Just another manic Monday

It is just another Manic Monday...wish it were Friday (not sunday) but it's Monday.    Ok that is my sad attempt to sing :-)

A man who is too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools

That is an old spanish proverb and it simply states that it is completely up to you to take care of yourself, not up to anyone else.

I have not been here for a while, life has been hectic but I have not neglected my healthy living just never had time for blogging.

I promised a couple of weeks ago I would give you the advantages of bananas.

Bananas are not alone good tasting fruit but they are nourishing and good for you.

1.Avoid from anemia,
Bananas have high zinc content so that help to product higher hemoglobin

in your body.

2.Decrease high blood pressure
Bananas have high potassium content, suitable to people that have low salt diet program, but they need potassium.

3.Improve concentration
The highest potassium in bananas, proved can improve your mind shard and more concentration. (Based on survey to 200 students that have breakfast with bananas menu)

4. Improve normal digestion
Bananas have highest fibrous content that help to decrease acid stomach. According to researchers, acid fibrous of bananas are not bad effect to acid stomach, but help to improve normal.

5. Decrease depression
Survey proved that some one eat bananas when they have depression, tend to decrease, because of bananas have high protein can make your body relax and potassium in bananas can stabilize your heartbeat.

6.Decrease sunburn
Antacid of bananas can decrease your body temperature, because of drying on the sun for long time.

7.Avoid stroke
Based on the New England Journal of medicine said that people always consume bananas every day, help to avoid stroke ( almost 40 %)

8.Good for smoker addictive
Vitamin C, A, B6, B 12, potassium and magnesium in banana are good for smoker addictive. The vitamin and mineral can help to recovery your body cell because of nicotine.

9.Good for pregnant woman
Pregnant woman tend to feel queasy in the morning. They had better to eat bananas for breakfast. The highest natural sugar in bananas can help to decrease feeling queasy.

Advantages of Bananas


It is also proven that Bananas help you sleep at night.   If I wake up in a middle of the night I will reach for a 1/2 banana and within minutes I will fall back to sleep.


Today is high calorie day for me.  The weather is horrible so I decided to take a night of exercising although I am feeling guilty so I may get on the treadmill for 30 mins after the news.

Until tomorrow...remember a healthy lifestyle is YOUR choice.