas have a certain auxiliary treatment effect on common diseases such as cardiovascular system and digestive system.
Hypertension patients tend to have more sodium and less potassium, while bananas are rich in potassium ions. Potassium ion can inhibit sodium ion from compressing blood vessels and damaging cardiovascular system. Eating bananas can maintain the balance of potassium and sodium, acid-base balance, keep neuromuscular normal and coordinate myocardial contraction.
Excessive serum cholesterol can cause coronary heart disease, but the fruit stalk of banana can lower cholesterol. If the serum cholesterol is too high, 50 grams of banana stalks can be used, washed and sliced, and taken with boiling water for 10-20 days to reduce cholesterol. Of course, the amount of banana stalks should not be too large, otherwise it will cause diarrhea.
Banana peel contains cannabinoids, which can inhibit fungi and bacteria. Banana peel is effective in treating skin itching and beriberi caused by fungi or bacteria. Patients can choose fresh banana peel and rub it repeatedly on itchy skin, or rinse it in water for a few days, which will have an effect.
Patients with gastrointestinal ulcer can eat some bananas to protect gastric mucosa and reduce the occurrence of gastric ulcer. Because banana contains a chemical that can prevent gastric ulcer, it can stimulate the growth and reproduction of gastric mucosal cells.
Banana contains a substance that can help the human brain to produce 5- hydroxytryptamine, making people feel happy and comfortable. Patients with depression, usually eat more bananas, can increase the concentration of 5- hydroxytryptamine in the brain, thus reducing the hormones that cause depression, so that pessimism, disappointment and irritability gradually disappear.
In addition, it can also be used as a mask! (external use)
Banana beauty anti-drying
How can you continue to keep your skin tender and transparent in autumn? Actually, it doesn't cost too much. It's just a banana.
Banana cream material: 1 banana, 2 spoons of milk, 3 spoons of strong tea.
Practice: 1, mash bananas first. 2. Add milk and strong tea respectively. 3. Stir the mixture slowly and evenly into a paste.
Usage: first clean the face with clear water, then paste the banana on the face, 15 minutes and then wash it with warm water.
Secret: 1 Strong tea can only be used after cooling. 2. Cream is better than milk. If you want to save more time, you can break bananas with a blender.
Banana mask material: 1 banana, 3 tablespoons olive oil.
Practice: 1, first mash the banana into a semi-paste. 2. Add olive oil. 3. Mix them into a paste.
Usage: Apply banana cream to face, avoid around eyes and lips, and wash off with warm water after 15 minutes.
Reminder: 1, replacing bananas with peaches can also moisturize dry skin. 2. Because bananas will oxidize and turn black after peeling, nutrients will be lost, so it is not advisable to make a mask for too long.