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Bananas

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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.

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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 ( England ) 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 : Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips.. 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 it's time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"

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!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Gas

This source of energy is the preferred substitute for coal and oil.

In the residential sector, gas has replaced coal and kerosene
CNG is being introduced as an alternative to petrol and diesel in the transport sector
Major investments have been made in developing infrastructure for long distance and local distribution
Import options are under consideration
The share of gas in the power sector has increased from 2-8%

Hydropower

The government's policy objective is to exploit the huge potential in India's northeast. At present, about 25% of the total installed capacity is accounted for by hydro.

Renewables

India has a very active programme to promote the use of renewable energy. Some salient features of the current renewables situation are given source-wise.

MUSIC PUZZLE

Coal

Coal is and will remain the mainstay of commercial energy production.
To ensure more efficient use of coal the following measures have been taken:

- Rationalization of coal use
- Participation of private sector encouraged
- Reforms in pricing
- Technology upgradation involving:
coal-washing, improvements in combustion
technology and the recovery of coal-bed
methane.

Oil

To promote fuel efficiency and conservation, the following measures have been undertaken.

Reduction of gas-flaring
Installation of waste heat-recovery systems
Energy audits
Equipment upgradation
Substitution of diesel with natural gas
Establishment of PCRA (Petroleum Conservation Research Association) to increase awareness and develop fuel-efficient equipment.

Climate change and sustainable development

Climate change and sustainable development

The issue of climate change is closely linked to other environmental issues, and to the challenge of sustainable development itself. Changes in temperature and precipitation may adversely affect freshwater availability and quality in many areas. Climate change could also aggravate current problems of biodiversity loss and desertification. On the other hand, local and regional air pollution, land degradation, and changes in forest cover could affect climate by changing the sources and sinks of greenhouse gases, and the extent to which solar radiation is absorbed or reflected. Many strategies for sustainable development, such as afforestation, adoption of renewable energy, energy conservation, phasing out ozone depleting substances, etc are also the means of mitigating climate change

Interesting facts about waterfalls

Waterfalls are grouped into ten broad classes based on the average volume of water present on the fall using a logarithmic scale.

Types of waterfalls: block, cascade, cataract, fan, horsetail, plunge, punchbowl, segmented, tiered,multi-step.

Cascata delle Marmore in Italy is the tallest man-made waterfall in the world.

i am the begining of the end you ll find me once in a year and not in month but once during june you ll see me twice in a week and not during day wednesday and thursday

who i am i?

Lightning Never Strikes Twice?

British cavalry officer Major Summerford was fighting in the fields of Flanders in the last year of WW1, a flash of lightning knocked him off his horse and paralysed him from his waist down.

He moved to Vancouver, Canada, six years later, whilst out fishing, Major Summerfield was struck by lightning again and the right side of his body became paralysed.

After two years of recovery, it was a summers day and he was out in a local park, a summer storm blew up and Major Summerfield was struck by lightning again - permanently paralysing him.

He died two years after this incident.

However, four years after his death, his stone tomb was destroyed - it was struck by lightning!

1. California has issued at least 6 drivers licenses to people named Jesus Christ.

2. Kangaroos can not walk backwards.

3. On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.

4. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
5. Avocados have more protein than any other fruit.

6. Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate every second.

7. Each year, 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!

8. Brazil grows 2,164,000 tonnes of coffee each year – the most in the world.

9. The United States drinks the most, consuming 1,262,000 tonnes of beans annually.

10. Denmark has the highest proportion of broadband subscribers at 35.9 per 100 people.

11. Canadians are the most likely to own a computer, with 94.3 machines per 100 people.

12.The United States is the largest donor of aid, giving $21,787,000 in grants to other countries. The United Kingdom is fourth with $9,849,000.

Health Tips

Water Therapy

Introduction
n Drink six (6) glasses of water (1.5 liters) everyday and avoid medicine, tablets, injections, diagnosis, doctor fees, etc.
n You can never believe before practicing.
List of Diseases That Can Be Cured By Water Therapy 

n Blood Pressure / Hypertension n Anemia (Blood Shortage) n Rheumatism (Pain in joints / muscles) n General Paralysis n Obesity n Arthritis n Sinusitis n Tachycardia n Giddiness n Cough n Leukemia n Asthma n Bronchitis n Pulmonary Tuberculosis n Meningitis n Kidney Stones

n Hyper Acidity n Dysentry n Gastroenteritis n Uterus Cancer n Rectal Piodapse n Constipation n Hostorthobics n Diabetes n Eye Diseases n Ophthalmic Hemorrhage & Opthalmia (Reddisheye) n Irregular Menstruation n Breast Cancer n Laryngitis n Headache n Leukemia n Urogenital Diseases

Therapy Procedure 
n Early morning, after you get up from bed, (without even brushing your teeth) drink 1.5 liters of water i.e., 5 to 6 glasses. Let us all know that ancient Indians termed this therapy as "Usha Paana Chikitsa" . You may wash your face thereafter.
n Here it is very essential to note that nothing else, neither drinks nor solid food of any sort should be taken within 1 hour before and after drinking these 1.5 liters of water.
n It is also to be strictly observed that no alcoholic drinks should be taken the previous night.
n If required, boiled and filtered water may be used for this purpose.
n It is difficult to drink 1.5 liters of water at one time, but you will get used to it gradually.
n Initially, while practicing you may drink four glasses first and to balance two glasses after a gap of two minutes.
n You may find the necessity to urinate 2 to 3 times within an hour, but it will become normal after quite some time.

By Research and Experience 
n The following diseases are observed to be cured with this therapy within the indicated days as below:
Constipation - 1 day
Acidity - 2 days
Diabetes - 7 days
Cancer - 4 weeks
Pulmonary TB - 3 months
BP & Hypertension - 4 weeks

n Note:
It is advised that persons suffering from Arthritis or Rheumatism should practice this therapy thrice a day, i.e. morning, midday and night, 1 hour before meals for one week; and twice a day subsequently until the disease disappears.
How Does Pure Water Act?
n Consuming ordinary drinking water by the right method purifies human body. It renders the colon more effective by forming new fresh blood, known in medical terms as "Haematopaises". That the mucous folds of the colon and intestines are activated by this method is an undisputed fact, just as the theory that the mucous fold produces new fresh blood.
n If the colon is cleansed then the nutrients of the food taken several times a day will be absorbed and by the action of the mucous folds they are turned into fresh blood. The blood is all-important in curing ailments and restoring health and for this water should be consumed in a regular pattern.