What are the advantages and disadvantages of drinking more water?
We cannot live without water, and we need to replenish water every day. Nowadays, many people are becoming more and more particular about drinking water, and they have different opinions on how much water to drink every day. Now they are all advocating drinking more water. What are the benefits of drinking water? Do you know the best time to drink water? Today, I will talk with you about the bad habits of drinking water? How to drink water healthily?
What are the benefits of drinking more water?
1. Treat constipation
Constipation plagues many people, and the reasons for constipation can be summarized as two simple points. One is that there is no water in the stool in the body, and the other is that the intestines and other organs do not have the ability to excrete. To solve the first reason, you need to find out the cause, drink plenty of water every day, and to solve the temporary prescription for the second reason, you can drink a few sips of water in large gulps, and pay attention to the fast swallowing action, so that the water you drink can reach the colon as soon as possible, stimulate the peristalsis of the intestines, and promote defecation.
If you want to relieve constipation by drinking water, you must remember to drink water in large mouthfuls, not in small sips, otherwise the water flow will be too slow, and the water will be easily absorbed in the stomach, eventually forming urine and excreted from the body.
2. Drinking water half an hour after a meal can reduce fat
The body's metabolism requires enough water to proceed smoothly. Many chemical reactions in the body are carried out with water as the medium. The body's digestive and endocrine functions require water, and toxic substances in metabolites also rely on water. Therefore, drinking plenty of water can ensure sufficient water in the body and avoid gastrointestinal disorders. Drinking a glass of water half an hour after a meal can strengthen the body's digestive function and help maintain a good figure.
3. Drink plenty of water to relieve irritability
Human hormones can be divided into two types, one produces pleasure and the other produces pain. The endorphins produced by the brain are called "happy hormones", and adrenaline is called "pain hormones". When a person feels pain and irritability, adrenaline will soar. Adrenaline, like other toxins produced by the body's metabolism, can be excreted by drinking plenty of water.
4. A glass of water before bed helps with sleep
It is recommended to drink a small cup of warm water before going to bed, which is more conducive to improving sleep quality. Thirst often wakes people up from a deep sleep, and lack of water in the body can make people feel irritable, unable to fall asleep, unable to get deep sleep. During sleep, they will continue to dream or have nightmares, which will affect sleep quality.
In addition, for people with a bad heart, a glass of water before going to bed can prevent the onset of diseases such as angina pectoris and myocardial infarction. Myocardial infarction and other diseases are caused by high blood viscosity. When people sleep, sweating and loss of water in the body will cause the water in the blood to decrease and the blood to become thicker.
5. A glass of water in the morning cleans the stomach
After a night of digestion, the food in the gastrointestinal tract has been emptied. Drinking a glass of warm water in the morning can clean the stomach, dilute the stomach acid, reduce the irritation to the stomach, and let the stomach and intestines have a good state. Prepare for breakfast.
The dangers of drinking too much water
Most people think that the common cold is caused by viral infection or secondary bacterial infection, so drinking plenty of water can indirectly remove toxins from the body. However, according to Australian researchers, after analyzing the data on the absorption of water by patients with respiratory infections for half a century, it was found that many cases of drinking a lot of pure water did not speed up the recovery of the disease, but caused other disorders of the body's functions. Therefore, drinking too much water has a great impact on health.
It is best not to drink a lot of water within half an hour after a meal, so as not to dilute stomach juice, dilute stomach acid, and harm digestive function. Drink some water after a meal and drink some soup with a meal, which can mix digestive juices with food and have a good effect on digestion and absorption. However, it is worth noting that some people drink a lot of water after a meal, which is unscientific.
Because after people eat, food takes up most of the space in the stomach and intestines. If you drink a lot of water at this time, it will fill the stomach and make people feel swollen and painful. In addition, if people eat a lot and drink too much water, the food in the stomach will be heavy, which will also make the stomach sag or expand. Although water is the source of our life, we should also pay attention to the time and amount of water we drink when we drink it.
Chinese medicine generally divides people's constitutions into nine categories, so people with different constitutions have different characteristics and dietary taboos. Among them, people with yang deficiency, qi deficiency, and phlegm-dampness are not suitable for drinking a lot of water, otherwise they will experience symptoms such as loss of appetite, stomach distension, diarrhea, and other symptoms of spleen deficiency and moisture. In serious cases, vomiting, dizziness, weak mouth, and thin saliva from corners of the mouth will appear.
The best time to drink water
6:30 After a night of sleep, the body begins to lack water. Drinking 250 milliliters of water first can help detoxify the kidneys and liver.
8:30 In the early morning, during the process of getting up to the office, your body will experience dehydration, so when you arrive at the office, give yourself a glass of at least 250 milliliters of water.
11:00 After working in the office for a period of time, give yourself a third glass of water throughout the day to replenish the lost water and help relax the stressful work mood.
12:50 After half an hour of lunch, drink some water to enhance your body's digestive function.
15:00 Drink a glass of healthy mineral water to refresh your mind.
Before leaving the office at 17:30, drink another glass of water to increase satiety and avoid overeating during dinner.
22:00 Drink a glass of water one to half an hour before going to bed, but don't drink too much at once to avoid going to the bathroom at night and affecting your sleep quality.
Drinking water should be average during the day and night, and do not drink too much water in a single hour. Drinking less before going to bed and more after going to bed is also the principle of drinking water correctly, because drinking too much water before going to bed will cause puffy eyelids and more nocturia, which will affect sleep quality. After a night's sleep, the body loses about 450 ml of water, which needs to be replenished in time when you wake up in the morning. Therefore, drinking a glass of water on an empty stomach after getting up in the morning is good for blood circulation and promotes brain wakefulness.
