In Ayurveda, the strength of your digestive system is based on how much Agni you have. Agni translates to 'Digestive Fire'. If you are drinking cold water it is cooling to your system and lowers your 'fire' whereas when you drink something hot, it is adding to the fire.According to Ayurveda expert drinking 2 sips of hot water an hour is enough for you to see a difference. Drinking hot water improves your digestion (which could also lead to weight loss!), calms your nervous system and can also be a good replacement for caffeine containing drinks like coffee and black tea.
Drinking warm water for most people is not part of their daily routine. Perhaps this is due to the fact that few people understand the health benefits of drinking warm water. It is a good health practice to drink warm water on a daily basis because of its health benefits. Most people ignore warm water and always choose a glass of cold water. Below, we explore the health benefits of warm water.
√ Warm water is very important when it comes to digestion and washing out toxins from your body.
√ Drinking warm water makes it very easy to break down food and also help the process of digestion.
√ When we eat food, the temperature in our stomach is generally high. Drinking warm water during a meal helps in keeping most of the food in a semi liquid form to break it down and get released into the small intestine.
√ Drinking warm water also helps break down oily food by making it easier to digest. Warm water breaks down solid food into semi solid and also helps food from concealing together. This helps process of absorption and digestion on a large scale.
√ Drinking warm water on hot days help the process of perspiration, which is very essential if you reside in hot areas. Doing this will help you cool down and help your body to flush out toxins.
√ In addition to this warm water also helps in purifying the blood stream. Bowel movements stimulation is very vital for every body to maintain health. Drinking a glass of warm water along with walking will help to stimulate bowel movements.
√ Research has proven that drinking warm water helps with removal of toxic deposits from the nervous system. It is believed that these toxins if not cleansed and eliminated can have negative effects on a person’s emotions and thoughts. Drinking warm water helps to purify your mind to maintain a balanced mental state.
√ Warm water's biggest health benefit to an individual lies in the fact that it provides essential hydration to the body. Proper hydration helps in the removal of toxins and wastes from the body. It also helps the kidneys to function. Good hydration stands as a base for biochemical and metabolic processes in the body.
√ Drinking warm water aids in reducing and killing harmful infections that you might suffer from. Warm water increases the circulation to the gastrointestinal tract and also vitally decreases the amount of mucous in mucous producing tracts of your body.
√ Drinking warm water eliminates harmful viruses and bacteria that reproduce and infect our body. When you heat up water, it makes sure to force out all the dissolved gases. Heating the water in India is useful to remove or kill any bacteria that may be in the water.
√ Warm water or hot water helps preserve safe drinking water by storing it in a sterilized container. Warm water or water in general is a zero calorie hydrant which does not make you add on any calories.
√ Drinking warm water helps burn calories to aid in weight loss. However, cold water generally burns more calories but warm water also does help in burning calories. Because water is pure without any chemicals, caffeine, or sugar it is the best drink for health.
√ Drinking warm water topped with honey and lemon helps reduce congestion and keeps you hydrated when you are fighting a cold. Warm water is the best homemade medicine to help fight a bad cold. You could either drink it or gargle it with some salt in the warm water. This also helps to prevent a sore throat. Vitamin C has long been believed to provide quick relief for the common cold. Obtaining this essential vitamin through warm water and lemon can add other benefits as well.
√ Drinking warm water soothes the throat, prevents dehydration and can help break up chest congestion. Adding honey to warm lemon water for extra soothing relief.
√ Other health benefits from drinking warm water with lemon include improving and cleansing the urinary tract. This will aid in flushing out any bacteria from the urinary tract and also helps speed up recovery.
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