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Why You Should Eat a Banana Each Night Before Bed
Well+Good ^ | March 18 2021 | Allie Flinn

Posted on 03/17/2021 10:03:49 PM PDT by be-baw

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To: Mr. N. Wolfe

Pickle juice will unlock them fast. Weird but very effective advise from my PCP who’s also an NBA team doc.


21 posted on 03/18/2021 1:52:20 AM PDT by Orbiter
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To: MayflowerMadam
I used to have real problems with GERD before, years ago, I followed some advice I read here on FR and stacked 9 2x4's under my mattress to elevate my upper body slightly.

No more GERD!

I did the first layer that consisted of 4 , then a layer that consisted of 3 and a final layer that consisted of two.

22 posted on 03/18/2021 2:20:16 AM PDT by The Duke (Search for 'Sydney Ducks' and understand what is needed.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Same problem here. And peanut butter would make it ten times worse! Thank God for omeprazole...


23 posted on 03/18/2021 2:46:51 AM PDT by snuffy smiff (Vsetko Umiera! Build the Wall and build it tall, then build a gallows and hang them ALL!)
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To: be-baw
Way back in my Drum Corps days, they fed us half a banana every day, to keep from cramping.

That's probably why I don't particularly like bananas these days.

24 posted on 03/18/2021 3:00:45 AM PDT by real saxophonist (The current symbol of slavery is not the noose. It is the mask.)
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To: Orbiter

Yes. Better than bananas.


25 posted on 03/18/2021 3:01:26 AM PDT by real saxophonist (The current symbol of slavery is not the noose. It is the mask.)
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To: Orbiter; Mr. N. Wolfe

Pickle juice is high in sodium, not potassium.(Both electrolytes)
There is a natural balance between the two as sodium controls levels outside of the cell membrane, and potassium inside the membrane.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na%2B/K%2B-ATPase


26 posted on 03/18/2021 3:45:57 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: be-baw

my mother knew someone who ate a banana before bed, and died. she blamed the banana and we were forbidden to eat them after dinner. she’s probably rolling in her grave at the suggestion to eat before sleeping!


27 posted on 03/18/2021 3:59:31 AM PDT by ronniesgal (Hillary wants to be Governor of New York!!)
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To: be-baw
Why do you need a snack before bedtime? Are you so thin that you have no extra energy saved up around your tummy or on your derriere?

Or do you eat, not because you need energy, but because it feels good.

Your body is like a child. Don't let it run your life.

28 posted on 03/18/2021 4:30:45 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: Veto!

Bicycle Racers insist that bananas are consumed during races not only for the Boost in energy and benefits associated with great periods of exertion, but also... the fact that bananas are one of the few foods that taste the same going down as they do coming up.


29 posted on 03/18/2021 4:52:09 AM PDT by Clutch Martin (The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
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To: be-baw

Bananas constipate. Not such a good idea.


30 posted on 03/18/2021 5:41:01 AM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: be-baw

Bananas

Bananas are a conundrum when it comes to constipation foods to avoid. It’s a matter of timing: Unripe bananas can cause constipation; ripe bananas can help relieve constipation.

Unripe or under-ripe green bananas cause constipation because they still have a lot of starch, which can be hard for the body to digest.

Bananas also contain dietary fiber (pectin), which draws water from the intestines toward the stool.

If someone is already dehydrated, this can make constipation worse.

https://www.medicinenet.com/top_foods_that_cause_constipation/article.htm


31 posted on 03/18/2021 5:46:11 AM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: be-baw

Those 3 Irish green Krispy Kreme glazed donuts I had before bed last night didn’t help me sleep AT ALL.

Must’ve been the green food dye.


32 posted on 03/18/2021 6:36:20 AM PDT by moovova (Yo GOP....we won't forget.)
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To: spokeshave; EEGator; Orbiter

Good information. Thanks.


33 posted on 03/18/2021 6:37:20 AM PDT by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: be-baw

I work my ass off alone outside all day and have no trouble falling asleep at night. Can’t even imagine spending all that time in an office with a lot of people. It’s the office that keeps a lot of people up at night.


34 posted on 03/18/2021 7:02:41 AM PDT by TalBlack (We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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To: snuffy smiff

Omeprezole - YES!


35 posted on 03/18/2021 7:41:48 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Just because you're offended doesn't mean you're right.)
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To: be-baw

Go ahead and eat it ... but be sure to put your bedtime mask on between bites and after you’ve finished ... wouldn’t want the dog to catch the communist Chinese virus. They can, you know. It’s true! “Doctor” Fazi didn’t come right out and say it (not yet anyway) ... but you damn well know he’s thinking it! (saving this “new science” for later when the fear starts to wane again)


36 posted on 03/18/2021 7:46:47 AM PDT by glennaro ("Until it's safe" means "never" (Dennis Prager))
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To: be-baw

Banana’s help prevent leg cramps too... this one’s a keeper.


37 posted on 03/18/2021 8:08:52 AM PDT by GOPJ (Rasmussen:75% of Americans support voter ID laws.(60% Democrat support - 89% Republican support.)
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To: be-baw

“Because I’m not fat enough”


38 posted on 03/18/2021 8:22:57 AM PDT by Persevero (I am afraid propriety has been set at naught. - Jane Austen )
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To: be-baw

If you have kidney disease, bananas are a no-no, according to my doc.


39 posted on 03/18/2021 11:31:51 AM PDT by Oatka
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To: be-baw

Bananas always give me heartburn. Don’t know why. Bums me out cause I like them.


40 posted on 03/18/2021 5:17:17 PM PDT by RedwM
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