In the human body, the content of water accounts for about 65%. It can be said that people are made of water. Chinese medicine believes that water can replenish Yin and nourish yin, and is the first natural food for nourishing yin and generating fluid, and drinking water is regarded as the first health preservation method for people. Drinking water seems to be a common thing, but it is not so simple to drink water correctly.
Drinking too much water in the morning hurts the spleen yang
After one night’s consumption, after getting up in the morning, the blood concentration in the body is high. Drinking water at this time can prevent the blood from being too viscous, and can also clear the intestines and defecate. However, in the morning, when the body’s Yang Qi is growing, and water is negative, it is easy to damage the spleen yang, so it is not appropriate to drink more, let alone cold water. Children and the elderly with weak physique can drink half a cup (about 100ml) of water, while adults can drink one cup.
Drink water as needed
Traditional Chinese medicine does not advocate drinking water even if you are not thirsty. It advocates meeting the needs. Drinking too much water may hurt your kidney. People’s age, physique, climate and geographical location will all affect their demand for water. For example, in cold winter, the human body naturally needs less water; Summer is hot, people need to drink more water. The amount of water to drink varies from person to person. Healthy people can judge by whether they have dry mouth, dry stool, dark yellow urine and other signals. For example, the normal urine color should be light yellow. If the color is too dark, you should supplement water. If the color is very light, you may have drunk too much water.
4 best drinking times
Drinking a glass of water after getting up in the morning can relieve constipation and moisten the intestines; After taking a nap, the body consumes the high energy taken in at lunch and is prone to burnout. Drinking a glass of water (preferably green tea) between 13:00 and 15:00 can prevent sleepiness and reduce blood lipids; Drinking a glass of water before dinner can wash the body’s physiological toilet — clean the bladder, expel kidney poison, and prevent gallstones, kidney stones and other diseases; Drinking a glass of water before going to bed at night can nourish yin and prevent blood thickening. This is the best time to drink water every day, and the rest can be supplemented as needed.
Don’t drink too much water
When thirsty, many people are used to “Gulu Gulu” drinking. Unexpectedly, drinking too much water will suddenly increase the heart load; Drinking too much water while eating will dilute the acid in the stomach and affect digestion. Drinking a small amount, many times and slowly is the correct drinking principle. Hold a mouthful of water in your mouth and swallow it slowly several times to fully moisten your mouth and throat and effectively relieve thirst. In addition, people with heart failure, acute nephritis and renal failure should not drink too much water.
Drink less Yin Yang water
The so-called “Yin-Yang water” mainly refers to the water mixed with raw water (mineral water, tap water, etc.) and boiled water. It has been said on the Internet that drinking “Yin-Yang water” can eliminate intestinal toxicity, but these views have no scientific basis. The purified water in the daily water dispenser is harmless to the body when mixed, but the tap water, well water and other raw water contain many harmful substances such as bacteria, germs and parasites. When mixed with boiled water, it will bring many microorganisms and toxins, which may cause intestinal infectious diseases, which is undesirable.
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