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1, not with boiling water or high-temperature steaming honey, because unreasonable heating, will make the honey in the nutrients in the serious damage, honey in the enzyme inactivation, the color becomes darker, the aroma volatilization, taste change, eaten with an unpleasant sour taste. High temperature makes honey unique flavor and taste is damaged and volatile, antibacterial effect decline, nutrients are destroyed, therefore, honey is best to use 40 ℃ below the warm water or cool water diluted to eat, especially in the hot summer, with cold water rinse honey diet, can eliminate summer heat, is a very good cool health care drink.
2, honey consumption time is very delicate, generally are 1-1.5 hours before meals or 2-3 hours after meals to eat more appropriate. But for patients with gastrointestinal diseases, should be determined according to the condition of the edible time, in order to play its medical role. If honey is consumed one and a half hours before a meal, it can inhibit the secretion of gastric acid; if honey is consumed immediately after eating, it will stimulate the secretion of gastric acid; warm honey water solution can make gastric juice diluted and reduce the acidity of gastric juice, while cold honey water solution can increase the acidity of gastric juice, and stimulate the movement of intestinal tract, with the use of light diarrhea. Therefore, excessive gastric acid or hypertrophic gastritis, especially gastric and duodenal ulcer soup patients, it is advisable to consume warm honey water 1 hour and a half before meals, not only can inhibit the secretion of gastric acid, but also can make the gastric acid to reduce, thus reducing the stimulation of the gastric mucosa, conducive to the healing of the ulcer surface; and lack of gastric acid or atrophic gastritis, it is advisable to consume cold honey water and eat immediately after the patient. Neurasthenic people in the daily consumption of honey before going to bed, can promote sleep, because honey has the role of tranquilizing the mind and improve sleep.
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Precautions for consuming honey
★The amount to be taken is preferably 25-50 grams each time, generally not more than 100 grams. Otherwise, the human body will not be able to absorb too much nutrients, and may also cause mild diarrhea. Consumption, generally available in warm water, can also be mixed into soy milk, milk, rice, can also be coated with food, but avoid high temperature, not more than 60 degrees Celsius is appropriate, otherwise, the honey in the vitamins and enzymes will be destroyed.
★Pregnant women should not eat raw honey (i.e., unrefined honey), ordinary honey is also not advisable to eat more. Discomfort should be treated promptly by a doctor to treat the symptoms.
★Babies under one year of age should not eat honey.
★Diabetics should not eat honey.
★Honey should not be eaten with onions and garlic,
★The person who is cold should take it with hot water, and the person who has a strong fire should take it with cold boiled water.
★Soybean milk and honey should not be rushed to eat.
★People with diarrhea should not eat honey, otherwise it will aggravate the symptoms.
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Improper collocation of honey:
★Honey and tofu together will be deaf: tofu is sweet, salty, cold, can clear heat and disperse blood. Eating with honey can easily lead to diarrhea. At the same time, honey in a variety of enzymes, tofu in a variety of minerals, vegetable proteins, organic acids, etc., the two are not conducive to the body's biochemical reactions.
★Tofu dregs and honey eaten together will have dysentery.
★Scallions and honey will be poisoned.
★Honey and onions eaten together hurt the eyes.
★Honey and leeks eaten together will cause heart disease. Leeks are rich in vitamin C, easily oxidized by the minerals copper and iron plasma in honey and lose their effect. In addition, honey can be laxative, leeks are rich in fiber and diarrhea, easy to cause diarrhea.
★Honey and rice with food will be stomach pain
★Honey and carp with food will be poisoned, available black beans, licorice detoxification.
★Honey fried things will be poisoned.
★Soymilk Honey Soymilk protein is higher than milk, the two rushed against, resulting in denaturation precipitation, can not be absorbed by the body.
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Honey eating:
1: raw
2: 2 to 3 tablespoons of honey, add half a cup of warm boiled water, stir to take.
3: Spread on bread, steamed bread and eat.
4: honey Sydney: dig the core of the Sydney, pour honey into the pear, seal the lid, put the pot steamed, eat pear drink honey. Used for lung yin deficiency of dry cough without phlegm, dry throat and mouth noise of the patient conditioning treatment.
5: honey egg soup: honey 35 grams of egg 1, the egg into a porcelain bowl, put the pot steamed for 15 minutes after cooking a little cool and then add honey. Daily morning on an empty stomach each served 1 dose, long-term use. Great tonic, can lighten the body, brain, strong body.
6: honey fruit salad, cut the fruit, and then mixed with honey instead of salad dressing can be, both beauty, but not worry about fat, but also laxative.
7: Honey can also be added to milk. Green tea in, beauty and health.
8: hawthorn honey tea: fresh hawthorn cut into thin slices, sun-dried or dried, into the casserole, add water and decoct for 30 minutes, filter the juice, add honey, mix and evenly into. Effects: Eliminating accumulation and removing blood stasis, promoting blood circulation and lowering blood pressure. Mainly used in treating all types of hypertension, especially suitable for people with coronary heart disease and hyperlipidemia. Morning and evening divided service.
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Honey storage methods:
★Honey is a weak acidic material, can be weak chemical reaction with metal, so keep should use non-metallic containers (such as glass or plastic bucket).
★Honey is easy to absorb moisture in the air and fermentation and deterioration, and therefore must pay attention to sealing, in order to prevent moisture absorption, packaged honey is best placed in a dry, cool and ventilated place, to avoid heat phase expansion.
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Eating honey can be a "symptomatic" choice:
1.To get rid of the fire: Huanglian honey, loquat honey, thorn honey, purple yunying honey, acacia honey, snowflake honey
2. (camas honey), wild rose honey, motherwort honey, linden honey
3. Good for the lungs: wolfberry honey, citrus honey, loquat honey
4. Good for the stomach: cinnamon honey, schizandra honey, jujube honey, citrus honey, sesame seed honey
5. Good for insomnia: longan honey, schizandra honey, jujube honey, preferably royal jelly
6. Good for: all honey has laxative effect
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Honey product season:
★Spring: rape honey, zi Yunying honey, camas honey, apricot honey, citrus honey, lychee honey, longan honey, rubber tree honey and so on.
★Summer: acacia honey, jujube honey, linden honey, wolfsbane honey, thorn honey, cotton honey, meadowsweet honey, persimmon tree honey, etc..
★Autumn: sunflower honey, caraway honey, buckwheat honey, pumpkin honey and so on.
★Winter: duckfoot wood honey, wild cinnamon honey, wild damson honey, eucalyptus honey, loquat honey, etc..