I went to the doctor today because I thought I may be anemic. I’m tired all the time, get dizzy frequently, crunch on ice all the time, etc. She told me that it’s not anemia – it’s low blood pressure. But it’s not life-threatening, so she gave me a quick speech that generally boiled down to "deal with it" and left the room. I’m glad to see my health is not in danger, but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s a huge hassle and makes it difficult to get anything done. Is there anything I can do at home to help remedy this???
BANANAS�
A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about�
Bananas. �He said the expression ‘going bananas’ is from the effects of�
Bananas on the brain. �Read on:�
Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!!�
This is interesting.�
After reading this, you’ll never look at a banana in the same way�
Again.�
Bananas contain three natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose�
Combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial�
Boost of energy.�
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 us 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.�
Depression:�
According to a recent�
Survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt�
Much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan,�
A type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you�
Relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.�
PMS:�Forget the pills – eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it�
Contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.�
Anemia:�High�
In iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and�
So helps in cases of anemia.�
Blood�
Pressure:�This unique�
Tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it�
Perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, 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 blood pressure and stroke.�
Brain�
Power:�200 students at a�
Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by�
Eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain�
Power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning�
By making pupils more alert.�
Constipation:�
High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel�
Action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.�
Hangovers:�
One of the quickest�
Ways of curing a hangover is to�
Make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach�
And, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while�
The milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.�
Heartburn:�Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if�
You suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.�
Morning�
Sickness:�Snacking on�
Bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid 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.�
Nerves:�
Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.�
Overweight�
And at work? Studies at the�
Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on�
Comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients,�
Researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs.�
The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to�
Control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every�
Two hours to keep levels steady.�
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 over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity�
And reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.�
Temperature control:�Many other cultures see bananas as a�
‘cooling’ fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of�
Expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to�
Ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.�
Seasonal�
Affective Disorder (SAD):�Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood�
Enhancer tryptophan.�
Smoking &Tobacco�
Use:�Bananas can also help�
People trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the�
Potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects�
of nicotine withdrawal. < BR>
Stress:�Potassium�
is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the�
brain and regulates your body’s water balance. When we are stressed, our�
metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be�
rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.�
Strokes:�According to research in The New England Journal of�
Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death�
by strokes by as much as 40%!�
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 skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!�
So, a banana�
really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it�
has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, 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. �So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, ‘A�
banana a day keeps the doctor away!’�
PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS�
PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time! I�
will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE of the�
banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe…polish with dry cloth. Amazing�
fruit�!�
My family is very misinformed on how they get their meat to be very cheap. Almost everyone has some kind of medical condition already. I’m the only one who has gone vegan and I really enjoy eating my whole foods. I buy my dog organic meat but they think its too expensive. I try to tell them but my dad is very cheap. My parents are so brainwashed by all the ads telling them its healthy way of eating. Its no wonder they’re getting sick and lack so much energy! I’m not even exaggerating at all. My mom always feels very tired and has anemia. My dad suffers from very high blood pressure. I just order them this book http://www.amazon.com/Healing-Whole-Foods-Traditions-Nutrition/dp/1556434308/ref=pd_sim_b_1. I know its not a cure for everything but diet does help a lot of people improve. I just hope they’ll get it. I don’t hate that my family eats meat at all but that they support that corrupt industry. I mean they can buy better quality. How did you approach your family about the agribusiness horror?
Latest reports revela that I have Triiodthyroinin (T3) level of 32 ug/ml, Thyroxine (T4) level of 1.3 ug/dl, and Thyroid Stimulating Hormones (TSH) 64.6 uIU/ml.
Problems: over weight (95 kg), breathing inconvenienec and high blood pressure (in the range 150 /120 to 120/90)
Medicines using: THYRONRM -50 and RAMISTAR-H5
I had anemia in 1996 and 2004 and got cured with medication. I have normal level of HB count at present without medicines.
But the Dcotor now opines that thyroid could have been the root cause for the anemia too. No one detected thyroid previously.
I would be grateful if anyone suugests proper medication for my problem. Thanks in advance.
Ravi
Male, age 44 years
Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!!
This is interesting.
After reading this, you’ll never look at a banana in the same way again.
Bananas contain three natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.
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 us 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.
Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
PMS: Forget the pills – eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, 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 blood pressure and stroke.
Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers: One of the quickest
ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid 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.
Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at wor k leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.
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 over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.
Smoking &Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body’s water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
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 skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, 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 So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"
PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS
PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time! I will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe…polish with dry cloth. Amazing fruit !
And for anemia also.
I have asthma/allergies and anemia. I also have blood pressure that was 145/95 in November. I have been using Proventil for a few months for my asthma, but I generally only use it once every few days. When I was told about my high blood pressure in November, the doc said she wanted to wait a month before she decided to put me on medication for it. I then started taking garlic, fish oil, and about that time I started using a Neti pot. When I went back to the doctor, (a month later) my blood pressure was 142/86. I feel that either one or all of the things that I did that I previously mentioned contributed to this significantly lower bottom number. What do you guys think? The doc still decided to put me on atenolol and iron pills, but I am wondering if it can help more than these natural remedies already are.
I do not have high cholesterol or any thyroid issues. I do have a fast heartbeat (about 100 times per minute) The doc thinks that my fast heartbeat is directly related to the anemia.
Phoenix ~ I already said that I was taking garlic. If you read the ENTIRE question, you would have known that 
VRG ~ The salt thing is a great point. I never "add" salt to anything, but there is tons of salt in processed foods, so I am trying to eat less of those types food.
I also started taking hawthorne, too, when I started the Atenolol.
I can feel my blood pressure go down lately. I knwo what it feels like because I felt this when I came down with Anemia..however, I got tested and I no longer have anemia, but I’ve been feeling the low blood pressure symptoms?
