CinDragonFounder of ClubMysticIBIC's blog: "Health/medicine"

Banana: The Healing Fruit of the Tropics by: Junji Takano Banana is so popular nowadays in Japan and it became fixed as a part of breakfast among young people. Banana is somewhat expected being effective as an energy source for sportsmen. Did you know that banana gets sweeter when being cooked and heated? Of course, there are various kinds of banana in the world. There are bananas that do not taste sweet at all, unless otherwise they are cooked. In Mexico, Cuba, Costa Rica, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, and India, you can find street stalls, or roadside stands where they are selling sufficient menu of banana recipes, ranging from boiled banana, fried banana, mashed banana mixed with other vegetables or meat, and many others. Banana chips are also popular snack and produced from dehydrated or fried banana slices, which have a dark brown color and an intense banana taste. Bananas have also been used in the making of jam. Unlike other fruits, it is difficult to extract juice from bananas because when compressed, a banana simply turns to pulp. Available all year round, they are currently the most popular fruit in tropical countries. Banana sounds as a top energy source of all kinds of people. In some parts of Southeast countries, Brazil and Colombia, a certain kind of cooked banana is the main crop and daily food. Banana seems to be better than rice. Average people need about 3,500 mg of potassium a day. And did you know that approximately 360 mg of potassium are in one banana? About 3 pieces of banana, tomato, potato, and spinach will complete your daily mineral requirement. An average banana contains about 90 energy calories, 23 g of carbohydrates, 12 g of sugar, 2.6 g of dietary fiber, 1 g of fat, and 9 mg of vitamin C. If you see the above nutritional value, you may not feel 100% to satisfy your daily needs, but it is cheap and easy to find in more than 130 countries. Lowering the glucose value in the blood is one of the healing effects of the banana. Eating one or two pieces of banana will regain your stamina and recover from fatigue rapidly after finishing your daily hard work. Consider using bananas to heal mosquito bites, scars and warts (apply the inside of peel to irritated skin). Banana for cooking is getting popular on your TV screen. They are currently the most popular fruit in North America. Banana is one of the most powerful fruits you can find in supermarkets at reasonable and reachable price anywhere in the world today. By the way, there is no day without banana and apple on my dining table. It decorates the table in color, and makes visitors happy, too.

I got this from my friend "Natural_Witch~"s stash... STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters.... S.T.R. My nurse friend sent this and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. Seriously.. Please read: STROKE IDENTIFICATION: During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) .....she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die.... they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead. It only takes a minute to read this... A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke... totally . He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough. RECOGNIZING A STROKE Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps, STR . Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke . Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions: S * Ask the individual to SMILE. T * Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. It is sunny out today) R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS. If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 999/911 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other , that is also an indication of a stroke. A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

From the stash of Karen878806 This is worth repeating¦ What are you to do if you have a heart attack while you are alone. If you've already received this, it means people care about you .. The Johnson City Medical Center staff actually discovered this and did an in-depth study on it in our ICU The two individuals that discovered this then did an article on it .. had it published and have even had it incorporated into ACLS and CPR classes. It is very true and has and does work. It is called cough CPR. A cardiologist says it's the truth ... For your info ..If everyone who gets this sends it to 10 people, you can bet that we'll save at least one life. Read This...It could save your life! Let's say it's 6:15 p.m. and you're driving home (alone of course), after an usually hard day on the job You're really tired, upset and frustrated. Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to radiate out into your arm and up into your jaw. You are only about five miles from the hospital nearest your home. Unfortunately you don't know if you'll be able to make it that far. What can you do? You've been trained in CPR but the guy that taught the course, didn't tell you what to do if it happened to yourself. Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, this article seemed to be in order. Without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness. However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest. A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again. Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital. Tell as many other people as possible about this, it could save their lives! From Health Cares, Rochester General Hospital via Chapter 240s newsletter 'AND THE BEAT GOES ON .' (reprint from The Mended Hearts, Inc. publication, Heart Response) BE A FRIEND AND PLEASE SEND THIS ARTICLE TO AS MANY FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE