“Drink more hot water!” I often hear this advice when encountering minor ailments such as colds and stomach pains. “Drinking 8 glasses of water a day” is a regimen that some “health experts” believe in. Many people believe that drinking more water can detoxify more and that more detoxification can lead to better health, but are these claims really correct?
The more water you drink, the better you detox? Anti-involvement of internal organs
Water is an important part of the human body, accounting for 70% of the body’s weight. It can be said to be the “source of life”. However, how to drink water may have to pay attention to the method.
The water we drink into the body is not a simple “detoxification” like directly flowing out of the body and washing away the dirt, but through the work of the digestive, urinary and respiratory systems in the human body. Absorption, exchange, filtration and other complex processes, and then excreted from the body through urination, sweating, and breathing. So drinking too much water will increase the burden on the internal organs.
How much water should I drink a day? Adults need 1500-2500 ml of water per day, but how much to drink depends on the time, place and person. The weather is hot and sweaty, so drink more. When the weather is cold and you don’t sweat, you drink less water. The heating and air conditioning are turned on in the room. If the environment is dry, you need to add more water. It is not advisable to drink too much in humid places. If you are active and consume a lot, you need to drink more. People who are prone to edema, eczema, and phlegm-dampness constitution should be careful not to drink too much. If you have kidney disease, heart disease, or liver disease, you should control the amount of water you drink according to the doctor’s advice. Drinking too much water will worsen your condition.
Thirsty is the lack of water in the body? Two different things
How to judge whether you drink enough water every day? Some people think that thirst is a signal from the brain that we are “time to drink.” Some people feel that it is too late to drink water if they are thirsty, and they should drink water at any time whether they are thirsty or not. In fact, thirst and lack of water are not synonymous. Lack of water can cause thirst. High blood sugar, eating too salty, heat stroke, and fever can also trigger the feeling of thirst through the brain.
In this case, it is not that there is not enough water in the body, but that there is too much sugar, salt and other components in the blood, which needs to be diluted with water, or the body temperature is too high and water needs to be added to cool down, so it is often I drink a lot of water and still feel thirsty. There are also some people who have long been fond of drinking coffee and tea, not really “thirsty”, but the brain feels “need to have a cup” out of habit.
So how do you know if your body is dehydrated? You can easily tell by the color of your urine. Normal urine is light yellow. If the color is darker, the color of beer or brown indicates that we should drink more water. If the color is very light or there is no color, it means that the body is already working hard to expel excess water and does not need to drink any more.
Use tea instead of water to enhance the taste? Boiled water is the most fragrant
The way to drink water is also a matter of attention. Some people are eager to gulp down a drink, or rush down a big bottle of drink because of the hot weather and thirst for exercise. After drinking this, I often feel sick to my stomach, the water is blocked in the stomach and it is bloated and stuffy, and even nausea and vomiting. This is because drinking too much and too vigorously exceeds the working capacity of the stomach, and the stomach cannot empty the water in time. The correct way to drink water is to drink small sips slowly, a small amount of time.
Some people don’t like plain water and often use carbonated drinks, juice, coffee or tea instead. Although drinks are delicious, they often contain high sugar. Drinking a few more bottles will ingest too much sugar without knowing it, which is not good for your health. Coffee and tea are exciting, and drinking too much can interfere with sleep. Drinking water is best to choose boiled water, the temperature should be slightly higher than the lips. If you really want to drink something cold, you can keep it in your mouth for a while and then swallow it slowly to avoid stomach pain caused by sudden cold stimulation.
May you all start from small daily things such as drinking water, pay attention to health, keep healthy in a scientific way, and have a better life.