A glass of water in a restaurant can’t be imagined without ice. But I am a type of person who strictly avoids drinking iced water and every time I ask the waiter to bring me glass of water without ice he seems to be pretty surprised. If you too are surprised about this and wonder why I do that, let me explain you.
The reason why I do that is the fact that the iced water is harmful for our body. Let us compare the drinking of iced water with bathing in cold water. Imagine that you are on the beach sunbathing, the temperature in the air is about 30 °C and the temperature of the lake is many levels lower. Do you know what will happen to your body and skin if you suddenly jump into the lake. Your body won`t be relaxed for certain and you won’t enjoy the bath, the cold water will close the pores of your body and constricts your skin. But if you bath in warm water it will open your pores and make your skin feel looser. Well the exact thing happens with our digestive tract when we drink iced water.
In the following text I will provide you with the differences between drinking cold and warm water
This is what happens to your body when you drink cold iced water:
- Blood vessels are shrinking
- It restricts the digestive system
- Prevents the body from hydration
- It lowers down the energy by preventing the body to absorb the nutrients. Instead of digesting the food the body spends time regulating the temperature
- By drinking cold water you are more likely to catch a cold, because it decreases the immune system and your body cannot fight against illnesses.
- Drinking cold water while you are eating or immediately after the meal solidifies the fats from the food that you have just consumed and makes the food more difficult for digestion.It is true that the cold water burns more calories. But if you are drinking the cold water only for the sake of this, please stop doing it. There a million easier and healthier ways to burn the calories.
And this is what happens to your body when you drink lukewarm water:
- The water improves your digestion by stimulating the natural digestive enzymes.
- Makes food easily to break down
- Hydrates your body
You can also combine the lukewarm water with lemon or lemon juice and drink it in the morning, because it is generally known to be very healthy and to improve the work of the bowels.
We hope that after reading this you will start drinking warm water and ask for a glass of water without ice in a restaurant. Start doing this and you will see the positive changes that will happen to your body. The most important thing is that you will improve your digestion. Some people who have been practicing this for a longer period of their own experience claim that it reduces the sugar cravings.
Sourced: dailynutritionnews
