Drink good water to stay away from dementia! Remember the 5 best times to drink water

People often say, "Drink more water when you are thirsty." In fact, this is wrong. When you feel thirsty, you only think of drinking water. At this time, the water content in your body has been reduced by about 2%, which will cause a lower level of consciousness and mental confusion. If it is reduced by 3 percent, brain activity will decrease and you won't even feel thirsty. Stay away from dementia, drink good water! Japanese experts suggest that the best time to drink water is "before you feel thirsty."

Once the water is insufficient, people are prone to dementia

For brain health, nothing is more important than water. Because about 80% of the human brain is made up of water, once there is a lack of water, people are prone to dementia. Even if there is only a small amount of water missing, the brain will not be able to function normally. The human brain structure cannot withstand a lack of water. For example, the older you get, the harder it is to feel thirsty. If you don’t feel thirsty and therefore don’t drink water, you may unknowingly be causing adverse effects on your brain cells while also exposing yourself to the risk of dehydration.

The secret of famous doctors to maintain good health is to drink two liters of high-quality water every day

Koichiro Fujita, a famous Japanese doctor who has been dedicated to the research of intestinal tract and drinking water for more than 40 years, said in his new book "If you don't want to lose your mind, start by drinking water" that many people who have relatives or friends with dementia will ask when they seek medical treatment: "What kind of diet should people with dementia eat?" After asking in detail: "How much water do you usually drink in a day?" The answer they get is usually only a 500ml plastic bottle of water at most. The secret of this famous doctor's health preservation is to drink two liters of high-quality water every day.

Before you feel thirsty, drink in small sips to maintain your health and prevent disease

It is recommended to drink water in small sips before you feel thirsty, which is also effective in improving your physical condition. If you drink water regularly, your blood vessels will soften, becoming soft and elastic. In this way, not only blood circulation is improved, metabolism is activated, and immunity that can treat diseases is also enhanced.

In addition, please change the type of drinking water according to the time period. Don't drink the same kind of water all day long. Instead, choose the appropriate time to drink it based on the characteristics of the water. The following is an introduction to the water drinking schedule from the perspective of preventing and improving dementia:

The best time to drink water includes after getting up, before and after taking a bath, etc.

The best time to drink water

1. [After waking up]: Drink one to two glasses of cold water slowly.

Type of drinking water: Weakly alkaline natural soft water (people with constipation are recommended to drink hard water or super hard water).

2. [During the day]: Take small sips of water while doing other things before you feel thirsty.

Types of drinking water: Choose weakly alkaline natural water, medium hard water or above that is rich in minerals.

The most effective water to improve your physical condition is the 1 liter of water you drink during the day. Be smart and choose water that is rich in calcium and magnesium, and contains trace minerals such as silica, sulfate, and vanadium. Mineral water, mineral water, and hot spring water are rich in many minerals and can be said to be water that is expected to improve physical fitness.

3. [Before and after bathing]: Drink a glass of weakly alkaline natural water.

Types of water to drink: The water in the human body is discharged from the body during bathing. Drinking a glass of water is to replenish the water discharged, so there is no need to be particular about the type of water.

4. [Before going to bed]: Drink one to two cups of water at room temperature slowly.

Type of drinking water: weakly alkaline natural soft water.

In order to reduce the burden on the stomach and intestines when sleeping, do not drink hard water before going to bed. In addition, hard water has a diuretic effect. If you drink too much, you will easily feel the urge to urinate in the middle of the night. A glass of water before going to bed is "precious water" because the human body will lose about a cup of sweat during sleep. Replenishing this cup of water before going to bed can reduce the viscosity of the blood, which is an important key to preventing cerebral infarction and myocardial infarction.

5. [During bedtime]: Drink a glass of room temperature water every time you get up to go to the bathroom.

Type of drinking water: weakly alkaline natural soft water.

Many people don't like to get up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, so they drink less water. However, this behavior increases the risk of cerebral infarction and myocardial infarction. And after getting up and going to the toilet, please drink another glass of water. Because water can induce sleep, you can fall asleep smoothly after going to the toilet. In addition, research reports indicate that drinking a glass of water before going to bed and when getting up to go to the bathroom can reduce problematic behaviors in patients with dementia at night.