Drinking a cup of honey water daily has become the habit of many people. And then, they surprised to find that honey water has the effect of losing weight. And modern medicine has proved that drinking honey water regularly can indeed promote food digestion, help regulate the intestines and stomach.

The efficacy of honey:

1. Weight loss

Honey is a natural nutritional supplement with a high fructose content that can replace calories burned by the body and prevent fat accumulation in the body. It should be noted that eating honey after meals not only can not lose weight, but also may increase calorie intake.

2. Anti-inflammation

Honey contains good bactericidal and detoxification effect, it can not only improve the metabolism of the human body, but also can have a good bactericidal effect. Experiments have proved that honey for streptococcus, glucococcus and other strong inhibitory effect.

3. Moistening the throat.

“It is cool and moist, which is the important thing to clear the lung, moisten the lung, relieve phlegm and ease cough.” In life, we often have throat discomfort, and the elders at home always suggest that we drink some honey water. The reason is that it can have the effect of moistening the throat.

4. Promoting digestion

Modern medicine has proved that honey can also regulate gastrointestinal function, can make the secretion of gastric acid in a normal value, make the strength of gastrointestinal peristalsis strengthened, thereby reducing the incidence of constipation.

5. Improve immunity

Honey is rich in protein, trace elements and minerals, which fully meet the human body’s essential substances, can play a comprehensive role in conditioning the human body, so as to achieve the effect of improving immunity.

Some taboos：

1. Infants under one year of age

Although honey is an excellent nutrient to some extent, honey is vulnerable to Botulinum toxin infection in the formation process, and infants’intestines and stomach are not yet mature enough to do a good job of detoxification.

2. Patients with cirrhosis

Although honey contains monosaccharides that protect the liver and reduce the burden of liver distress, it can aggravate liver fibrosis in patients with cirrhosis.

3. With boiling water or high temperature cooking.

Honey in addition to containing 65% to 80% of glucose and fructose, but also rich in enzymes, vitamins, minerals and so on. When eating honey, with warm water to drink, the water temperature is not more than 60 ℃ appropriate. If the use of high temperature boiled water into honey, not only destroyed its rich nutrients, but also led to its natural color, fragrance, taste changes. Drinking honey water is particular about the water temperature. Cooler honey water has the effect of clearing heat, moistening dryness, detoxification, and warm honey water tonic spleen and stomach, promote digestion effect,.

After reading this article, do you know the correct way to eat honey?