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Grab a Bunch for Your Kidneys

Eating four of these a week can cut your kidney-cancer risk in half. Hint: You need to peel it.

Yep, we're talking bananas. They're bursting with phenolic compounds that appear to thwart renal-cancer cells. And that’s not all the monkey’s favorite fruit brings to your body.

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How do you use up your overripe bananas?

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Mardoz

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9/20/2008 5:32:50 PM

Overripe bananas can be use as a pancake ingredients...In asean country they mixed flour with overripe bananas with milk and cooked as a pancake
They called 'lempeng'. i tried it before and very nice and healthy for morning starter

CathyLinton

0 of 1 people found this helpful.

7/10/2008 11:32:43 AM

To be honest, the smell of overripe bananas bothers my husband. Immensely. So rather than dealing with his whining (love him to death!) after 45 years I've mastered the art of buying just enough for consumption and never having any that get overripe...

Carmen

1 of 1 people found this helpful.

7/10/2008 11:21:49 AM

Recently I have been using my overripe bananas to make smooties in the morning. A banana, chocolate syrup (or ovaltine) and milk. I may throw in some blue berries, yum!

[Edited by Carmen on 7/10/2008 11:31:29 AM]

Baybee

12 of 13 people found this helpful.

5/30/2008 6:03:20 AM

I am not sure about this one. I was always told Bananas were hard on Kidneys and very high in sugar. This is one of the fruits that I have learned to Stay away from. I would like to know the truth on this one.

auntmimi71

12 of 12 people found this helpful.

5/21/2008 5:05:36 AM

To: HD6977, I am not a doctor but I have a history of cyst on my kidneys I inherited them from my Mother. potassium is not a good thing to eat when you have cysts on your Kidneys Has your Dr. run any test to see if you have polysystic Kidney disease? Also
with polysistic disease your BP starts to increase when Kidney start getting more cysts, I encourage to ask you Dr. about Polysystic Kidney Test ie a 24 hours createne Clearance test and scan you kidneys to see if they show up. I don't usually write to reply to any tips. But yours caught my eye and it sounded very much like the disease that I had and had to have a Kidney Transplant, Please have them check by your DR or a nephrologist(sp) Good Luck. Hope I am wrong. memorymimi@aol.com

JulieofCri...

28 of 29 people found this helpful.

5/18/2008 4:17:19 AM

I read that if you seperate the bananas when you bring them home, they do not turn black so fast. It's true, I've tried it. So now I can buy bigger bunches and not run out of them so quick.

Nurseangel

17 of 20 people found this helpful.

5/16/2008 6:40:51 AM

I have to agree with wickedsox. I worked dialysis for 10 years and teaching patients regarding their diets was a daily task. The title alone can be misleading and I see no warnings for dialysis patients. Your articles are very informative but please include those types of warnings. The high potassium content in a banana can be deadly.

HD6977

17 of 21 people found this helpful.

5/15/2008 10:32:57 PM

I have kidney problems, stones, along with having had bladder cancer and cysts on both kidneys. I have to take 80 MEQ of potassium a day along with eating 2-3 bananas and my levels are still at the very bottom of normal. I will agree that if you are going to try a holistic treatment discuss it with your DR. I know mine is very receptive and along with my prescriptions the herbs and supplements are finally controlling my BP so I'm happy. Also my DR told me to eat 2 bananas a day one time when I was having some stomach problems and it did wonders and she told me that they will help keep you regular.

[Edited by HD6977 on 5/15/2008 10:44:13 PM]

1016

10 of 12 people found this helpful.

5/15/2008 10:01:57 PM

I buy Debbie Meyers Green Bags and put my bananas in them and they last for weeks. I also use them for lettuce, tomatoes, grapes.etc.

wickedsoxf4n

3 of 3 people found this helpful.

5/15/2008 7:56:24 PM

This advice can be outright dangerous. Someone with kidney problems should NOT be eating bananas. Most people with kidney problems have elevated potassium levels and if it gets too high it can cause sudden death! Anyone that has been told they have kidney problems please consult with your doctor before taking this advice!

lmweber

3 of 3 people found this helpful.

5/15/2008 6:30:23 PM

I peel over ripe bananas, wrap them in saran wrap and freeze them. When I have enough, I take them out and make banana nut bread! :-)

butterbean

9 of 10 people found this helpful.

5/15/2008 4:21:23 PM

bananas will not ripen as fast if you seperate them from the bunch

Carmen

14 of 16 people found this helpful.

5/15/2008 1:49:26 PM

I like bananas! They are one of the most practical and delicious fruits --and always available in California. I use my overripe bananas to make banana pancakes and smoothies.

GailR

16 of 18 people found this helpful.

5/15/2008 9:38:05 AM

We always put our over ripe bananas or peels into the dirt around our roses. They love em.

cazbar97

2 of 4 people found this helpful.

5/15/2008 7:31:44 AM

For tiny31 and anyone else from other countries - use Google language tool to translate and you can respond by translating to english. I also use bananas on my breakfast. Also, have you tried toasted banana and peanut butter sandwich!!!!!!!! Awesome!!!