Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
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 Ayurvedic doctors in India have traditionally used dried banana powder (Musa paradisiaca) to treat ulcers. In animal studies, banana powder protects the lining of the stomach from acid.45 A human trial has also found dried banana helpful in those with peptic ulcer. In that report, two capsules of dried raw banana powder taken four times per day for eight weeks led to significant improvement.46 Bananas and unsweetened banana chips may be good substitutes, although ideal intake remains unknown. |
Andreas Moritz
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 A banana a Day May Keep the Doctor Away
When you compare it to an apple, the banana has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrates, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around. Bananas contain three natural sugars—sucrose, fructose and glucose—combined with fiber. In this form a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy (otherwise, the sugar could be harmful). |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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 For more information about banana Boat, call (800) 723-3786 or visit www.bananaboat. com or www.Beautypedia.com. Note: All banana Boat products contain fragrance unless listed otherwise.
BANANA BOAT KIDS AND BABIES PRODUCTS
© Baby Tear-Free Sunblock Spray Lotion SPF 50 ($10.89for 8 ounces) makes much ado about being the first no-more-tears sunscreen spray for babies. This is a point that I, along with any cosmetics chemist familiar with sunscreen formulations, will beg to differ with. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
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| In animal studies, banana powder protects the lining of the stomach from acid.45 A human trial has also found dried banana helpful in those with peptic ulcer. In that report, two capsules of dried raw banana powder taken four times per day for eight weeks led to significant improvement.46 Bananas and unsweetened banana chips may be good substitutes, although ideal intake remains unknown. |
Jack Challem
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 Forbidden Rice brandt) 1 cup premium (not light) coconut
2-3 tablespoons honey, or to taste fresh fruit, such as banana slices or raspberries, and whipped cream for garnish
Greek Yogurt with Honey (Serves 2)
8 ounces Greek yogurt^ 1-
1-2 tablespoons honey
Fresh banana and Nut Butter (Serves 2)
1 ripe banana almond or peanut butter
Slice the banana into circles, each about xh inch thick. Spread some of the nut butter onto each slice and serve.
Sample Two-Week Meal Plan
This meal plan is intended more as an idea generator rather than as a rigid diet plan for you to follow for two weeks. |
C. W. Randolph, M.D.
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 Cholesterol 0 mg - Sodium 70 mg - Total Carbohydrate 24 g Dietary Fiber 1 g - Sugars 0 g - Protein 4 g - Calcium 2% DV
SALADS, SALAD DRESSINGS, AND SNACKS
Banana in Bark
1 tablespoon ground almonds
1 tablespoon ground or milled flaxseed
1 whole banana
Mix almonds and flaxseeds on a large plate. Peel banana and roll in mixture until fully covered. Either eat immediately or place on wax paper and put in refrigerator to chill before eating. Makes 1 serving.
NUTRITION FACTS
Amount Per Serving: Calories 200 - Calories from Fat 70 - Total Fat 7 g Saturated Fat 0. |
Jack Challem
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| Forbidden Rice brandt) 1 cup premium (not light) coconut
2-3 tablespoons honey, or to taste fresh fruit, such as banana slices or raspberries, and whipped cream for garnish
Greek Yogurt with Honey (Serves 2)
8 ounces Greek yogurt^ 1-
1-2 tablespoons honey
Fresh banana and Nut Butter (Serves 2)
1 ripe banana almond or peanut butter
Slice the banana into circles, each about xh inch thick. Spread some of the nut butter onto each slice and serve.
Sample Two-Week Meal Plan
This meal plan is intended more as an idea generator rather than as a rigid diet plan for you to follow for two weeks. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
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 Bananas are used in flavoring for desserts, as in banana splits or banana bread, in breakfast cereals, or even in sandwiches. Most commonly, though, they are eaten after peeling the skin as a snack or dessert carried in lunch pails to work or school. As far as treats go, bananas are one of the healthiest. However, there is concern, since bananas are not indigenous in the States, over the pesticides that are used to fumigate these fruits when they come from Mexico or Hawaii. Also, some people do not digest bananas well, some are allergic, and others may become constipated from their use. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
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| A human trial has also found dried banana helpful in those with peptic ulcer. In that report, two capsules of dried raw banana powder taken four times per day for eight weeks led to significant improvement.46 Bananas and unsweetened banana chips may be good substitutes, although ideal intake remains unknown.
Administration of 30 to 60 mg of freeze-dried neem bark extract twice per day led to a significant reduction in stomach acid levels and near complete healing of all people with duodenal ulcers over ten weeks time in a preliminary clinical trial. |
Andreas Moritz
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| Stress: The banana's potassium helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates the body's water balance. During stress, our metabolic rate rises; this in turn drops potassium levels. Bananas can reverse this effect of stress.
Strokes: According to research published in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by stroke by as much as 40 percent!
Please note that the above food recommendations do not apply to all body types equally. |
| PMS: The banana's vitamin B6 helps regulate blood glucose levels, which can positively affect your mood and calm the nervous system.
Anemia: High in organic iron (versus inorganic iron used in supplements), bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and thereby improve anemia.
Blood Pressure and Brain Power: High in potassium, yet low in sodium, bananas are very effective in balancing blood pressure. This effect led the U.S. |
Francois Couplan, Ph.D.
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 They are also made into fruit salads, smoothies ("licuados" in Mexico), cakes, banana bread and many other foods. They are sundried (Ecuador is one of the main exporting countries for dried bananas), sliced and fried into banana chips, fermented into wine and vinegar and made into liquors (creme de bananes).
Ripe bananas are rich in sugars (25%) and contain proteins (4%), vitamins A, B, C and E and minerals.
They are very nutritious and have a balancing effect upon the nervous sys-ten i.
Jnripe bananas contain less sugar but more starch and tannin.
The fruits of var. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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| Note: All banana Boat products contain fragrance unless listed otherwise.
BANANA BOAT KIDS AND BABIES PRODUCTS
© Baby Tear-Free Sunblock Spray Lotion SPF 50 ($10.89for 8 ounces) makes much ado about being the first no-more-tears sunscreen spray for babies. This is a point that I, along with any cosmetics chemist familiar with sunscreen formulations, will beg to differ with. The active ingredient list is based around synthetic sunscreen agents (including avobenzone for UVA protection) that will indeed sting and cause tearing if this mist gets into the eyes. |
KC Craichy
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 DESSERTS angel food cake . .67 banana bread ... .47 blueberry muffin .59 bran muffin.....60
Danish ........59 fruit bread......47 pound cake.....54 sponge cake.....46
FRUIT apple..........38 apricot, canned . .64 apricot, dried . . . .30 banana ........62 banana, unripe . .30 cantaloupe......65 cherries........22 dates, dried ... .103 fruit cocktail ... .55 grapefruit ......25 grapes.........43 kiwi ..........52 mango ........55 orange.........43 papaya ........58 peach .........42 pear ..........38 pineapple ......66 plum..........24 raisins . . . ......64 strawberries..... |
Ron Garner
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 Sprouted seeds and grains with mashed banana and natural strawberry jam. Optional—add blackstrap molasses, lecithin, ground flax seed and/or a balanced oil blend. Chew slowly and thoroughly. þMorning pep drink meal (see appendix 7).
LUNCH ALTERNATIVES þGreen smoothie. þRaw crackers with hummus or avocado.
Large fruit salad from a mixture of bananas, pineapple, grapes, coconut, apples, mangoes, pears, et cetera.
Large glass of freshly made vegetable juice from a combination of carrots (80-90%), celery, spinach, beet (small piece), ginger, parsley, plus others as desired. |
Bottom Line Health
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| Although bananas are a popular source of potassium (one medium banana contains 457 mg of potassium), cantaloupe can be an even richer source (one cup of cantaloupe balls contains approximately 547 mg).
If you determine that sodium raises your blood pressure, limit your daily sodium intake to 2.4 grams (g) (slightly more than one teaspoon of salt).
•Exercise. Physical activity reduces the risk of heart disease, diabetes and hypertension— and may offer stroke protection as well. |
Michael Pollan
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 The typical whole food has much more trouble competing under the rules of nutritionism, if only because something like a banana or an avocado can't quite as readily change its nutritional stripes. (Though rest assured the genetic engineers are hard at work on the problem.) To date, at least, they can't put oat bran in a banana or omega-3s in a peach. So depending on the reigning nutritional orthodoxy, the avocado might either be a high-fat food to be assiduously avoided (OldThink) or a food high in monounsaturated fat to be embraced (New Think). |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 We put a little banana in it or you can put some frozen berries. Eat it with your toast. You can even put it on toast with coconut oil and sliced bananas, and you do not really taste it.
Mike: Wow that is interesting. I am going to try that.
Dr. Liers: Rejuvenate! is now available on our website. We all take it and all our friends are on it. For those who don't like the taste or color of greens, we've developed Rejuvenate! PRO. It contains a coenzyme B complex, more protein, and fruit flavors. When you take Rejuvenate! PRO, you get the basic Rejuvenate! plus the additional nutrients. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
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| In that report, two capsules of dried raw banana powder taken four times per day for eight weeks led to significant improvement.46 Bananas and unsweetened banana chips may be good substitutes, although ideal intake remains unknown.
Administration of 30 to 60 mg of freeze-dried neem bark extract twice per day led to a significant reduction in stomach acid levels and near complete healing of all people with duodenal ulcers over ten weeks time in a preliminary clinical trial.47
Chamomile (page 656) has a soothing effect on inflamed and irritated mucous membranes. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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 A ripe banana's starch instantly converts to sugar in your bloodstream, making it the ultimate heart-unhealthy fruit. (A green banana is a different story.)
Goodbye to Fibromyalgia
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Lynn had seen what was happening to her husband, who was following Diet Evolution and wanted to join The Club. A former high-power executive, at 64, Lynn was disabled from fibromyalgia, severe arthritis, and asthma, and taking among other drugs, steroids and drugs to lower her blood pressure and cholesterol. |
Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D.
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 Evelyn's Best Meal of the Day i banana
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats raisins apple juice
Slice banana into the bottom of a microwave-safe bowl. Add i cup oats to bowl. Sprinkle raisins over top and add apple juice to cover. Zap it in the microwave for i minute 30 seconds.
Anthony's Oatmeal and Vegetables
Anthony Yen includes vegetables in his daily breakfast.
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
2 cups water
3 handfuls fresh spinach, or 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables low-sodium tamari (optional)
Put oats, water, and spinach in a big microwave-safe bowl. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 For example, amyl acetate gives the dominant note of banana flavor. When you distill it from bananas with a solvent, amyl acetate is a natural flavor. But when you produce it by mixing vinegar with amyl alcohol, and using sulfuric acid as a catalyst, you get amyl acetate as an artificial flavor.
Not surprisingly, the flavor industry is highly secretive. Legend has it that a German scientist discovered methyl anthranilate, one of the first artificial flavors, by accident while mixing chemicals in the laboratory. The lab suddenly filled with the sweet smell of grapes, and voila! |
James Dowd and Diane Stafford
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 Option 1 xh cup chopped walnuts with flax meal 1 banana dipped in walnuts 1 apple
Option 2
1 boiled egg
1 banana dipped in walnuts and flax meal 1 orange
Doing Dinner Right
What if your spouse, kids, or partner refuses to eat this way? Then you just cook your own meals; that's what I've done since I switched to this diet. Believe me, not everyone wants to eat this healthy. Many people say, "Hey, I don't feel really bad, so why change?"
But since you're the one doing the health upgrade, schedule some weekend time to cook a large amount of lean meat. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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 Serves 1
Nutty banana Breakfast
6 ounces barley, cooked 3 ounces banana, mashed
1 1/2 ounces walnuts, chopped
2 tablespoons barley malt
Combine all ingredients and mix well. Serves 1
Vermont Maple Squash_
6 ounces spaghetti squash 1 tablespoon maple syrup 11/2 ounces brewer's yeast pinch of cinnamon
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut squash in half, remove the seeds and discard. Place in baking dish cut side down, with 1/3 inch water. Bake for 40 minutes. When cooled, spoon out squash and place in a bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. |
Jack Challem
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 I also like fresh apples, kiwifruit, cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, and the occasional banana or pear. (Bananas and pears have been cultivated for high sugar content.) The same is true of citrus. Occasional citrus fruit is fine, but avoid drinking orange juice, which provides a lot of sugars without any fiber.
Guideline 4. Cook with Olive Oil or Macadamia Nut Oil
Here s why: Both olive oil and macadamia nut oil are rich in oleic acid, which is anti-inflammatory. Stress triggers a low-grade inflammatory response, which these oils can help to protect against. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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| Serves 2
Carob banana Tofu Pudding_
6 ounces banana, mashed 3 ounces peaches, sliced
3 ounces tofu, cut into bite-size pieces
4 ounces barley malt 6 ounces peach juice 1/2 ounce carob powder 1 teaspoon vanilla
3 heaping teaspoons Egg Replacer pinch of cinnamon
Combine all ingredients in blender. Puree until smooth. Transfer to saucepan and set over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Chill for 45 minutes in refrigerator. |
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