Benefits of eating honey (1) Skin care and beauty Fresh honey can moisturize and nourish the skin, making the skin delicate, smooth and elastic. Usage: 1. Honey Mask: After diluted with 2-3 times of water, apply it to face every day. You can also make a facial mask with cereal, protein and honey, and massage your face for 1 minutes when you use it, so that the nutrients of honey can penetrate into skin cells. 2, glycerin honey mask: take one part of honey, half part of glycerin, three parts of water, add a proper amount of flour to make a mask, apply it on the face for about 2 minutes each time, and then wash it with water, which can make the skin smooth and delicate. 3, egg honey film: a fresh egg, a spoonful of honey, mix them evenly, brush them on the face with a soft brush and massage. After natural air drying, wash with clear water. Once a week, it has the effects of moistening skin, removing wrinkles, benefiting face and beauty. 4, grape juice honey mask: add a spoonful of honey to a spoonful of grape juice, add flour while stirring, apply it to the face after mixing, and wash it off with water after 1 minutes. This method is often used for oily skin, which can make the skin smooth and tender. 5, dry skin in winter, can be mixed with a little honey and then applied to the skin to prevent dry cracking, and honey can be used instead of anti-crack cream. (2) High-quality honey with antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and tissue regeneration promotion will not rot at room temperature for several years, indicating that it has a strong antiseptic effect. Experiments have confirmed that honey has a strong inhibitory effect on gram-positive bacteria such as Streptococcus, Staphylococcus and Diphtheria. Usage: When treating a wound, apply honey to the affected part, which can reduce exudation, relieve pain, promote wound healing and prevent infection. (3) promoting digestion research proves that honey can regulate gastrointestinal function and make gastric acid secretion normal. Animal experiments have confirmed that honey can enhance intestinal peristalsis and significantly shorten defecation time. Usage: Honey has a good effect on colitis and habitual constipation without any side effects. Honey can make stomachache and burning sensation disappear, and the values of red blood cells and hemoglobin increase. People suffering from gastroduodenal ulcer often take honey, which also has an auxiliary effect. (4) improving immunity. Many enzymes and minerals contained in honey can improve human immunity after synergistic action. Experimental studies have proved that feeding mice with honey can improve their immune function. Usage: honey is commonly used abroad to treat colds and pharyngolaryngitis by adding 2 spoonfuls of honey to a glass of water and? ? 4 spoonfuls of fresh lemon juice, take 3-4 cups a day. (5) Promoting Longevity Scholars in the former Soviet Union have investigated more than 2 elderly people over 1 years old, among whom 143 are beekeepers, confirming that their longevity is related to frequent eating of honey. The mechanism of honey promoting longevity is complex, which is a comprehensive conditioning of the human body, rather than simply acting on an organ. (6) improving sleep honey can relieve nervous tension, promote sleep, and have a certain analgesic effect. Glucose, vitamins, magnesium, phosphorus and calcium in honey can regulate the nervous system and promote sleep. Usage: For neurasthenia, a spoonful of honey before going to bed every night can improve sleep. The sedative function of apple honey collected from apple flowers is more prominent. (VII) Liver Protection The protective effect of honey on the liver can provide energy preparation for the metabolic activity of the liver, stimulate the regeneration of liver tissue, and play a role in repairing damage. Usage: People with chronic hepatitis and poor liver function can often eat honey to improve liver function. (8) Fructose and glucose in anti-fatigue honey can be quickly absorbed and utilized, improving the nutritional status of blood. Taking honey when people are tired can obviously eliminate fatigue symptoms in 15 minutes. Usage: For mental workers and people who stay up late, taking honey water can make them energetic. Athletes taking honey 15 minutes before the game can help improve their physical fitness. (IX) Promoting Children's Growth and Development A large-scale clinical experiment conducted by researchers at the University of Tokyo shows that compared with children who eat noisy sugar, children who eat honey have a faster increase in weight, height, chest circumference and subcutaneous fat, a brighter skin, and less diseases such as dysentery, bronchitis, conjunctivitis and stomatitis. Usage: Children who are frail and sickly can eat more honey. Preschool children suffering from rickets can take 3-5g honey two or three times a day, which can improve the symptoms of rickets. Children with colds, drinking a cup of honey water twice a day, can promote the recovery of colds. Children with poor sleep should drink a cup of warm honey water 3 minutes before going to bed, and they can sleep peacefully soon after going to bed. Babies under one year old are not suitable for taking honey. (1) Protecting cardiovascular honey has the functions of dilating coronary arteries and nourishing myocardium, improving myocardial function and regulating blood pressure. Usage: Take 5-14 grams of honey every day for patients with heart disease, and their condition can be improved within 1-2 months. People with high blood pressure, drinking a cup of honey water every morning and evening, is also good for health. People with arteriosclerosis often eat honey, which can protect blood vessels and lower blood pressure. (11) Moistening the lungs and relieving cough Honey can moisten the lungs and has a certain cough relieving effect. It is often used to assist in the treatment of tuberculosis and tracheitis. Usage: People who are weak and cough often eat honey. Honey can be used for adjuvant treatment of rhinitis, sinusitis, bronchitis, pharyngitis and asthma. Among them, loquat honey has an outstanding antitussive effect. (12) Promoting calcium absorption Experts from the Human Nutrition Center of the US Department of Agriculture found that honey can prevent osteoporosis caused by calcium loss in middle-aged and elderly women. This is because boron in honey can increase estrogen activity and prevent calcium loss. Usage: A spoonful of honey plus a proper amount of calcium supplements can increase the absorption rate of calcium. Honey has been regarded as a sacred product for nourishing and beautifying since ancient times, and the price is very cheap. Brewing is even more convenient. It takes three minutes to make a delicious honey juice with a ratio of honey to boiling water of 1. Adding it to other juices and teas instead of sugar has endless benefits to the body. The characteristic of honey is that once it enters the human body, it will be absorbed immediately and converted into energy, and it will not have the disadvantage of decomposing calcium by sand. When using medicine in traditional Chinese medicine, honey is often used as a treatment for cough, scald, diuresis, rhinitis, stomachache and other symptoms. In the past, human honey was even made into a dressing product, so honey is a good thing for both internal and external use. People who are afraid of obesity can add honey to any drink. Its sweetness is fragrant, but it is harmless to the body. It contains many nutrients such as polysaccharides, pollen, queen's milk, sucrose, minerals, yeast, etc., which has the effects of calming the spirit, improving the weak constitution, detoxifying and eliminating fatigue. People with constipation can drink honey and improve it. For a Baby, honey is a deadly thing. When summer comes, what the body needs most is clearing fire and detoxifying. Let honey be a scavenger for you! However, drinking honey is also taboo. It is best not to drink it for babies before the age of one, because honey contains bacteria, which is a strong threat to babies with weak resistance. In the past, it happened that babies almost died after drinking honey. Because doctors usually advise newborn parents to train their babies to drink water, and they can add some sweetness to make them feel good about water, so some people give their babies honey. In fact, this is a deadly behavior.