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Letters to the Editor • Health and Physical Fitness

Drink water before and after bedtime (seriously)

Don't drink water before bed because you don't want to get up in the middle of the night to pee? You want to re-think that.

I knew you need your minimum water to help flush the toxins out of your body, but this was news to  me.  Correct  time to drink water... Very Important. From A  Cardiac Specialist!

Drinking water at a certain time maximizes its  effectiveness on  the  body:

2 glasses  of water after waking up -  helps activate  internal organs

1 glass  of water 30  minutes before a  meal - helps  digestion

1 glass  of water before taking a bath - helps  lower blood pressure

1 glass  of water before going to bed -  avoids stroke or heart  attack


I  can also add to this... My Physician told me  that water  at bed time will also help prevent night time leg cramps. Your leg muscles are seeking hydration when they cramp and wake you up with a Charlie Horse .

 


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