“There are illnesses that can only be treated by nutrition”.      -  Hippocrates

I’ve always been fascinated with the natural benefits and curative properties of food: nude food, food at it’s natural and pure state. A is for Apple kicked off my series Nude Food: Foods That Heal, with B is for Banana up next:

B is for Banana

• Arthritis & Gout - eat a diet of bananas only for three or four days when inflammation occurs. Eat eight or nine bananas daily during this period and nothing else.
• Burns & wounds - mash a banana into a fine paste to spread over burn or wound than cover with a band aid.
  
• Dysentery - eat mashed banana with a little bit of salt  (effective for children as well).
• Kidney disorders - eat a diet of bananas only for three or four days when inflammation occurs. Eat eight or nine bananas daily during this period and nothing else. *Do not eat bananas if suffering from kidney failure due to the high potassium content.
• Menstrual cramps - cooked banana flower (or eat a regular banana!).
• Oral thrush - eat at least one banana every day until you notice improvement.
• Stomach ulcers - eat at least one mashed banana every day until you notice improvement.
• Urinary disorders - juice from the banana stem.

Some great banana sites:

1. 20 Fascinating Facts About the Natural Healing Power of Bananas
2. Beauty and the Banana

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