Living a healthy life is not as easy as imagined. Apart from having to maintain your diet, sleeping time, and exercise regularly, there are also some things that you may not know. As we will discuss in the following.
We may already know that water provides many benefits for the body. One of the most important things is to keep the body from becoming dehydrated which can certainly interfere with our health. Drinking 8 glasses of water a day (equivalent to 2 liters) can also protect the health of internal organs, regulate body temperature, and distribute nutrients to various parts of the body.
However, did you know that there are best times to drink water to make your life healthier? In fact, drinking water at the right times can increase its effectiveness and benefits. Here are seven best times to drink water:
1. After Waking Up
While sleeping, the body does not get water intake for approximately 7-8 hours. When you wake up, you will generally feel thirsty, which is an indication your body is dehydrated. Therefore, we need to replenish the body's water supply by drinking one to two glasses of water. In addition, drinking water in the morning also accelerates metabolism and helps flush out toxins in the body.
2. Before Taking A Bath
Another one of the best times to drink water is right before taking a bath. The freshness of water when combined with the warmth of water you get when you take a shower will dilute the sodium content in the body, thereby lowering blood pressure.
3. Before A Meal (Morning, Afternoon, Evening)
It turns out that drinking water during the eating process weakens the performance of digestive juices. (2) The best time to drink water is 30 minutes before taking a meal. Watch how much you take, because if you consume too much water, it can interfere with the digestive process because it can interfere with the process of dissolving food and the enzymes needed in the stomach to digest food.
4. When You Feel Tired
You know that 60% of the human body is made up of water. This means that most of our body's performance depends on water, including important parts such as the brain and other important organs. Lack of water can cause loss of concentration, headaches, brain fog, depression, high blood pressure, and many more. Therefore, you must remember one of the best times to drink water : when you feel tired, drink water.
5. Before, During and After Exercising
As mentioned earlier, living a healthy lifestyle means maintaining regular exercise. When we exercise, the body will sweat and that means less fluid in the body. Drink water with the recommended portion to prevent dehydration, while increasing muscle power.
6. Before Going to Bed
Drinking water at night before you sleep can restore fluids lost due to tired activities throughout the day. More than that, a sufficient supply of water will also make you sleep better and with quality.
7. When You Are Sick
Water also functions to increase endurance. So when you are sick, generally you need more water to balance body fluids, for example when you have a fever.
Those are the seven best times to drink water to maximize its benefits in the body. Have you applied it in your daily life?
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Source:
- Santoso B., Hardinsyah, Siregar P, Pardede S. 2017
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