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Monthly Periods: Instead of taking pills designed to reduce your menstrual

pains, bananas can be a great help. Bananas have a level of vitamin B6 that
helps to regulate blood glucose levels and help your overall mood.

Brain Power: In addition to banana health benefits,

they can also help you with your mind. What they
found was that the potassium in the bananas
boosted their brainpower and made them
more alert during their classes while they

followed the regimen.

Hangovers: The natural ingredients in bananas and their
ability to replenish the body’s vitamins make them an ideal way to reduce

the effects of a hangover. Put a couple bananas in the blender with Plain
yogurt and add some honey to sweeten the taste. The fruit tends to calm the
stomach and the honey helps to restore the Blood sugar levels to normal.
Similarly, bananas can help people who are trying to quit smoking.

Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders
because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be
eaten without distress in chronic cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and

reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

Pregnancy: Because of their calming properties, pregnant women often eat
bananas to combat their morning sicknessThey also help to replenish the

body and restore a healthy blood glucose level.
In addition, they also help regulate a pregnant woman’s temperature, although
this is mostly used in other cultures that rely more heavily on natural cures.

Mosquito Bites: Before you throw those peels away, rubbing the inside of it
along a mosquito bite will help reduce the itching and swelling that is normally
associated with these types of bites.
You might even find that it works better than the creams or medications you

find at the drugstore.
Soothe Ulcers: As a way to prevent and treat ulcers, bananas help to reduce

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