One of my colleagues always has hot weater to drink, just plain boiling or hot water with nothing added to it and apparently it’s extremely healthy, better for you than cold water and has lots and lots of benefits is this actually true? I can’t see hot water being better than cold water as they’re both basically water.
Is hot water actually good?
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Apparently it’s to do with the temperature of the acid in your stomach, hot water enables the enzymes and acids to stay at the correct operating temperature and they work smoother as a result.
If you drink cold water your body has to work harder to bring it to temperature before breaking it down.
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Yes, but notice that boiled water is fine, but hot water from the tap is a no no.
Hot water helps with digestion. Cold water solidifies all the unhealthy fats in the gut what we eat, making it harder to digest and, therefore, sits there longer (and our bodies will absorb more of it).
Many Asian countries drink plain hot water with food or hot plain tea.
Boiled water, yes.
Taste wise i hate it. It isn’t refreshing in the slightest.
All I know is that it’s popular with Asian countries. Iirc China has been doing this for centuries. It apparently helps with digesting. As in, just makes it go down easier. That’s basically all.
Regardless of its reasoning, personally I drink water to be refreshed. So I only drink room temperature water, or water that’s slightly cold.
Chines pseudo-science that have no proof of doing anything. But don’t drink hot water from the tap but boiling it up sure go for it if you like it, it don’t matter.
all water maters.
Living in a cold country, sometimes I want a hot drink but not tea or coffee. A mug of hot water hits the mark.
This is boiled water, not from the hot water tap – that would be gross.
I believe for absorption, room temperature water is ideal and as far as I can surmise that’s the goal with water.
It is better for you than cold water. And it does taste pretty decent. It’s comforting. I happily drink hot water at work once my coffee is gone and if I’m not in the mood for herbal or regular tea. A meditation teacher turned me onto it.
I drink cold water because I like it and supposedly it burns a few extra calories.
If I’m going to put myself through the misery of drinking hot water then I’m at least going to make tea and get some actual health benefits out of it.
Hot water is the shiz