Taboos for drinking honey water
1. It is unhealthy to drink honey water for the first time in the morning.
Honey contains corresponding sugar in water, not in the form of pure water. After drinking, fructose in honey must be converted into glucose by human metabolism before it can be absorbed and utilized by human body, thus losing the function of cleaning the body with the first glass of water in the morning. Therefore, after drinking boiled water in the morning, the body is cleaner, and eating honey is more conducive to exerting the efficacy.
Don't drink honey water before going to bed at night.
It is not suitable to drink honey water before going to bed at night. This is because if you drink honey water, the water contains a lot of solutes, and the density increases, which can't achieve the effect of drinking water before going to bed, so it is not recommended to drink.
3. Do not cook honey with boiling water or high temperature.
If high-temperature boiling water rushes into honey, it will not only destroy its rich nutrients, but also lead to changes in natural color, fragrance and taste. Warm honey water (40-60 degrees) has the functions of strengthening the spleen and stomach and promoting digestion and absorption, which is more suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach.
4. The daily intake of honey should not exceed 100ml.
Honey is good, but you can't drink too much! Honey can be ingested at most 100ml per day, but you can't eat it endlessly because you think honey is particularly healthy. Because glucose and fructose in honey are monosaccharides, they can be directly absorbed into human blood, and a healthy diet depends on balance.
5. You can't drink honey water immediately after meals.
Drinking honey water immediately after a meal will dilute the gastric juice, so that the food eaten will enter the small intestine before it can be fully digested, which is not conducive to food digestion. Moreover, food tends to swell when it meets water, which puts greater pressure on the stomach. Drinking honey after a long meal will increase the risk of gastrointestinal diseases.
6. You can't use a metal cup to make honey water.
Honey is acidic. When storing or brewing, it is best not to use metal containers to avoid chemical reactions. Because honey is a weakly acidic liquid, it is easy to oxidize when it comes into contact with metals, and iron, lead and other substances are precipitated. Free metal elements such as zinc and aluminum make the color of honey black and the nutritional components are destroyed. It is best to use glass bottles or plastic bottles, cover tightly and put them in the shade.
7, should not be eaten with tofu.
Tofu is sweet, salty and cold, which can clear away heat and disperse blood. Eating with honey is easy to have diarrhea. At the same time, many enzymes in honey, like many minerals, plant proteins and organic acids in tofu, are not conducive to human digestion.
8, should not be eaten with leeks.
Leek is rich in vitamin C, which is easily oxidized by copper and iron in honey and loses its function. In addition, honey can relieve constipation, and leek is rich in cellulose to induce diarrhea, which is easy to cause diarrhea.
It is a common saying in Chinese medicine to have a glass of normal saline on an empty stomach in the morning and a glass of honey water before going to bed at night. Glucose and vitamins in honey can relieve nervous tension, promote sleep and relieve mood, and there are no side effects.
Extended data:
Honey is a natural food. Honey is composed of monosaccharide glucose and fructose, which can be directly absorbed by human body without enzyme decomposition. Honey has many benefits, the most widely known is that it has the function of detoxification and beauty, but in fact, honey's weight loss function is also very powerful. Fatty acids contained in honey can promote intestinal peristalsis, and its rich vitamins and minerals have the functions of regulating the stomach, expelling toxins from the body, improving constipation and promoting fat to accelerate metabolism.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-honey water