Is Banana Good for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Is banana good for rheumatoid arthritis? Patients with rheumatoid arthritis would be always wondering the answer. It’s controversial for this question. Some people think yes while some others say no. Now we will talk about it and share the opinions with you.

Is banana good for rheumatoid arthritis? ---NO.

Some people hold the opinion that it’s not good to eat bananas for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. They think bananas would slow down the localized blood circulation which causes the metabolin accumulation. Besides, bananas have abundance of sugar, which would greatly consume vitamin B in human body. The loss of vitamin B would worsen the pain of joint and muscle.

Is banana good for rheumatoid arthritis? ---YES.

Some other people have the opposite point of view that bananas are good for rheumatoid arthritis. They think that potassium is the richest in bananas. And bananas also have abundance of vitamin C and B. it’s another advantage for RA patients that bananas are digestive and absorbable. Bananas have abundance of carbohydrate, crude fibre and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors

(ACE inhibitors) which can inhibit the rise of blood pressure. It has the auxiliary function for treatment of blood pressure.

Autumn is coming, and it’s a shifting season of hot and cold. Autumn is a cool and dry season; people would have the symptoms of extremely thirsty, swollen sore throat due to insufficiency of water in human body. Bananas are good for clearing heat, nourishing yin, moistening lung which helps the recovery of rheumatoid arthritis. Other fruits that have the same effects include apple, pear, grape, persimmon and fig.

Different patients have different conditions, so you should decide to have bananas or not based on your health condition and doctors’ advice. We sincerely hope you recover soon and always be at your service.



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