Eat Your Bananas

I wrote an article for the Fenway Medical advice page a couple of days ago, http://www.fenwaymedical.com/advice/127-eat-your-bananas.html, talking about a study of the sodium - potassium ratio in the body. We all know increased levels of sodium can be a cause of high blood pressure and pre-hypertension, especially in the elderly. This study come to the conclusion that an increased level of potassium intake can help "counteract" the effects of the sodium. We have also included quite a large list of food items that have high potassium contents to help you to include these into your diet. I knew the tale of eat your bananas but I must have missed the day when they taught us to eat our halibut and drink our prune juice.