Honey has many benefits.
Foreign experts have investigated some long-lived elderly people, and think that taking honey for a long time is one of the factors for people's health and longevity. For example, Hippocrates, a Greek doctor and thinker, and Democritus, the founder of atomism, often ate honey and lived for 100 years old; Lambert Mbeki, a famous Polish poet, insisted on taking honey for 30 years, but he was still healthy at the age of 80. Germans have always called honey "the old man's milk".
According to the analysis of scientists:
1) Honey contains a large number of monosaccharides-glucose and fructose, which can be directly and quickly absorbed and utilized by human body.
The energy produced by honey is about 5 times higher than that of milk, which can replenish human energy in a short time and eliminate human fatigue and hunger. In addition, honey contains no fat and is rich in vitamins, minerals, amino acids and enzymes. Regular use can make people refreshed, energetic, improve memory and prolong life. It is the best drink for athletes, manual workers, mental workers, the elderly, children and patients with hypertension.
2) It has the functions of protecting liver, moistening stomach, sterilizing, sleeping peacefully and promoting metabolism, and is often used to treat constipation and gastric ulcer. It has certain curative effect on heart disease, heart disease, hypertension, gastrointestinal diseases, lung diseases and nervous system diseases after being compatible with some traditional Chinese medicines.
3) It can nourish myocardium and treat cardiac insufficiency, which is a good medicine for treating and preventing heart disease.
4) It is an ideal food for teenagers and children. Honey can prevent malnutrition in children, promote children's growth and development, and promote children's bone growth without damaging teeth. Eating honey regularly can also promote children's brain development, improve children's intelligence, help children digest and increase their appetite.
Since honey is so good, how should I eat it? Professor Ma, deputy director of the National Bee Products Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, said that honey is a nourishing product that men, women and children like to eat. It is best to take 25-50g each time, generally not more than100g. Otherwise, the human body will not be able to absorb too much nutrition, and may also cause mild diarrhea.
Precautions for eating honey:
When eating, you can generally take it with warm boiled water, or mix it with soybean milk, milk and porridge, or you can eat enough, but avoid high temperature and it is advisable not to exceed 60 degrees Celsius, otherwise the vitamins and enzymes in honey will be destroyed.
How do you usually put honey? Can I store it in the refrigerator?
Honey is a weakly acidic substance, which can react weakly with metals, so it should be kept in nonmetallic containers.
(such as glass or plastic barrels), honey is easy to absorb moisture in the air and ferment and deteriorate, so it must be sealed to prevent moisture absorption. It is best to keep the packaged honey in a dry, cool and ventilated place to avoid heat expansion.
The history and classic recipes of eating honey;
Honey "dietotherapy" has a history of thousands of years in China, and it is recorded in Shennong's Herbal Classic and Compendium of Materia Medica.
Finally, I recommend several honey medicated diets:
Honey fresh lotus root juice: take a proper amount of fresh lotus root, wash it, slice it, juice it, and mix it evenly according to the ratio of 1 cup fresh lotus root juice and 1 tablespoon honey. 2-3 times a day. Suitable for fever, polydipsia, heatstroke and thirst.
Honey soup: honey 100 ml, steamed in a bowl. Take it on an empty stomach three times a day. It is suitable for patients with gastric and duodenal ulcer.