Did you know that the people in Japan keeps a tradition of drinking water immediately after waking up? For the Japanese people, water therapy has as a natural treatment in healing many diseases that became very popular around World War 2.
Drinking water on an empty stomach can indeed treat various disease conditions, as it has been backed up by many studies. Who would have thought that by just drinking water on an empty stomach could treat diseases such as; diabetes, gastritis, headache, asthma, bronchitis, arthritis, epilepsy, heart problems, tuberculosis, kidney and urine diseases, diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, hemorrhoids, eye diseases, ear nose and throat diseases, uterine problems, cancer and menstrual disorders.
Since, water is essential for life, all organs need water to function smoothly and properly.
- Drinking 1 to 2 glasses of water after waking up or before breakfast is ideal for eliminating toxins and all substances that our body does not need. By this, water boosts metabolism at the beginning of our day. While we are sleeping, the body normally repairs cells and cleans itself. By drinking water on an empty stomach it allows the release of wastes present in our body through pooping and peeing.
- For bronchitis, drinking water when you wake up helps smoothens the secretions inside the lungs leading to easier elimination.
- Drinking a glass of water or more on empty stomach also helps minimize the harmful effects of some substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and junk foods to stay in our body. It protects and hydrates our vital organs like the kidney, it removes unwanted toxins inside our kidneys, thus makes them healthy and promotes proper functioning.
- By drinking 2 cups of water on empty stomach will help maintain the skin’s elasticity and improves skin’s tonicity, thereby, preventing the appearance of premature wrinkles.
- To those who wants to lose some extra pounds naturally, drinking 2-3 glasses of water on empty stomach is ideal for weight loss. Aside from eliminating toxins from the body, water helps to burn fats and calories, aids in proper digestion, and increases metabolism thus reduces weight.
- When you drink water in the morning, it helps to maintain your overall well-being through maintaining our lymphatic system healthy.
- More so, consuming a glass of warm water on empty stomach is a good way that gives the body with energy, prevents you from feeling drowsy and keeps you from experiencing fatigue that most of us usually experience upon waking up in the morning.
- If you are having trouble with your bowels, try drinking water on an empty stomach, it relaxes the anal sphincter and stimulates bowel movement, hence prevent constipation.
- Water can also be your best remedy in treating problems in your gut, like, gastritis. Drink at least 3 glasses of water on empty stomach and this will help to reduce the level of acidity present inside your gut and alleviate cramps.
However, with all these benefits, it is essential to note that we should drink water moderately and calmly because drinking too much of it in just one sitting could also be detrimental to one’s health. REMEMBER: Too much of everything is not good.
