Introduction: How to drink your first glass of water in the morning? Did you know? I once read an article about drinking water in the morning. It started by listing four types of water: plain boiled water, honey water, iced water, and saltwater. The article recommended plain boiled water, said honey water is good for constipation but should be mixed with cold or warm water, that iced water is refreshing but causes the blood vessels in the gastric mucosa to constrict, which is bad for the body. But how should you actually drink it?
The purpose of boiling water before drinking is to kill microorganisms. This is because in the era without tap water, water sources were severely contaminated. Drinking untreated water could lead to anything from diarrhea to cholera. Nowadays, tap water quality is guaranteed. Even if you're worried about contamination, it's more likely to be chemical contamination, which requires filtration rather than boiling to remove.
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There is also no evidence that iced water is harmful to the body. Some people feel discomfort in their stomach after drinking iced water, but this discomfort has no real impact on health. Whether to drink iced or warm water is a matter of personal habit. The benefit of drinking iced water is that the body has to expend energy to warm it up, which is slightly beneficial for weight loss. The downside is that it might slow down digestion, but both the benefits and drawbacks are minor and have little effect, especially when drinking water in the morning—it's purely a personal habit.
The next part of the article talks about how to drink water. There are three points: 1, Don't drink more than 150 milliliters on an empty stomach in the morning. (Why? They play it mysterious and provide no explanation.) 2, Drink it half an hour or an hour before breakfast, otherwise it will affect digestion. (This must be written for the old folks who run into trees in the park. Is it half an hour or an hour? I get up early, you know.) 3, In hot weather, the water temperature should be close to room temperature; in cold weather, it should be a bit warmer to avoid irritating the stomach and intestines. (Who are these people with such delicate stomachs? You might as well never drink tea or coffee again, and no hot meals, hot porridge, hot soup, or ice cream either.)
These three points just confirm the four words I have for them: utter nonsense. The reason to drink water in the morning is that the body is dehydrated after a night's sleep, and rehydrating at this time is beneficial to your health. You should drink a lot, and the effect is the same whether you drink it on an empty stomach or with breakfast. Drinking water, milk, coffee, or tea are all pretty much the same; the key is rehydration, and how or when you do it is secondary.
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I've used several paragraphs to analyze an article that isn't even worth analyzing, all to get you all to grasp a dietary principle: distinguish the primary from the secondary. The problem with many articles on diet and health is that they fail to distinguish between what's important and what's not, like the issue of mixed grain porridge I've mentioned several times. Therefore, in practice, you must distinguish what is primary and what is secondary.
This article has another problem: it suggests that drinking water affects breakfast digestion. This idea separates water from food, as if they are two different things. This is incorrect because the largest component of the food we eat is water, and the largest component of our bodies is also water. Often, the reason we eat is because we are thirsty, not because we are hungry. Therefore, good eating habits involve not just drinking water, coffee, or tea with meals, but also drinking water frequently between meals. Drinking more water means you'll consume fewer calories, which helps with weight loss and maintaining a healthy weight.
You should consider drinking water as part of your dietary structure, so that the food pyramid can float on water. Water is the component we should consume the most of every day.
Strive to drink pure water. Coffee is fine, and tea is acceptable if the tea leaves aren't contaminated. Let all kinds of beverages and herbal teas go to hell. From morning to night, don't forget to drink water.
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