Alexa: Thank You !!! I just recieved another Email about Banana's. Guess it is Diet related. Always wondered where my Brain power came from. I eat banana's almost every day. It is also high in Fibre. Might help some Grouchy people. LOU - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bananas 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. Read on: 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 & glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure & stroke. Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school ( England ) were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, & 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 &, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes & 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 & 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 & irritation. Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system. Overweight & at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate & 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 & smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & iron, & twice the other vitamins & minerals. It is also rich in potassium & is one of the best value foods around. So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!" PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS 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, & rub directly on the shoe...polish with dry cloth. Amazing fruit !!!

I just wanted to give a little update - yesterday was the day dh had the stem cell collected. He started the shots last Thursday and was fine Thursday and Friday. By Saturday he was starting to feel sore, and by Sunday, his back was bothering him, but he never complained and insisted on attending to all our family obligations as we had multiple sports games on Sunday. MIL flew in on Saturday night, and then late on Sunday, they went to the hospital afflicted with Georgetown. The next morning, they were picked up, along with another young woman and her MIL, and taken to the hospital for the procedure. It was about an 8 hr process. All in all, he said it wasn't that bad, uncomfortable but not painful. He wasn't really able to move his arms/hands due to the IVs, etc. so he couldn't read or use an iPad; he couldn't hold it and there was no way to prop it. He ended up watching TV and sleeping. They collected 24ml of stem cells which were then taken to the airport to be flown to wherever this young girl is located. We pray that all goes well on her end! After he was done, he and MIL took an Uber to my son's high school lacrosse game. I couldn't believe he insisted on coming. We live about an hour from Georgetown so I figured he'd just want to get home and relax. He was exhausted and sore (he was moving like he was in a little pain). He felt pretty lucky with his experience though. The young woman he was undergoing the procedure with him had some awful side effects. She was nauseated, throwing up and dehydrated. MIL said she looked awful and felt so bad for her. She was also donating for a stranger and had flown in from St. Louis. All in all it was an amazing experience for our family and we are so proud of dh for this selfless act. I must admit that I was a little nervous b/c his BP was higher than normal for him and with possible complications being heart attack or stroke, this did concern me. Thankfully, he was fine. Now we hope and pray that it will save this young girl's life! thanks for all of your words of support and advice from those with experience.

I know of one person who sued his health care provider and won. However- the error made was egregious. The man presented at urgent care with slurred speech, unable to write properly (he tried to write a note for a neighbor and his writing looked like a child's.) He was sent away being told that his symptoms were stress related (the man was a C-level employee at a Fortune 100 company and his newborn daughter was in ICU.) He went home, resumed normal life, went on a hike the next day, came home and collapsed from a major stroke. It took about a year of intense speech therapy for our friend to get his speech back- but his career- he was the likely next CEO of his company- ended ahead of schedule. With respect to secrecy, one of my dearest friends is a cardiologist in this system. One day I told her about the situation and her eyes bugged out of her head- because she told me she sits on the committee that reviews such cases and she had never heard of this incident. The case settled to my friend's financial satisfaction- a cold comfort. My friend finally heard about the case from her employer when the settlement was reached. I am very sorry to hear of your mother's suffering. I wish you all the best in seeking an improvement in her care. ETA As mentioned in previous posts- cases like this are not litigated, they go into arbitration.

My father-in-law had Meniere's disease that caused him to retire a few years early from being a Minister of the Gospel. His specialist told him he had no cure for the condition, but since it seems to be associated with the inner ear, it will reduce with hearing loss, and that is what happened to him. One day when at an airport on his way to a convention, an attack struck him. The airport security was convinced that he was either drunk or high on something and locked him up in the drunk tank, and would not let him out until his wife came to pick him up. He was unable to convince them that he had a medical condition that was the cause. This episode made him consider retiring a few years early.