6 Great Reasons to Drink Milk with Honey
Drinking milk with honey is a delicious option to satisfy your craving for something warm and sweet before bed. Plus, it’s also a healthy option with many great health benefits.
In this article, we’d like to share them with you.
Honey has been used as a natural remedy for many diseases for a long time. This is because of its antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti-fungal properties, according to a study from the Señor de Sipán University in Lambayeque, Perú.
Another study from the Cira Garcia Central Clinic in Havana, Cuba showed that honey also has a calming and anti-inflammatory effect, which helps to relieve topical conditions.
Meanwhile, milk has been traditionally chosen above other drinks because of its vitamins A, B-complex, and D, as well as minerals like calcium. Also, it’s rich in animal proteins and lactic acid.
Because of this, milk and honey together provide unique benefits to your health. We’ll describe some of them in this article.
1. Milk and honey protect your skin
Milk and honey have cleansing and antimicrobial properties. These work perfectly together when you combine them.
In reality, many beauty products use both of these as main ingredients. Mixing them can give you healthy, radiant skin. Overall, drinking milk and honey helps your skin from the inside.
If you prefer, you can even take a milk and honey bath. Here’s how:
- Mix equal parts milk and honey with the bathwater.
- Soak your body in the bath for as long as you would usually bathe.
Your skin will be fed from outside by absorbing the bath’s properties.
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2. Drinking milk and honey helps your digestion
Honey has prebiotic properties. This means that it stimulates the growth and development of good bacteria. These are a big help to your intestines and your digestive system.
On the other hand, prebiotics have a stimulating effect on bifidobacterium. These are a kind of probiotics that are found in milk.
In addition, the carbohydrates and oligosaccharides in honey promote good bacteria. A study from the University of Auckland in New Zealand found that these compounds keep the bacteria in your digestive tract healthy and functioning.
All of this translates to the elimination of:
- Constipation
- Cramps
- Bloating
- Harmful bacteria
3. They increase your resistance
Some people believe that drinking milk with honey every morning significantly increases your body’s resistance.
This is because milk has proteins and honey has carbohydrates. These are both necessary for stimulating your metabolism. However, there aren’t any studies to back up this claim.
Thanks to its enzymes, the animal protein found in milk break down into basic amino acids. These are then changed into proteins your body can use.
4. They help with bone health
Milk is a rich source of calcium. By drinking it with honey, you give your body the nutrients it needs to take care of your bone health, according to this study from the University of Tehran in Iran.
Also, this helps you to optimize calcium absorption. This effectively prevents diseases like osteoporosis and joint inflammation as you age.
5. It fights insomnia
Drinking warm milk with honey before sleeping is one of the most well-known ways to get to sleep when insomnia attacks.
Take a look at the ingredients on an individual basis. Both honey and milk by themselves are good for doing this. But together, their effect intensifies.
- Honey is a rare sweet ingredient because it allows you to have more control over the insulin your body produces. This makes your brain release more tryptophan. This chemical is then converted into serotonin, the hormone that helps you sleep.
- Milk also contains tryptophan, according to this study from the Spanish Association of Pediatrics.
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6. They have anti-aging properties
The combination of milk and honey gives the rest of your body lots of benefits, too. This is because this drink makes your body youthful. Many ancient civilizations drank milk with honey to stay young.
Honey, according to this study from the University of the Frontera, has a beneficial healing effect for the skin. The lactic acid in milk, on the other hand, helps fight wrinkles, according to a study by Dr. Walter P. Smith.
Take advantage of both of these great natural products.
Remember: You should always also maintain a balanced diet and good habits. These include exercising regularly and avoiding tobacco. If you do, you will benefit even more from this drink’s effects.
Note: never give honey to children under a year old.
All cited sources were thoroughly reviewed by our team to ensure their quality, reliability, currency, and validity. The bibliography of this article was considered reliable and of academic or scientific accuracy.
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