If you are like most people, your day starts off with you drinking a large cup of coffee almost immediately upon awakening, or maybe a cup of tea.
This is perfectly normal, and there is nothing really wrong with it, but there are other and better ways to begin your day.
Starting off your day drinking a glass of hot or warm water instead of tea or coffee is an old Ayurvedic remedy, and will do you far more good than tea or coffee.
3 Ways Drinking Hot Water Can Heal Your Body
Drinking warm water in the morning is also recommended by physicians, especially if polyphenol-rich lemon is added, according to what Stella Metsovas, Clinical Nutritionist and Media Health Expert in Food and Nutrition Sciences told Medical Daily.
Drinking warm water improves your health in many ways, including:
- Bowel Movements/Constipation: We all suffer from constipation at some time or the other, which is brought about by a lack of water in the body, and is often accompanied by discomfort, pain and bloating. Hot or warm water contains various essential minerals that, unlike cold water, increases the tightening of the intestines, which facilitates optimal elimination, which is just one of the many good reasons to drink warm water, especially first thing in the morning, on an empty stomach.
- Digestion: Drinking hot water in the morning will help cleanse your body by flushing out toxins and breaks down the food in your stomach faster than cold water, keeping your digestive system on track. Many individuals believe that drinking cold water with a meal actually causes the oil in consumed food to congeal and harden, creating a fat deposit in the intestine. Adding ice to water strips it of natural minerals that are essential to keeping the digestive tract healthy.
- Pain Alleviation: Drinking warm water is great to alleviate pain, from menstruation cramps to headaches, as the heat has a calming and soothing effect. Drinking hot liquids increases the blood flow to the skin, which helps relax cramping muscles.
Drinking warm water with lemon in it in the morning will help break down the adipose tissue and control food cravings. Make sure that the water is not scalding hot, or you can do damage to your mouth and oesophagus.
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