When to drink water
How many older folks...
do you know that say they don't drink any water before going to bed as they would have to get up during the night?
But what if drinking a glass of water before going to bed would avoid stroke or heart attack?
A study by a Mayo Clinic cardiologist has determined that heart attacks can actually be triggered by dehydration.
But really, why do we need to urinate so frequently at night?
Blame it on Gravity
Yes gravity, it will hold water in the lower part of your body when you are upright (a reason legs swell).
But when you lie down and the lower body is level with the kidneys, the kidneys can then remove the water more easily. But since your body needs enough water to help flush the toxins out of your body we have this continuing struggle.
Timing is Vital
Drinking water at a certain times can maximize its effectiveness on your body, so here are a few examples:
- 2 glasses of water when you wake up, will help activate internal organs.
- A glass of water 30 minutes prior to a meal will help digestion.
- A glass of water before a bath will aid in lowering your blood pressure.
- A glass of water before going to bed serves to avoid stroke or heart attack.
- A glass of water at bed time will also help to prevent night time leg cramping.
The Debate
So can drinking water keep us healthy, or can drinking water at certain times is healthier!
The debate is on just like with so many other stories of the past. Stories like eggs are bad for you, then good for you, etc..
You see everybody is different, each has their own needs and natural physiological levels for maintenance and good health. General sweeping advice is often seen as gospel when first released... but the Vital Point is learn to know thyself!
Invest
You must invest the time, research and trial to know and forge the best balance for yourself.
We must begin to educate people on how to learn and maintain their personal levels of health and wellness.
Use common sense to attune yourself to and learn to LISTEN to your body.
Pass it on...
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Good blog @kyusho
I have to change my drinking habit.
Most people including me avoid drinking water before bed time so they don't pothered by waking up at middle of the night to urinate. Well obviously that is not the healthy way.
I don't know (thankfully) about the heart attack or stroke, but as a 40+ year martial artist that practices daily, if I do not drink water before sleeping, I am more prone to leg/foot cramping at night.
Same here.
Except for the 40+ year practice experience :)
Great post and so true. Amazes me still the sales of bottled water. Can understand if you are in a country where it is unsafe to drink but not in countries where you can just go to your tap and turn it on
In the Netherlands water from the tap is even cleaner than bottled water.
This is a great thing!
Some think tap water unsafe as well...they play both ends.
They frac so it poisons the water tables then sell you the water you can drink... and market it as if you need to drink it.