Top 10 Banana Health Benefits

1. Potassium:  Bananas are among the most convenient food sources of potassium.

2. More Energy:  Even with the proliferation of brightly colored ‘sports’ drinks, ‘energy’ bars and ‘electrolyte’ gels, you often see athletes eating bananas just before and even during sports. 

3. Helps Digestion:  Bananas are a great source of dietary fiber that most of us don’t get nearly enough. 

4. Good for Ulcers:  Eating bananas regularly may help protect against stomach ulcers.

5. High in Vitamin B6:  This vitamin is important for creating hemoglobin for healthy blood. 

6. Vitamins and Minerals:  Alongside the high levels of potassium and vitamin B6 already mentioned, bananas also have good levels of vitamin C, magnesium and manganese. 

7. Skin Conditions:  Banana skins have been used externally to treat skin conditions like psoriasis and acne.

8. A Cancer Fighter:  Recent Japanese animal research linked bananas that are fully ripe (with the dark spots) to production of a compound called tumor necrosis factor (TNF–a). This compound is a cytokine which is believed to have the potential to increase white blood cell count, thus enhancing your immunity and combating cancerous cell changes. 

9. Improving your Mood and Reducing Stress:  Bananas are a good source of the amino acid tryptophan which your body converts to serotonin. 

10. A Hangover Cure:  Bananas are a great hangover food for mornings when you’ve overdone it a bit the night before.