For many people, they like to drink a cup of honey water in the morning to beautify their face, detoxify the body's toxins, and accelerate gastrointestinal peristalsis. But some people say that drinking a cup of honey water at night can calm their nerves and help them sleep. When is the best time to drink honey water? Do you pay attention to the time to drink honey water?
Point 1: how about drinking honey water in the morning?
After a night's sleep, most of our body's water has been used up by metabolism. It's the time when our body needs to replenish water in the morning. At this time, the best water replenishing effect should be boiled water, rather than honey water with too high sweetness.
Because 80% of the ingredients in honey are sugar, and sugar also has osmotic pressure. The liquid with too high osmotic pressure will cause dehydration, which is not conducive to the body's water supplement. If you really want to drink honey water, you can dilute the honey water and drink it again, so that the sugar content is not so high.
Viewpoint 2: how about drinking honey water in the afternoon?
If you don't eat much at noon, and you are hungry before dinner time, you can drink a cup of honey water to satisfy your hunger, because honey water contains a lot of sugar and a small amount of nutrients, which can alleviate the hunger in the stomach. However, it is not recommended to drink immediately after meals, because a large amount of fructose will promote the synthesis of fat in the liver, promote the rise of blood lipids, which is not conducive to the control of chronic diseases.
Viewpoint 3: can drinking honey water at night help sleep?
It is not recommended to drink too much honey water before going to bed. Some people think that drinking honey water at night can promote sleep and improve sleep quality. But in fact, improper drinking may be counterproductive. Because the heat of honey is not low, if you drink too much honey water before you go to bed, it will not only cause the problem of excessive night urine, but also may lead to excessive sugar intake, leading to the occurrence of a variety of chronic diseases, especially for the elderly, you should drink honey water carefully.