In fact, in the final analysis, whether drinking boiled water or drinking tea, the main purpose is to quench thirst, that is, to supplement our raw water. In the process of soaking tea, the plant compounds in tea will dissolve in tea soup, which will bring certain health care to our body. From this point of view, drinking tea is not as good as drinking boiled water.
Then why should we drink water?
Water accounts for about 60-70% of our body composition. If we are hungry and don't eat any food, we may last for about seven days, but if we don't drink water, we may only last for about three days at most. Of course, if we don't breathe, we may not last three minutes.
In fact, the main purpose of drinking water is to replenish a certain amount of water to our human body. Dehydration can cause a series of health problems.
In a word, these two bland drinks are actually very good for our health. Boiled water is the most suitable drink for our body, and it is also the most economical and practical. It can also help promote the body's metabolism and improve the body's detoxification ability. Drinking tea is also a more respected way of keeping in good health.
So what are the hazards of not drinking water?
I wonder if our friends feel this way. If we feel particularly thirsty after strenuous exercise or in hot summer, we need to replenish more water, but sometimes we feel very thirsty after drinking water.
This is because we often lose a lot of body water in strenuous exercise or hot summer, which is actually sweating. With the discharge of body sweat, this is not only water, but also electrolyte. If a large amount of water and electrolyte consumed by the body cannot be replenished in time, it may cause metabolic disorders, which is called dehydration.
If the water loss reaches about 1% of the body weight, you will feel thirsty. So don't wait until you are thirsty to drink water, but you need to replenish some water to our bodies every once in a while. If your brain receives a signal of thirst, it means that you are already dehydrated.
When the water loss reaches about 2%-4%, you will not only feel thirsty, but also urinate less, and your cognitive ability and flexibility will also decrease. Do you feel a little slow when you exercise vigorously in summer and sweat a lot without hydration?
Moreover, if water loss reaches about 4%-8% of body weight, it belongs to moderate dehydration, which may be accompanied by symptoms such as chapped lips, hoarseness, dry skin, increased heart rate and irritability.
When the water loss reaches about 8%, it is severe dehydration. At this time, our body's skin and mucosa are relatively dry and high fever, and there will also be related nervous system abnormalities such as unconsciousness and trance.
If the water loss exceeds about 10% of our body weight, we may be weak, our blood pressure may drop, and even we may go into shock, which is life-threatening.
So why do many people think that tea is bad for health?
1, no good tea: Why do you say that some friends don't use good tea? Let's take a classic tea for example. For example, honeysuckle tea can help regulate the body's temper. This is one of the most common herbal teas in summer, but it is cold and not suitable for people with yang deficiency.
Similarly, if some people with dry constipation drink some jasmine tea, it may not be very suitable, because jasmine is very easy to aggravate the hot internal organs of the human body.
Therefore, in our life, we must pay attention to drinking tea that suits us reasonably.
2. No long-term persistence: Maybe many friends just drink tea for a while, but they don't insist on drinking it for a long time. For example, there is no way to achieve the health effect of tea in a short time. They must insist on scientific drinking for a long time, and must not drink it all at once, so that the nutrition can be completely absorbed.