Banana Powder is a 100% natural light and fluffy flour texture made with peeled, dehydrated un-gassed green bananas with a hint of banana flavor. Great Things 4 Life Banana Powder is a pure powder, without additives preservatives or any other additional ingredient.
It’s can be taken as a daily prebiotic supplement, feeds gut bacteria and heals your gut, and can also be a great alternative for those who require or choose a gluten-free or wheat-free lifestyle, with lots of health benefits.
Banana Powder is highly nutritious, a rich source of magnesium and potassium, vitamin B6 and one of the highest sources of Resistant Starch 2 (RS2) clinically tested in an accredited laboratory. The RS presented in Great Things 4 Life Banana Powder is a great Prebiotic source. “Prebiotics are indigestible carbohydrates that reach the colon intact and selectively feed many strains of beneficial bacteria. Prebiotics are generally classified into three different types: non-starch polysaccharides, soluble fiber, and resistant starch (RS). Each of these types of prebiotics feeds different species of gut bacteria, but among these, RS is emerging as uniquely beneficial” (1). Most starchy foods like traditional flours, breads, potatoes, pastas, noodles, rice, etc., are digested very fast and converted quickly into sugars, increasing blood sugar spikes. Banana Powder on the other hand doesn’t have the same effects, it helps keep your blood sugar level stable or even decreases blood insulin spikes after meals.
Health Benefits of Resistant Starch presents in Great Things 4 Life Green Banana Powder
• Decrease glycemic response (in both healthy subjects and diabetics)
• Increase insulin sensitivity
• Improve fasting blood sugar (10 or 15 point drops in many individuals, sometimes even greater)
• Increase satiety keeping fuller longer
• Improve metabolism
• Improve fat burning
• Improvement of adipose tissue patterning (body fat)
• Decrease fat storage in fat cells
• Lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels
• Improve sleep (deep and “movie-like” vivid dreams)
• Improve digestion
• Improve regularity
• Improve blood/lipid profiles
• Improve blood sugar stability
• Improve chelation/elimination of heavy metals
• Improve colon pH (acidic is better)
• Improve uptake/absorption of vitamins and minerals like magnesium and calcium which can aid in preventing Osteoporosis.
• Improve neurotransmitters (like serotonin)
• Improve butyrate and Short-Chain Fatty Acid production (by feeding butyrate producing bacteria)
• Improve colon health (by the production of Short-Chain Fatty Acids) and aid in the treatment of colon cancer
• Improve previous damage to colonocytes
• Improve mucosal integrity (gut barrier)
• Protection against (experimental) colorectal cancer
• Increase nitrogen disposal and reduced blood urea concentrations
• Improve eye health
• Improve body temperature
• reduce stress and improved well being (anecdotal)
• Reduce incidence of gallstones
• Reduce symptoms of diarrhea
• Potential treatment for ulcerative colitis
