One way that may help treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is to increase the amount of a substance called phospholipid in the airway. Phospholipids help keep the throat open. It is known that bananas contain this substance but what wasn’t known until recently was how long the phospholipids from bananas would last in the throat.
A recent study to answer this question was done by Van der Touw and Fewings earlier this year.* They investigated the effect that eating a banana may have on the amount of phospholipids in the airway over time.
Eight healthy women were given a 200 mL banana smoothie (containing 0.286 lb (130 gms) of ripe banana). The researchers took a sample of cells from the patients mouths immediately before drinking, and after 1, 2, 4 and 6 hours, and measured the amount of phospholipids.
The findings showed that before the drink there were no phospholipids in the mouth but even after 6 hours there were phospholipids in most of the cells. This means that the airway may be helped to remain open for at least 6 hours after eating a banana.
Why not try it out for yourself – have a banana after dinner and see if you get a better night's sleep
Going bananas!
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Going bananas!
Interesting article in the latest Invigor8 newsletter......
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JohnBFisher
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I always associated having a banana with something that reduces my Restless Leg Syndrome. But I wonder if the RLS might not be amplified by a poor airway. Hmmm....MamaJo wrote:Interesting articale in the latest Invigor8 newsletter...One way that may help treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is to increase the amount of a substance called phospholipid in the airway. Phospholipids help keep the throat open. ...
This means that the airway may be helped to remain open for at least 6 hours after eating a banana. ...
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It certainly is food for thought.
Get it? Food for thought? Ohhh you know that's funny
Get it? Food for thought? Ohhh you know that's funny
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It made my apnea worse.
Maybe it was not deep enough?
Maybe it was not deep enough?
Rooster
I have a vision that we will figure out an easy way to ensure that children develop wide, deep, healthy and attractive jaws and then obstructive sleep apnea becomes an obscure bit of history.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ycw4uaX ... re=related
I have a vision that we will figure out an easy way to ensure that children develop wide, deep, healthy and attractive jaws and then obstructive sleep apnea becomes an obscure bit of history.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ycw4uaX ... re=related
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JohnBFisher
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Gads! My gag reflex went into overdrive just seeing that! You find the most entertaining items, Rooster. I definitely enjoy your posts and replies.rooster wrote:... It made my apnea worse. ...
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Oh, Rooster!rooster wrote:It made my apnea worse.
Maybe it was not deep enough?
Actually, that is very interesting information about bananas. They are also high in the amino acid tryptophan, which can help to induce sleep. Bananas -- the miracle fruit!
~ DreamOn
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