Should bird's nest be eaten on an empty stomach? What are the effects and functions of bird's nest?

As a precious health-preserving ingredient, bird's nest has always been an ideal tonic that many people yearn for. As the price of bird's nest becomes more and more reasonable, more and more families have begun to eat it. Although the number of people eating bird's nest has increased, the number of people who know how to eat it properly and correctly is still a minority. Relatively few people know that bird's nest must be eaten on an empty stomach.

1. Should bird's nest be eaten on an empty stomach?

The best absorption effect of eating bird's nest is when you are on an empty stomach. This has something to do with the fact that bird's nests contain a large amount of water-soluble protein. At the same time, bird's nests contain amino acids necessary for the human body. If you eat bird's nests on an empty stomach, the amino acids can be better absorbed by the human body.

2. What should you pay attention to when eating bird's nest?

When we eat, the digestive system secretes a variety of digestive juices containing different digestive enzymes, such as those for digesting starch, fat, protein, etc. When eating a single food, the digestive enzymes secreted are sufficient to break down the nutrients in the food and supply them to the human body, and the absorption effect is better.

On the contrary, if you eat multiple foods at the same time, the digestive enzymes are limited and cannot break them down in time, and the absorption effect will be relatively weakened. The suggestion to eat on an empty stomach is only for bird's nests, not for all foods, because different foods have different substance content and functional effects. Some cannot be eaten on an empty stomach, and may cause physical discomfort.

In addition, the pairing of bird’s nest with food requires “clear food paired with clear food, and soft food paired with soft food”. Generally, when consuming bird's nest, you should eat less spicy and greasy food, and do not smoke or smoke less. Therefore, I recommend that you eat bird's nest on an empty stomach in the morning or before going to bed at night, as it is best absorbed at this time.

3. The efficacy and function of bird's nest

It nourishes yin and moistens dryness, replenishes qi and strengthens the middle, treats deficiency, cough, sputum, asthma, hemoptysis, and chronic dysentery. It is suitable for patients with weak constitution, malnutrition, chronic dysentery and malaria, cough with excessive sputum, chronic bronchitis in the elderly, bronchial extension, emphysema, tuberculosis, hemoptysis, and stomach pain.