Losing weight has always been the lifelong mission of many friends, because when they see other women on the street with graceful figures, they can't accept being overweight. Everyone knows that drinking honey water can help with weight loss, but do you know that adding one ingredient to honey water can help you eliminate toxins and successfully lose weight?
【Nutritional Composition of Honey】
1. Sugar
Unlike ordinary white sugar, the glucose and fructose in honey do not need to be digested by the human body. They can be directly absorbed and utilized by the cells of the intestinal wall, so they do not add burden to the stomach and intestines. This is especially important for children, the elderly, and those recovering from illness.
2. Vitamins
Honey contains various vitamins, especially B vitamins. Every 100 grams of honey contains 300-400 micrograms of B vitamins.
3. Organic Acids
Honey contains various acids, including glucose acid, citric acid, lactic acid, acetic acid, butyric acid, formic acid, and malic acid. It also contains inorganic acids such as phosphoric acid and hydrochloric acid.
4. Minerals
Although the mineral content in honey is not high, it contains a variety of minerals that are beneficial to the body and mind, such as potassium, which is good for the body and mind, calcium, which strengthens bones and muscles, phosphorus, which is good for the brain, magnesium, which has a calming effect, and iron and copper, which replenish blood.
【Methods of Consuming Honey】
Fresh ripe honey can be consumed directly, or it can be diluted with water because a honey solution is more easily absorbed than pure honey.
However, never use boiling water or high temperature to dilute or cook honey. Improper heating will severely damage the nutrients in honey, deactivate enzymes, darken the color, evaporate the aroma, change the taste, and give it an unpleasant sour taste.
Research has shown that enzymes, especially diastase, in the nutritional composition of honey are extremely unstable to heat. When the enzyme activity decreases, the unique aroma and taste of honey are destroyed and evaporated, antibacterial effects decrease, and nutrients are destroyed.
Therefore, it is best to use water below 40℃ or cold water to dilute honey before consumption, especially in hot summers. Drinking honey diluted with cold water can cool down and relieve heat, making it an excellent refreshing and health drink.
Under normal circumstances, fresh ripe honey can be consumed without heating, which preserves the nutritional composition of honey and allows it to exert its proper medical and health effects.
【Honey and Ginger for Weight Loss】
To achieve better weight loss results, we can add some ginger to honey water. Ginger is a spicy food that contains a large amount of essential oils, which can help us burn calories, equivalent to jogging. It can also lubricate the intestines, promote bowel movements, and eliminate black and foul-smelling feces. When combined with honey, it can enhance the effectiveness of weight loss and slimming.
Ginger is a warming ingredient. After catching a cold, drinking a bowl of ginger soup can make us feel much better. Ginger can also protect our gastric mucosa, help eliminate waste from the body, and promote blood circulation.
Drinking ginger soup regularly can prevent waste in the body from turning into fat, so women who want to lose weight can also drink more ginger water.
The preparation method is also simple. Soak a suitable amount of ginger slices in warm water, but never use boiling water, as high temperature will destroy the nutrients in ginger. Then add a little honey to the water, stir well, and drink. By persisting for a period of time, it is equivalent to jogging for 30 minutes, eliminating black and foul-smelling feces, and reducing weight to two digits.
