What are the suitable hot drinks in winter?

In the cold winter, my hands and feet are often cold. Drinking a cup of warm hot drink to warm hands can not only dispel the chill on the body, but also make people full of energy all day. Here are some recommended hot drinks in winter, which can not only warm the body, but also warm the mind and make you have a healthy heart.

1. Low-fat milk hot cocoa

Dark chocolate contains a lot of bioflavonoids, which helps to lower blood pressure, and the heat modulated with it may play a good role in protecting the heart. If you want to increase the taste, you can add some milk, preferably skim milk or low-fat milk with only 1% fat.

2. Apple vinegar

Apple vinegar contains a lot of antioxidants beneficial to heart health, and its rich vitamin C and potassium can also promote myocardial health. It is recommended to drink apple vinegar after heating with a low torch.

3. Grape juice

A study in the United States has proved that drinking 220-280 ml of purple grape juice every day can inhibit platelet aggregation in the blood, thus preventing heart disease. The experiment also found that purple grape juice is better than white grape juice, and the latter is even better than aspirin.

4.honey ginger tea

The production process is simple: put sliced fresh ginger in hot water for 5 minutes, and curcumin, vitamins and other substances beneficial to the heart will come out, and then you can add brown sugar, honey or lemon juice according to your personal taste. The blending ratio is 1/4 cups of fresh ginger and 4 cups of water.

Besides being good for heart health, it can also relieve stomach discomfort.

5.cinnamon ginger tea

Chop the peeled fresh ginger slices, add cinnamon sticks and stew in a pot of hot water for about an hour. This sweet drink is made in this way. Has the effects of calming nerves and stabilizing heart rhythm.

6.black tea

Drinking black tea regularly can effectively prevent stroke and heart disease, and also play a role in diminishing inflammation and protecting gastric mucosa. Black tea is rich in flavonoids and potassium, the former has a strong antioxidant effect, while potassium is good for the heart.

7. Hawthorn makes tea

Hawthorn is sweet, slightly sour, and enters the spleen, stomach and liver meridians. Its components have the functions of promoting digestion, invigorating stomach, promoting qi circulation, removing blood stasis, dilating coronary artery, relaxing blood vessels, reducing blood lipid and strengthening heart. Drinking hawthorn tea regularly has obvious auxiliary effect on the treatment of hypertension. The drinking method is to make tea with fresh hawthorn fruit 1-2 tablets several times a day. It is worth noting that hawthorn only needs no supplement, and people with anemia and spleen and stomach weakness should not eat more.

8.hot orange juice

Juice two fresh oranges and add water to boil. You can also add cinnamon sticks to make them look better. This drink contains a lot of vitamin C and antioxidants, which is good for the heart.

9. Hot juice

mixed drink

Mix apples, pomegranate seeds and blueberries, add water, heat at high temperature, pour into a large glass, put in a chamomile tea bag, soak for a few minutes, then add honey and a little fresh lemon juice, and serve.

10. Add lemon peel to your coffee.

Cardiovascular experts from the Medical College of Athens University in Greece investigated the living habits of residents on Icaria Island. Most people on this island are healthy, live a long life and have a low incidence of cardiovascular diseases. The researchers found that 87% of the nearly 700 people over 65 on the island have the habit of drinking coffee every day. They like to make coffee with boiling water, add some lemon peel and orange peel at the same time, or eat similar fruits when drinking.