It is often said that you should drink eight glasses of water a day. Water is the source of people's life. People can not eat for a few days, but they can not do without drinking water. A large part of the human body is composed of water. Many people have the habit of drinking water on an empty stomach in the morning. What are the benefits of drinking water on an empty stomach? What should you pay attention to when drinking water on an empty stomach in the morning? Who is not suitable for drinking water on an empty stomach in the morning?
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Benefits of drinking water on an empty stomach in the morning
1. Detoxification
In the process of self-healing at night, the body will decompose and accumulate toxins in the gastrointestinal tract. When you wake up in the morning and drink a glass of water on an empty stomach, you can get these harmful toxins out of your body. And drinking water can also help produce new blood cells and muscle cells.
2. Promote metabolism
Drinking water on an empty stomach can increase the metabolism of the human body, and the metabolic rate can be increased by at least 24%. The improvement of metabolic rate can improve the function of digestive system. Under the same eating habits, good metabolic ability can make digestion faster. Drinking water immediately after waking up can also purify the colon and make it easier to absorb nutrients.
3. Replenish water
After a night's sleep, our body is in a state of acute water shortage. After waking up in the morning, scientific water replenishment can make up for this part of water loss.
4. Promote defecation
Proper water replenishment in the morning can promote intestinal metabolism, promote defecation, and soften feces, which plays a good role in preventing constipation and colon cancer.
5. Beauty
Beauty and beauty. Drinking water on an empty stomach in the morning can promote the blood circulation of the whole body, help the skin eliminate toxins and moisturize the skin.
6. Refreshing
It can also sober the brain. Drinking a glass of water at night can quickly restore the brain to a sober state.
But these three types of people are not suitable for drinking water on an empty stomach in the morning
1. If kidney disease patients have body edema, it is not suitable to drink water on an empty stomach in the morning. Because there is a problem in the water and salt metabolism of patients with kidney disease, drinking a lot of water at this time will aggravate kidney disease and burden the kidney and heart. Water can not be discharged normally, and edema will worsen.
Although it is good to get up early and drink water on an empty stomach, these three kinds of people are 'exceptions' and are not suitable for drinking water on an empty stomach
2. Glaucoma patients are not suitable to drink water on an empty stomach in the morning, because drinking water in the morning will lead to an increase in intraocular aqueous humor, and glaucoma patients themselves lack filtering function. Drinking water on an empty stomach in the morning will lead to elevated intraocular pressure, which is unfavorable to the recovery of glaucoma. Therefore, glaucoma patients should not drink water on an empty stomach in the morning.
3. Infants within six months are not suitable for drinking water on an empty stomach in the morning, because infants within six months have incomplete physical development and weak renal function. If you drink too much water on an empty stomach in the morning, it is easy to cause electrolyte disorder, reduce the content of sodium in the blood, and prone to health problems.
Precautions for drinking water on an empty stomach in the morning
Drink boiled water
Boiled water is the safest choice. It can be directly absorbed by the human body to supplement the required water. Other water such as light salt water and honey water may have a benign effect on different people. However, it may also have a negative impact on the body and increase the burden on the body.
Take a sip and drink slowly
Don't drink water too hard when you get up early. A big gulp will only make people feel full of stomach, nausea and vomiting, and don't want to eat anything anymore.
Warm water is the best
Although foreigners prefer to drink cold water, for those who are weak and prone to gastrointestinal discomfort, warm water in the morning will not cause other adverse reactions. Generally speaking, the water temperature between 25 ℃ and 35 ℃ is better.
Moderate drinking water
Do not eat too much in the morning. A small cup of 200ml water is enough to stimulate the body. Excessive drinking water can only hinder the body's digestion and absorption, resulting in unnecessary burden.