10 hydration misunderstandings that will ruin your body

Daily hydration is for health, but do you know? We often make some hydration mistakes, which will not only be useless, but may even make our bodies collapse! Here are ten hydration misunderstandings that you should never make again!

1. Be careful about drinking water in the morning

People who are thin, fair-skinned and have a cold constitution should not drink milk, juice or cold water that is below body temperature in the morning. They can drink warm soup or porridge instead. Freshly squeezed juice is not suitable for an empty stomach in the morning, and it should be consumed with breakfast even in summer. When replenishing water in the morning, avoid salt. Thick broth and salty wonton soup are not suitable for the morning, as they will only increase the body's hunger and thirst in the morning.

Do you need to drink water before eating? Wouldn't that dilute the gastric juice and affect digestion? Western cuisine has the step of appetizer before meals. The reason is to use soups and vegetables to stimulate appetite, lubricate the esophagus, and prepare for meals. Then, replenishing water before meals has the same meaning. Before eating solid food, drink half a cup (about 100 ml) of water, which can be room temperature juice, yogurt, warm rock sugar chrysanthemum water or light tea, or a small bowl of thick appetizer soup, all of which are good ways to nourish the stomach.

Food also contains water. For example, rice contains 60% water, and porridge is even richer in water. Looking at the food composition table, it is not difficult to see that the water content of fruits and vegetables is generally more than 70%. Even if you only eat 500 grams of fruits and vegetables a day, you can get 300-400 milliliters of water (two pregnant women). In addition, daily diet emphasizes the combination of dry and liquid foods, so it is not difficult to obtain 1500~2000 ml of water from three meals. It is better to make full use of the opportunity of three meals to replenish water. Choose more fruits and vegetables and non-salty soups and porridge, which are good for replenishing water.

The so-called diuretic food refers to food that can increase the excretion of water from the body. For example, watermelon, coffee, tea, etc. contain diuretic ingredients that can promote the formation of urine in the kidneys. In addition, coarse grains, vegetables and fruits contain dietary fiber, which can bind a large amount of water in the intestines and increase the weight of feces. Spicy and stimulating ingredients can promote the dilation of capillaries on the surface of the body, causing people to sweat profusely and lose water from the surface of the body. Whether it is tonic or beneficial, they are all means to achieve water balance in the body.

When the body lacks water, the skin will look dry and dull; drinking too little water can easily lead to dry stools and even constipation, and the skin is prone to small pimples. Having said that, simply replenishing water has limited impact on skin quality and complexion. However, many beverages with added vitamins are now playing the beauty card. For example, a milk-based beverage contains vitamin B6, and the product claims that it "can make the skin smooth and tender." There are quite a few beverages that contain this "beauty vitamin." Orthodox nutrition monographs do not mention its beauty effects, but fortunately, consuming more of it is not dangerous and can also prevent the occurrence of coronary heart disease, so it can be considered beneficial rather than harmful.

Boiled tap water may contain high-chlorine compounds that are carcinogenic. If left for a long time (overnight), the water quality will age. Various household water treatment machines are now available, similar to the mineral water kettles that were once popular. Such equipment has problems with subsequent maintenance, just like water dispensers, and may become the source of secondary contamination of drinking water.

It is normal to drink 1000~2000 ml of water every day, but if you drink a lot of water consciously or unconsciously, there is a problem. First of all, it means that your body may be dehydrated. Being in a high temperature environment, sweating a lot or eating a lot of salt may lead to this situation, so hydration is necessary. Secondly, if you have high blood sugar, pituitary or kidney dysfunction; or you are suffering from infectious diseases such as cold and fever; or you have urinary tract inflammation, or even a patient with hyperuricemia, you can also take the initiative to drink plenty of water. However, it is really unnecessary for a healthy person to drink more than 2000 ml of water per day without feeling thirsty. It will only test his or her kidney function again and again.

Various fruit juice drinks mostly use citric acid as a flavoring agent. If you consume too much citric acid, a large amount of organic acid will suddenly enter the human body. When the intake exceeds the body's ability to handle the acid, it will cause an imbalance in the body's pH value, leading to acidemia, making people tired and sleepy. Especially in midsummer, due to the hot weather and frequent sweating, the human body will lose a large amount of electrolytes, such as alkaline components such as potassium, sodium, and chlorine. A large amount of sour drinks will make the body fluids more acidic. Therefore, it is not advisable to drink too much sour drinks with added organic acids in summer.

If the first thing you think of when you are thirsty is to drink, it can be quite dangerous. The sugar content of Coke, Sprite and Fanta is 11%, which exceeds that of many kinds of fruits such as watermelon, apple and citrus. The energy contained in a 350ml can of Coke is equivalent to that of a slice of bread, one corn or 250g of fruit. The sugar content of various fruit juices is comparable to this or even higher. Vitamin drinks that look like water, such as Pulse, She/He, and Activate, also contain 3% sugar. If you drink a large bottle (about 600 ml), the impact on your weight will be considerable. I have indeed heard of people suffering from diabetes due to excessive consumption of sweetened drinks.

Light salt water refers to salt water with a physiological concentration, containing about 1 gram of salt per 100 milliliters. It has several uses in daily life: 1. Replenishing the water and sodium lost by the body after sweating; 2. Replenishing the water and salt lost by the intestines after diarrhea to maintain electrolyte balance; 3. Gargling with light salt water can remove bacteria in the mouth and reduce redness and swelling caused by oropharyngeal inflammation. However, light salt water is not suitable for people with poor heart function and high blood pressure, especially in the morning when blood viscosity is highest. Drinking light salt water will aggravate dryness of mouth and promote increase in blood pressure.