Among the uses for banana peel the article recommends is to smear it on the face for clearer, healthier skin; to use in healing mosquito bites; to wipe across the forehead as a painkiller; to whiten teeth by brushing them with peel; and to "improve humor."
"Banana peel contains a good amount of tryptophan. This amino acid helps promote the production of serotonin, known as the 'happiness hormone,'" Radio Rebelde claimed. "It regulates mood and if one has low levels of it, this translates into a bad mood, depression, and irritability."
Hmmm ... maybe the Cubans should use banana peel to augment their dwindling supply of toilet paper, too, eh?
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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