If you like running outdoors in winter, you should eat more honey. Honey is rich in carbohydrates, which can help exercisers effectively maintain blood sugar levels. There is no doubt that eating a spoonful of honey before and during exercise can definitely have the same effect as chocolate.
It is said that Cleopatra must bathe with honey and milk every day in order to make her skin fair and smooth. According to legend, Greek women love to coat their faces with layers of honey, so their skin is white and smooth. Honey is a beauty product with a long history. Whether it is applied externally or orally, it is of great benefit to the body and skin. Honey has natural permeability and is easily absorbed by the skin. It can improve the moisturizing ability of skin, and has the miraculous effects of cleaning, diminishing inflammation, peeling off dead skin and eliminating wrinkles. It also has therapeutic and analgesic effects on sunburned skin. And its price can make you spend the least money to achieve the most magical effect.
In Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, which was written more than 2000 years ago, honey was listed as the top grade, and it was believed that "taking it for a long time will make you strong, intelligent and prolong your life".
In the early 1950s, Russian biologist Gula Zijin made a survey of more than 200 centenarians in China, and found that 143 of them were beekeepers, and 34 of them were beekeepers. Many people who live long often mention honey when they talk about their growth. For example, Muir Bachir, a Russian professor, took honey every morning and evening and kept bees vigorously until he was 65,438+0.20 years old. Safado Desai told doctors at the age of 65,438+0.38 that eating honey and working in the open air were the main reasons for his long life. Hu of Saudi Arabia examined him at the age of 145 and found that his heart, kidneys and blood pressure were normal. He told the media that he used to eat meat, hunt and drink camel milk. He has never suffered from any serious illness in his life. Eat honey for treatment when you are uncomfortable at ordinary times.
Many senior scholars are deeply touched by the longevity function of honey: Pythagoras, the father of mathematics, asserted that he could live to be 90 years old, thanks to eating honey, he lived 100 years old. Hippocrates, a great thinker and doctor in ancient Greece, said, "Honey and food can nourish and promote health." Anacker Lyons, a Greek lyric poet, liked to eat honey and honey sprinkles all his life and lived to the age of 1 15. Aristotle, the father of nature, also thinks that honey plays a special role in promoting human health and prolonging life. Avicenna, a great scientist, once recommended honey as a medicine to prolong life and improve the working ability of the elderly. He always said: If you want to stay young, eat honey.
Honey to lose weight: honey has excellent sterilization and detoxification effect, which can make the residual waste in the body excrete, improve the metabolic function of the whole body, and burn the excess fat accumulated in the body as energy. If the sugar in honey can be transported from the stomach to the blood, it can be turned into energy and quickly eliminate fatigue. With the increase of blood sugar level, hunger will disappear.
Using honey as a mask has a good cosmetic effect. Commonly used honey masks are:
1, honey egg mask Take 1 egg white and stir in a bowl until it bubbles, then add 20g of honey and mix well. After bathing, evenly apply it to face and hands, let it dry naturally, and wash it with water after 30 minutes, twice a week. This mask can moisturize skin, eliminate wrinkles, beautify, nourish and whiten skin.
2. Honey Lemon Mask Take10g of honey and heat it to 60℃. Add10ml of lemon juice and mix well. After washing your face, apply it evenly on your face and wash it off after 20 ~ 30 minutes, once a day/kloc-0. This mask can make the skin white and tender.
3, honey olive oil mask Take 100 grams of honey and 50 grams of olive oil, heat and stir at 40℃ to fully mix them evenly.
When in use, the mixed paste is applied to the gauze, covered on the face, taken off and washed after 20 minutes, 2-3 times a week. This mask can prevent skin aging, eliminate wrinkles, moisturize and remove spots, and is especially suitable for dry skin.
4, honey grape juice mask Take 20 grams of honey and add 20 grams of grape juice, add 10 grams of starch while stirring, and stir evenly. After washing your face, apply it to your face, and wash it off with water after 10 minutes. This mask is suitable for oily skin and can make the skin smooth and tender.
5. Honey Milk Mask Take acacia honey 10g, fresh milk 10ml and egg yolk 1 piece, mix them evenly, make them into paste, wash them and apply them to the face, and wash them off after 20min, once a day. This mask can nourish the skin, prevent facial wrinkles and make the skin white and tender.
6, honey rose mask Take 60 grams of honey, 10 ml of rose juice, and mix well with 30 grams of oatmeal. After washing your face, apply it to your face and wash it off after 30 minutes, morning and evening 1 time. This mask is suitable for treating facial dark spots.
7, honey cucumber mask: whitening and wrinkle. Take fresh cucumber juice, add appropriate amount of milk powder and honey, mix a few drops of essential balm evenly, then apply it on the face, wash it after 20-30 minutes, or wash the cucumber, slice it and stick it directly on the face, which has the functions of moistening skin, whitening skin and removing wrinkles.
8, honey tomato mask: whitening and wrinkle. Mash tomatoes to get juice, add proper amount of honey and a little flour to make paste, and apply it on the face for 20-30 minutes. Long-term use has the effects of moistening, whitening, softening skin, removing spots and wrinkles, and treating skin acne.