The benefits of drinking light salt water in the morning

Many people have a habit of drinking a glass of warm salt water when they wake up in the morning. First of all, when the human body wakes up in the morning, the body will be in a state of dehydration. A glass of salt water in the morning is very helpful to the body. The salt in it can help the body lubricate the intestines and achieve a laxative effect, which can eliminate some waste toxins from the body.

The purpose of drinking water in the morning is to replenish the water lost the night before and dilute the blood. Research and practice have shown that boiled water is the best choice for this task.

However, some experts believe that drinking a glass of light salt water on an empty stomach in the morning can have a good laxative effect, eliminate old stool in the body, and promote the metabolism of substances in the body.

However, from a health perspective, drinking salt water in the morning is not recommended because it may cause high blood pressure. It is unscientific to drink light salt water in the morning.

Any beverage containing salt, sugar, oil, or a combination of these, regardless of the concentration, cannot have the health benefits of plain water. On the contrary, it may cause further concentration of the blood. Under normal physiological conditions, the human body's need for salt is very small, only 2 to 3 grams per day, which can be fully met by a natural diet. If there is no heavy sweating or other special needs, there is no need to drink light salt water, especially there is no need to develop the habit of drinking light salt water. Sometimes, gargling with salt water is an effective way to disinfect the mouth or relieve sore throat, but this is not the same as drinking salt water.

Drinking salt water in the morning has certain risks

Whether healthy people, hypertensive patients, or patients with other diseases accompanied by hypertension (such as diabetes), increasing salt intake may increase blood pressure. For healthy people, the increase may not cause blood pressure to go out of control, but for patients with hypertension, it may make the situation worse and cause fluctuations in the condition.

In addition, for everyone, the morning is the time when blood viscosity is the highest and blood pressure also reaches the first peak. For heart patients, early morning is the most dangerous period for condition fluctuations. Therefore, any factors that increase blood pressure, such as drinking light salt water, should be avoided. This should be especially noted for patients with hypertension.

Drinking light salt water in the morning is a healthy practice and has become more popular in recent years. Everyone pays attention to their own health. The reason why the body has problems is because there are too many toxins in the body, and long-term accumulation will lead to the occurrence of diseases. Using salt water in the morning can help the body eliminate toxins and make the body healthier.