Turmeric with honey: the benefits and harm

Such a useful seasoning, like turmeric, is often used in the preparation of various dishes. It gives a special taste and color to meat, vegetable dishes.What is the use of this spice? Why is it worth combining with honey? Detailed answers to all questions are already waiting for you in our material.

Very often you can find such a combination as turmeric with honey. Each of these products separately is very beneficial to health, but when they are combined together, the benefits are doubly beneficial. Such a vitamin tandem is often used to maintain health and beauty. What is the use?

Bright and fragrant spice contains beneficial properties, various vitamins, minerals and essential oils. Among the vitamins contained in turmeric, it is worth noting Vitamins C, K and Vitamins of group B. This seasoning contains a record amount of Vitamin B6. Also in the seasoning is Vitamins PP, A, E, potassium, iron, calcium, copper, etc. Honey also contains similar vitamins and all sorts of elements that are so beneficial to human health. Combined together, these products have a positive effect on the body as a whole.

Regular consumption of honey with spice helps strengthen the immune system, improves blood circulation, relieves the symptoms of seasonal diseases, normalizes the bowels, strengthens blood vessels, cleanses the body of bacteria, removes toxins and regulates metabolism. In addition, the therapeutic properties of this product can have a positive effect on improving memory. Turmeric with honey is an excellent source of good mood, which helps to fight stress, nervous tension and even depression. Also, the combination of two useful products positively affects the beauty and health of the skin.

To all the above useful properties, you can add a few more. For example, honey with turmeric is recommended to be used for the prevention of cancer, for diseases of the heart and blood vessels, for regular headaches, pains in muscles and joints, for the normalization of hemoglobin in the blood and for the prevention of arthritis.

Of course, these products have their own specific contraindications, and if you do not take them into account, you can harm the body, not the benefit. Turmeric itself is a strong allergen, the same can be said about honey. Therefore, in the event of an allergic reaction or individual intolerance, in no case should this combination of products be used for therapeutic or cosmetic purposes.

You can not use turmeric with honey in a disease such as diabetes, as well as in various diseases of the liver, kidneys and gastrointestinal tract. You should be especially careful with these products during pregnancy and during lactation.

In order for such a useful combination, like honey with spice, to benefit the body, you need to know how to use it. For example, there is such a recipe, which is popularly called the “Golden Blend” or “Golden Honey”. He receives positive feedback from many who have already tried it out. This recipe has a positive effect on the body and helps strengthen the immune system, which is especially important during the cold season.

For the preparation of the above funds will need honey and seasoning itself in equal proportions. From these ingredients will need to prepare a kind of pasta. It is easy to do this: it is necessary to gradually add turmeric to the natural bee product, while each time mixing everything thoroughly.

This is the classic version of the combination of honey and seasoning, which can be consumed during colds one teaspoon twice a day or just for the prevention of a spoon a day. By the way, such a finished product is often used and just during breakfast, adding it to the curd or smoothie.

There is also another recipe for making this drug. For this you will need:

• one hundred grams of natural liquid honey;
• tablespoon of seasoning (no slide);
• two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar;
• lemon zest;
• a pinch of black freshly ground pepper.

The mixture should be taken in a teaspoon a day from the morning for a week to prevent and maintain health. The remedy must be slowly absorbed in the mouth or dissolved in a glass with warm boiled water.

In winter, be sure to take care of strengthening immunity and health. In this case, the following recipe will help:

• for one liter of hot boiled water, you will need two teaspoons of honey and spices, one tablespoon of grated ginger root and lemon juice;
• drink need to insist for ten minutes and drink at dinner instead of tea.

You can also drink this infusion in the event of a flu or cold.

In the event that the cold has already begun and is accompanied by severe sore throat, the following drink will help:

• lightly heat a glass of milk and add one ripe banana to it;
• whip everything in a blender;
• add a teaspoon of turmeric and honey, a pinch of black pepper.

Drink this drink twice a day. It helps to cope with colds, eliminates sore throat, fights viruses, bacteria and reduces fever.

Useful elements contained in this seasoning have a positive effect on the shape of the figure, speeding up the metabolism, helping to get rid of extra pounds and unpleasant fat deposits. The combination of seasoning with natural honey will also help restore the slimness and beauty of the figure. For weight loss, there are several effective recipes, and you can always choose one of them. For example, you can drink kefir or milk with the addition of honey and turmeric at night. A glass of any dairy products will need a teaspoon of seasoning and half a teaspoon of honey.

In addition, a simple but effective recipe will help you to lose weight and maintain a normal weight (ingredients are based on a half-liter teapot):

• brew black tea in the usual proportions;
• during brewing, add two slices of ginger root, a pinch of cinnamon and a teaspoon of turmeric;
• as soon as the drink has cooled a little, you can safely add a small spoon of your favorite honey.

Since this combination of two healing components has a positive effect on the intestinal function, we suggest testing the following recipe: for one teaspoon of honey you will need only five grams of spice and one tablet of activated carbon, which you need to grind. This mixture should be taken at bedtime on a small spoon during the week: it will help improve digestion.

If you want to normalize the pressure and increase the level of hemoglobin in the blood, then you should take a mixture of the natural product with spice in the morning on an empty stomach. To do this, we take in equal proportions both ingredients to make a teaspoon of the mixture.

Since honey and turmeric are powerful antioxidants, both of these products have a very positive effect on the beauty of the skin, helping it to remain healthy and young. There are several recipes for various masks, which are now described in more detail.

All these home remedies help to restore skin tone, making it more toned, reduce facial and deep wrinkles, normalize skin pH, tighten pores and cope with small inflammations.In each recipe, in addition to honey and spices, there is an ingredient that helps to have a positive effect on a particular skin type. Be sure to consider your skin type before using the mask at home.

Let's start with the recipe for normal skin. To make a mask, you need the following ingredients:

• one teaspoonful of turmeric powder, lemon juice and almond oil;
• two teaspoons of natural honey;
• one big spoon of glycerin.

All ingredients must be thoroughly mixed, let the mixture stand for five to ten minutes, and then apply on a cleansed face. Mask hold no more than fifteen minutes, then wash off with warm water. This recipe is perfect for both young and mature skin.

For those who want to restore the former elasticity of the skin and give it a more youthful and healthy look, we suggest trying out the following recipe:

• take a teaspoon of any liquid honey, a quarter cup of kefir and literally a pinch of turmeric;
• mix everything thoroughly.

Apply the mask on a cleansed face and hold for twenty minutes.

In the event that you are the owner of a dry skin type, then the following recipe is useful to you:

• take turmeric, cream and honey for about one teaspoon;
• again, mix well.

Apply the mask, hold for twenty to twenty-five minutes, then wash off with warm water. After this procedure, be sure to apply your usual nourishing cream.

Very often, women complain about the presence of dark circles under their eyes. To cope with this problem will help the natural bee product and bright spice. To prepare the mask you will need ingredients such as: pineapple juice (only natural, sugar-free), turmeric, natural yogurt or sour cream, honey. We take ingredients in equal proportions - on one teaspoon. This mask should be kept on the face for no more than ten minutes.

For problem skin, the following mask will do: take twenty milligrams of natural yogurt, add a tablespoon of lentils or oatmeal, half a teaspoon of spice and some honey. Mask hold exactly fifteen minutes, then wash off.

How to combine turmeric with honey for the treatment of colds, see below.