No harm done, bitter melon and lemon, high content of vitamin C to enhance immunity, eye protection, bitter melon vitamin C content is 2.7 times that of lemon, tomato 7 times, 15 times that of apple, can help collagen generation, with the effect of whitening the skin, but also enhance immunity, in addition to vitamin C is also an important nutrient in the eye crystal, can reduce the risk of cataracts and the eyes caused by aging The actual fact is that it's not a good idea to have a good time.
With rich dietary fiber bitter melon can prevent excess lipid absorption, help the whole intestine detoxification, in addition to bitter melon seeds contain linoleic acid also has the effect of inhibiting body fat.
The taboo of drinking bitter gourd water:
First: not suitable for taking food with bitter gourd
The bitter gourd, although the scope of application in life is very large, but not with all the ingredients together with the production of delicious food. When making food, we not only need to consider whether it tastes good or not, but also need to know whether the recipe is healthy or not. Bitter melon is also not suitable to take with mangosteen to avoid side effects that make the body uncomfortable.
Secondly, bitter melon is not suitable for people who have a cold stomach and spleen
Thirdly, bitter melon is not suitable for pregnant women
Research has found that bitter melon contains quinine, which can stimulate the uterus of pregnant women to contract.
Fourth: Bitter melon is not suitable for people with low blood pressure and low blood sugar
Bitter melon is not suitable for people with low blood pressure and low blood sugar. This is because bitter melon has the effect of clearing fire as well as lowering blood pressure, if these types of patients take bitter melon, the body's heart meridian will be jeopardized, not conducive to good health.
Fifth: calcium deficiency patients are not suitable for taking bitter melon
Bitter melon contains a certain amount of oxalic acid, this substance will be combined with calcium to produce calcium oxalate, seriously affecting the body for the absorption of calcium. If you want to avoid the effect of bitter melon on the body to absorb calcium, then before cooking the bitter melon into the boiling water blanching, which can effectively remove oxalic acid.
Sixth: Bitter melon is not suitable for preschool children
Children's physique is mostly pure yang, but due to the spleen and stomach development is not complete so the digestive ability is relatively poor, at the same time the child's ability to protect is also relatively poor, the time to take the bitter melon will be serious damage to the child's spleen and stomach health.
The effect of bitter melon lemon slices in water:
1, lowering blood sugar
Bitter melon contains a kind of bittersweet, which can improve the function of human pancreatic islets, help regulate the balance of blood glucose, so that elevated blood glucose down, and lemon contains a wealth of micronutrients is very beneficial to the body's function, coupled with bitter melon and lemon in the sugar content are low, so people with high blood sugar is very suitable for drinking bitter melon The lemon water is very suitable for people with high blood sugar to drink bitter melon and lemon water to assist in lowering blood sugar.
2, you can lose weight
Drinking lemon and bitter melon water can be ingested from some fiber, to help promote intestinal motility, better discharged from the body of garbage, and the bitter melon and lemon also has the function of inhibiting the absorption of fat, decomposition of toxins in the body, so drink bitter melon and lemon water on weight loss is also very helpful.
3, heat elimination
Bitter melon lemon water has a very good heat elimination effect, the most appropriate to drink in the summer, can effectively prevent heat stroke, summer dampness, colds and other conditions, and lemon and bitter melon are rich in vitamins and nutrients, can play a role in detoxification and skin care, skin pigmentation and yellowness of the skin have a very good effect.
Expanded:
1, the best choice of fresh lemons
Fresh lemons have a strong flavor, while dried lemons have a certain loss of aromatic components and vitamin C. The lemons should be cut with the skin on. Fresh lemons must be thinly sliced with the skin on.
Because the skin of some of the higher flavonoids, such as hesperidin, naringin, etc., they are health ingredients, lemon essential oils are also mainly in the skin inside, and thinly sliced in favor of lemon peel in the aroma of the ingredients out of the bubble. The flavonoids have a mildly bitter flavor that matches the sourness of the lemon itself, making it more thirst-quenching to drink when it's hot. Leftover lemons can be coated with some honey at the incision, wrapped in plastic wrap, and stored in the refrigerator for three days.
2, the water temperature of 60 ~ 70 ℃ is more appropriate
The lemon water is too cold, the flavor is not easy to soak out. If you use boiling water to soak, there will be more bitter substances dissolved, such as hesperidin. Some people worry that the water temperature is too high will lead to the loss of vitamin C, in fact, lemon is more acidic, and vitamin C in acidic conditions heat resistance is better, not so easy to lose.
Therefore, the temperature of the water used to soak the lemons is usually 60 to 70 degrees Celsius.
3, lemon infused water must be light
If you use lemon water instead of plain water to quench your thirst, the infused water must be light. A large piece of lemon with skin soak 1 liter of water, can be poured 3 to 4 small cups, generally brewed 2 to 3 times, no lemon flavor when the new piece can be replaced.
This lemonade is not sour, not astringent, more fragrant, no sugar or honey can drink, the energy contained in almost negligible. If the lemon slices put more, you need to add sugar or honey, is conducive to balancing the sour flavor.
4, with the skin of the water more nutritious
Lemon must be with the skin, the slice must be thin, because the skin of the part containing flavonoids is higher than the lemon pulp is more worthy of soaking, lemon essential oils are also mainly in the skin inside, thin cuts in the lemon skin in the aroma of the ingredients easy to soak out.
Lemon peel, including other citrus peels, contain some bitter flavonoids, are also beneficial ingredients, a little bit of a light bitter flavor, and acidity with the hot drink more thirst.
5, lemonade with a little honey or sugar will be better
But, light sweet lemonade contains about 5% sugar, a cup (200 grams) of sweetened honey water contains 40 kilocalories of energy, if you drink two cups of honey water, it is the equivalent of eating 1/4 bowl of rice, so the need to control the weight of the people to be limited. In addition, people with excessive stomach acid can drink lemon water only if it is as light as possible, because a small amount of citric acid is conducive to the repair of the gastric mucosa.
For people with indigestion, adding a thin slice of ginger to light lemonade and drinking it with meals is also good for promoting the secretion of digestive juices. The unsweetened lemonade contains no sodium, almost no energy, but contains potassium, a small amount of vitamin C and a small amount of flavonoids, which is very suitable for hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and gout and other chronic patients to drink daily.
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