In addition, honey is also a rare medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine, which is often used in traditional Chinese medicine, especially in some Chinese patent medicine preparations, such as traditional honey pills.
In modern society, the food and drinks about honey are constantly bringing forth the new and dazzling. Honey cupcakes, honey water and honey grapefruit tea are deeply loved by people. Of course, some people never drink honey. Who is healthier of these two kinds of people?
1, beauty beauty
Honey has a strong antioxidant effect, which can eliminate free radicals in the human body, thus delaying aging and eliminating wrinkles and senile plaques. Directly applying honey to the skin also has a good cosmetic effect, which can make the skin whiter and smoother, enhance the antibacterial power and vitality of the skin, and prevent the skin from drying out.
2, moistening the intestines and relaxing the bowels
Active nutrients in natural honey can promote digestion. Raw honey contains acetylcholine and probiotics, which can synthesize and release various invertases, decompose food, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, and have the effects of treating constipation and relaxing bowels.
3, detoxification and pain relief
Honey, auricularia auricula, pig blood and mung bean are also called "four outstanding detoxification". Honey itself is cool and has a good effect of clearing away heat and reducing fire. Soaking in warm water helps to moisten the lungs and detoxify. Applying honey directly to external wounds not only helps to inhibit bacteria and relieve pain, but also accelerates wound healing.
4, moistening the lungs and relieving cough
The common symptoms of cough due to yin deficiency and lung dryness are cough, no phlegm or little phlegm, with a little bloodshot in the sputum, accompanied by symptoms such as five upset, hot flashes, night sweats, red cheeks, low fever in the afternoon, red tongue and little body fluid. At this time, you can drink honey water in moderation to play an auxiliary treatment role.
Step 5 promote sleep
Glucose, vitamins, magnesium, phosphorus and calcium in honey can regulate nervous system function, relieve nervous tension and promote sleep. Moreover, honey has no side effects such as depression, fatigue and distraction that other drugs have. The sedative effect of apple honey is the most prominent. Eat a spoonful of honey before going to bed every night.
Step 6 protect the liver
The main component of honey is glucose, which can improve the storage of glycogen in the liver and promote tissue metabolism. Glucose and fructose can enhance the detoxification function of liver and the repair ability of hepatocyte regeneration. So as to indirectly enhance the liver and its anti-infection ability, and is rich in a variety of mineral binding enzyme lithium, which can significantly improve the immune ability of patients with liver diseases after synergistic action.
To sum up, for people who are suitable for drinking honey, it will indeed bring many benefits to the body. Of course, drinking honey water should also pay attention to some taboos.
1, taken in moderation.
Normal adults should take about 20 grams of 1~2 spoonfuls a day. Honey is relatively safe. If the dosage needs to be temporarily increased due to special circumstances, it should be less than 50 grams per day. If you eat a lot of honey at a time, your blood sugar can rise rapidly. Long-term excessive consumption of honey will lead to insufficient insulin secretion and easily lead to diabetes.
2. Don't heat it.
Honey contains many enzymes that play an important role in human metabolism, such as glucose invertase, sucrase and amylase. These enzymes are afraid of high temperature. When the temperature rises, they will lose their activity and their nutritional value will disappear. Therefore, it is best to take it with no more than 50% warm water when heating, and it can be brewed with cold water in summer.
3. Taboo crowd
I believe everyone has heard of the saying "salt water in the morning, honey soup in the evening". Literally, it is recommended that you drink light salt water after getting up in the morning and honey water before going to bed at night, which is good for your health.
However, with the in-depth study of nutrition and human health, it is found that it is not accurate to use salt water in the morning and honey soup in the evening.
If there is no basic disease, it is ok to drink light salt water in the morning, but it is not recommended to drink light salt water for people with basic diseases such as kidney and diabetes.
For healthy people, drinking a cup of light salt water in the morning is beneficial to oral hygiene and to discharge toxins accumulated in the body at night. At the same time, light salt water is also beneficial to reduce blood viscosity and regulate blood lipids.
But for the elderly with renal insufficiency, the harm of light salt water to the body is greater than the benefit to the body. Elderly people with basic diseases such as kidney and heart will increase the burden of renal filtration and heart after taking light salt water, and accelerate the process of renal failure and heart failure.
Some diabetic patients are not suitable for drinking light salt water in the morning, because diabetes can cause diabetic nephropathy, and drinking light salt water in the morning will increase the burden of renal excretion.
Generally speaking, doctors do not recommend drinking honey water before going to bed. Because drinking honey before going to bed will increase blood viscosity, which is also extremely unfavorable to dental health, and it is very easy to lead to dental caries.
In addition, the human body is generally in a state of water shortage at night, and the blood viscosity is relatively high, while the glucose and fructose contained in honey water can directly enter the blood without digestion, which will further increase the blood viscosity.
Too thick blood is the main cause of many cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, especially for middle-aged and elderly people with abnormal blood lipid and blood pressure. It is not advisable to drink honey water before going to bed.
To sum up, all aspects do have certain health-preserving effects, but we should also pay attention to the taboos of drinking honey, control the amount of drinking, and grasp the best time to drink honey. Generally speaking, you can drink a cup of honey water at three or four o'clock in the afternoon, and you can also mix some fruit juice or vegetable juice, which can provide comprehensive nutrition for the tired body. # Xia Fang Health Guide #