AFVOA Newletters of Year 2005

Page 47 of 75 bananas can provide enough energy for a 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world’s leading athletes. 44. Medicinal Values : The fruit can help prevent/minimise medical problems like, (a) Blood Pressure: The fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in Sodium salt, making it the perfect nutritional source to regulate blood pressure. The US Food and Drug Administration has allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit’s utility to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke. (b) Depression : Bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, which helps one to mentally feel better and relax, improve the mood and generally make one feel happier. According to a recent survey undertaken by a research organization ‘MIND’, amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating bananas. (c) Anaemia: Being reasonably high in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of haemoglobin in the blood and help to recover from anaemia. (d) Brain Power: Research has shown that this potassium-packed fruit can assist learning, by making pupils more alert. You may like to use this information to the advantage of your children and grand children. (e) Constipation: High in fibre, including bananas in the diet, can help restore normal bowel action, without resorting to chemical laxatives. (f) Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover ( Not uncommon amongst our ilk !! ) is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates the system. So-Have a Banana everyday !!! Helpline for Cancer launched 45. One of Tamil Nadu State’s first 24 hours dedicated cancer helpline was launched recently by the Government Royapettah Hospital at Chennai. Anyone can dial 044-55167688 and address queries and obtain replies from the on duty Oncology Surgeon Those who have access to the internet may contact cancerhelp@yahoogroups.com “The key to successful aging is to pay as little attention to it as possible” ~ Judith Regan Laugh it off 46. Strictly according to rank . In the maternity ward of the MH at Chandigarh an old Haryanvi woman was patiently awaiting the news about her daughter-in-law from the labour room. Nearly six hours had gone and the hard bench on which she was sitting made her old bones rattle and temper rise. Just then, a trolley bearing another pregnant woman was rushed into the labour room and a young Sardar Captain who was accompanying sat next to the old woman. 47. After about an hour, a nurse came out and smilingly congratulated the Captain and told him-“Captain Sahib, you have been blessed with a son”. The old woman could contain herself no more and sharply rebuked the nurse saying, “My son is a Subedar and his wife is waiting in the labour room for over seven hours now! The Captain’s wife who came an hour ago and you have already delivered her son! Have you started going according to rank, here also?” ~ Selected from Kushwant Singh’s Joke Book IV