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Drinking water helps wake up the body and prepare the gastrointestinal tract for food intake. Drinking a glass of water on an empty stomach activates your metabolic processes and sets you on a drinking regime that helps you replenish fluids each day.
Rules of drinking water
Good water drinking on an empty stomach includes a few recommendations:
- Water should be purified or filtered, boiled water is not suitable.
- Drink it about 30-40 minutes before breakfast.
- After a meal, the liquid should be consumed no earlier than two hours later.
- Drink slowly in small sips.
- The optimum temperature of water is 40 degrees.
Drinking in the morning as a habit promotes longevity, gives vigour and energy and corrects the work of the digestive tract.
Why drink in the morning?
Clear water taken on an empty stomach is believed to be beneficial for the whole body. It is treated as a curative therapy for many ailments by worshippers of traditional medicine. It is the best way to cleanse the organism of toxins. It is made worse by polluted environment, food stuffed with chemicals, detrimental home remedies, food additives etc.
When we sleep, the body continues its work of getting rid of harmful substances. A glass of water helps to flush out toxins, cleansing all the organs. This has a positive effect on our health and appearance. In particular, the hair and skin are improved.
Start of metabolic processes helps to normalize weight. The circulatory system is stimulated, the immune system is strengthened, and the lymphatic system is stabilized. In general, a glass of warm water drunk on an empty stomach has a beneficial effect on the whole body.
The gastrointestinal tract benefits from water in the morning. The liquid dilutes the gastric juice, activates the formation of necessary enzymes, reduces acidity and tidies up the digestive processes. You will forget about the feeling of heaviness in the stomach, discomfort and colic.
Indications
Have a headache after waking up? Drink a glass of water, which will relieve headaches. The same should be done in case of tachycardia, approaching epilepsy attack, peptic ulcer and gastritis.
Drinking water in the morning is good for those who complain of:
- colitis;
- tuberculosis;
- arthritis;
- diabetes;
- meningitis;
- asthma;
- kidney disease;
- migraine.
This habit will help with constipation and slow down premature ageing.
Some people wonder whether one glass of the healing liquid is enough. Once you get in the habit of drinking one glass, you can take a second one at least 10 minutes apart. More than that depends on personal needs and the personality of the individual organism. If you feel no discomfort after taking four glasses, you can stop here.
Lemon may be added to the water to enhance its healing properties, as it has an alkalising effect. This tip is not suitable for people with hyperacidity and gastritis. The citrus can be replaced with a spoonful of honey.
Make it a rule to drink water on an empty stomach every day and be healthy!