Chief Wellness Officer,

Cleveland Clinic

Believe it or not, eating a banana every day facilitates both cross talk among your brain and the effect of certain neurotransmitters (like serotonin and its precursors). These two effects may mean that eating a banana a day helps keep the therapist away by preventing recurring minor depression. Plus, besides coffee, bananas are our largest source of anti-oxidants. You read that right.

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