Do you know all the things bananas are good for?

Hi Olivemai, The link didn't work but went into home page and I done a search on there and found. Wow I am off to bulk buy bananas now. PMS, anemia, blood pressure, depression, energy, brain power, constipation, hangovers, giving up smoking, stress, you name it it helps even the skin can be used. Thank you so much for sharing. Really appreicated. Ellie :D

Hi olivemai, Thanks for a very helpful bunch of info. I personally think every garden should have half a dozen banana trees to keep the household supplied. The Dwarf Cavendish, in particular, is suited to gardens in temperate climates, because it's frost hardy and bears it's first crop just 9 months after planting. AND the Dwarf Cavendish only grows about 6 feet high - yet still bears full-sized banana bunches. The other really good thing about banana plants is they are so easy to propagate - little shooty thingy's called "pups" sprout around the base of an existing plant, and you just cut these off and plant them to make new banana plants. I'm suspicious that the quarantine and other regulations relating to bananas is designed to protect the established commercial banana industry from competition by domestic gardens. It's actually quite hard to locate any sources of banana plants where I live here in Australia. So it's off to the supermarket to get them when they're cheap in the meantime. Ranges anywhere from 99 cents to $5.00 or more a kilogram, depending on the season.

as i know they are good for making banana pudding, and banana creme pie

Awesome article and I have started eating a banana every morning. Since I suffer from Depression and Anemia I hope it not only boosts up my mood and energy but also my iron. Thanks for posting this!

Oh,I like bananas very much.I think I need to read it.It must be very useful to me.

I have always loved bananas. As a matter of fact, I just ate one before reading this discussion. (My 2 Maltese babies share my love of them so I always have a table for three ready when I get a banana.) I have 3 dwarf banana "trees" growing in my diningroom. I want to plant them outside, but have always been afraid that they would die in the winter. I live in northern Virginia. Do you know if they survive the winters in this zone (6b, I believe, or 7)?

Just cereal, banana bread, banana cake, and banana chips but I will check out cafemom for more info

That's amazing. I knew they helped depression, but I didn't know they did all that.

That link didn't work for me, but it is said that rubbing the inside of the skin on your hair before shampooing is therapeutic, and it is supposed to cure psoriasis, too. Dunno about that, but have you seen those adorably cute miniature bananas? I took a photo of some we bought recently at the dollar store. I should go start a discussion about how cute they were. I freeze bananas, preferably dipped in that great coating they sell in the produce section of WalMart--I mix one package of chocolate flavored dip and one package of the peanut butter flavor--or sometimes dip twice, first in the peanut butter and then in the chocolate...more work, but more candy :-)

Thank you! I knew SOME of that.. but not all of it. No wonder they say "banana quite possibly the worlds most perfect food" I really enjoyed learning all of that! In fact, after reading it, I just HAD to eat one

wow... that article was interesting! I know banana is good for us, but I never got to know that it's good in so many ways... and I always liked to eat banana as well haha thanks for sharing!

When I was pregnant, I was always told that eating plenty of bananas would help prevent leg cramps.