13 Benefits of Drinking Warm Water

If you have ever listened to a health and fitness guru, you must have heard them talk about the benefits of drinking water. And not just a cup is recommended daily but about at least 8 glasses of water daily. Staying hydrated on a daily basis is very healthy for you.

Water is essential to making sure that your body runs as it should regularly. But have you ever taken a second to think about the good things that can come from drinking warm water? Unlike cold water, warm water has benefits. You need to really be hydrated especially during dry and hot weather.

And here are 12 benefits of drinking warm water.

Benefits of Drinking Warm Water

1. Better Digestion and Metabolism
Warm water in your stomach can help to stimulate better digestion, so your body won’t have to use so much energy to break down the food you have eaten. Two cups of hot water a day can increase your metabolism by about 30 per cent, which is a crazy amount for something so simple!

2. Detox
Warm water helps to flush out more toxins as you urinate and sweat. Your body temperature will rise as you drink it, and you will in turn sweat more.

3. Circulation
Warm water, in particular, is good at flushing out fat deposits. Hence, this can greatly improve your blood circulation.

4. Pain Management
Drinking warm water is an easy and effortless way for women to ease their period cramps. Thus, the heat relaxes muscles in that area and relieves the pain.

5. Weight Loss
The more water you drink, the more hydrated you are. And this, in turn, increases your metabolism. A fast metabolism gives you a better chance of losing weight effectively.

6. Anti Ageing
Hot water helps to unclog pores, which in turn will increase elasticity in the face and also help to repairs cells quicker, giving an overall anti-ageing effect.

7. Constipation
Constipation is often a result of dehydration, so the more warm water you drink, the more regular your bowel movements are going to be. The warm nature of it over cold water will also help to break down food faster.

8. Cleanses
Warm water is particularly good for cleansing your skin because the high temperatures open up your pores and allow the toxins to be flushed out.

9. Better Hair
Warm water can activate the nerves at the roots of your hair, therefore helping to make them soft. And this will, in turn, encourage your hair to grow faster and stronger.

10. No Dandruff
The more hydrated your skin and scalp are, the less likely you are likely to have to deal with pesky dandruff on a regular basis.

11. Less Infection Risk
If you are travelling or camping, it’s always best to drink boiled water because the heating process will kill any bacteria and microbes that might be present.

12. Sore Throat
Sore throats are unbearable and an immediate way to ease the pain is to sip on a warm cup of water. The heat will dissolve the thick viscous mucous membranes that are causing the problems. And stay away from cold or chilled water as you are prone to sore throat or can make an existing case worse if you take cold water.

Do you know any other benefits of drinking warm water? Leave your comments below the post.

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