Women’s Health 101: A Banana a Day

Everyone has heard that an apple a day can keep the doctor away, but if you are a woman over the age of 50 then you should be having a banana or two along with that apple.  

Recent studies show that woman over the age of 50 who ate foods high in potassium were 12 percent less likely to suffer from a stroke in general and 16 percent less likely to suffer from a stroke caused by a blood clot, or an ischemic stroke. 

Lastly, the study showed that women were 10 percent less likely to die, from any cause, than those who ate low amounts of food containing potassium.