A Banana a Day … Dave’s Diary

 Are you worried about Mom or Grandma’s health?  It seems odd that we are willing to spend countless dollars to battle disease all the while avoiding or overlooking some inexpensive preventative measures. Monkeys are even smarter than we are when you compare shopping lists.Bananas -- simple, delicious bananas -- may be the key to reducing strokes in older women. Researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine (encouraging name for starters) found that women between the ages of 50 and 79 who ate high levels of potassium were 21 percent less likely to have a stroke and 27 percent less likely to suffer from ischemic stroke than those who ate less of the nutrient.

Athletes have known for years about the recovery benefits of potassium found in bananas and now the ladies can reap the rewards as well -- as

potassium lessens the effects of salt and prevents high blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. (Fox News)