Benefits of rye bread

Rye, or as it is often called, black bread in Russia has always been popular. Rye always gave a good harvest, and the price for it was not high. Useful substances contained in rye bread, helped people cope with avitaminosis and many diseases. Useful properties of black bread are used by people to this day. Let's see what the benefits of rye bread are.

Useful substances contained in black bread.

In the famine years in Russia, people who eat rye bread never suffered from avitaminosis. This suggests that the black bread contains enough useful and irreplaceable substances that can support the normal life of the body.

Rye bread is useful to eat all year round, and especially in winter, when the body is deficient in vitamins. Black bread contains many essential amino acids, mineral salts, fiber, macronutrients and microelements. Rye bread is rich in iron and vitamins of group B, A, PP and E.

In Russia classic rye bread was baked without the use of yeast, replacing them with rye leaven. Currently, some modern manufacturers also use an old Russian recipe, using leaven instead of yeast. Such bread is much more useful.

Rye bread belongs to the category of products necessary for human consumption constantly. If you eat black bread constantly, then the body clears the body of toxins and salts. Cholesterol is removed from the vessels and the body cleanses of toxins. Rye bread normalizes the work of the digestive and gastrointestinal tract. Modern medical research has shown that eating rye bread reduces the risk of cancer and diabetes mellitus many times. Rye bread is useful for people who suffer from a decline in strength, anemia and a low hemoglobin content in the blood. Rye bread is contraindicated for people who have stomach ulcers and duodenal ulcers, or who have increased gastric acidity.

When buying bread in the store, the first thing to do is to pay attention to the date of manufacture - useful and medicinal properties rye bread saves only for 36 hours from the production. The calorie content of black bread is lower than that of white, and if you follow a diet, you can safely eat rye bread instead of white bread. Thanks to the content of vitamins E and B in the bread, eating helps to increase your mood and help get rid of depression.

Traditional methods of treatment of rye bread.

The benefits of bread have found application in folk medicine. Let's look at effective treatments for various diseases using black bread.

For the prevention of breast cancer, women are recommended to eat one to three pieces of black bread daily.

With herpes : you need to take a piece of black bread and pour it with a small amount of boiling water, then add a teaspoon of salt and stir to the state of gruel. In the place where there is a herpetic eruption, apply the prepared gruel and keep for about an hour, after which a fresh portion should be applied. Treatment should be conducted as often as possible.

Remedy for insomnia: for cooking, rye and white bread should be crushed in equal parts. Add one spoonful of curdled milk, grated on a grater pickled cucumber and a few spoons of cucumber brine. All this must be well mixed. Put the resulting mixture in gauze and place on the forehead and in the area of ​​the temples. Marl should be kept for 15 minutes and then washed with clean water. Repeat this procedure in the morning and evening, until your sleep normalizes.

For the treatment of the common cold: turn on the stove and place a piece of breadcrumbs of black bread in the pan. Wait until it starts to burn, and start breathing in the nose with smoke, alternately clamping one nostril, then the other. This method of treatment must be used twice a day.

Use in cases of severe headache, eye diseases and eyesight impairment: it is necessary to rinse the plantain, mix and grind the leaves and roots of the plant, and squeeze the juice out of the resulting mass. Put a small slice of bread in the juice and wait until they are well saturated with the juice. Further, if you have a headache, attach pieces to the area of ​​the temples, and for diseases related to vision - in the eye for 15 minutes. You can repeat the compress after a short time.

Use of rye (black) bread for diarrhea: place one or two slices of bread in ½ liter of pure cool water and let it brew for several hours. Then strain the infusion and take half the glass every hour.

Apply for colds and flu: take a crust of black bread and gently rub garlic. The crust should be eaten, thoroughly chewed and washed down with herbal tea. In addition, a crust of bread, sprinkled with salt and rubbed with garlic, is an excellent anthelmintic for children . Take should be before going to bed, not washing down, or if the child can not swallow the crust in this way, give a drink with a small amount of water.

For the treatment of enuresis in children: take a piece of bread and sprinkle salt abundantly. Give your child to eat it before bedtime, preferably do not drink it with water. Take should be until the enuresis does not pass.

From blackheads: in a small amount of boiling water, steam one piece of bread, add a teaspoon of natural honey and mix well until a uniform mixture is formed. Place on problem areas of the skin for 15 minutes, and then rinse with warm water. This method can be used twice a week. If you have dry skin, then it is recommended to add one tablespoon of olive oil to the mass.

The method of treatment of angina: take a piece of bread and cut a thin crust with a knife. Then put it on gauze and pour on boiling water. Slightly let cool, place crusts of bread to the skin on the front of the neck, and tie a woolen scarf. This compress is done all night. The next morning, sore throat will not bother you anymore.

A remedy for pneumonia, cough and bronchitis: take two stale pieces of bread and pour boiling water, add a tablespoon of mustard. Put pieces of bread on gauze napkins and place them on the area of ​​the scapula or on the chest. The patient should be covered with a woolen scarf. Keep the same as mustard plasters.