Why add salt to your drink?
The weather has been really hot these days. Even walking for a short distance will make you sweat profusely, which is very hard to deal with.
In this kind of weather, many people will make homemade cold drinks to prevent heat stroke. In fact, drinking refreshing cold drinks is a good way to prevent heat stroke.
However, healthy eating experts suggest that when making cold drinks, in addition to adding sugar, it is best to also add a little salt, with an appropriate amount of about 0.2 to 0.3 percent. It's mainly to replenish the salt lost through sweating.
What is in Salt?
Chlorine and sodium are the two elements in salt. The function of sodium is to retain water. Once there is a lack of sodium in the body even if you drink a lot of water, the water will still be quickly discharged from sweat and urine.
A large amount of water and salt loss will cause muscle weakness, fatigue, pain, cramps, etc.
Chlorine is the main component of gastric acid. If the human body is deficient in chlorine, gastric acid will be low.
Low gastric acid also reduces the ability to digest protein. At this time, it is very easy to suffer from gastroenteritis.
Therefore, adding an appropriate amount of salt to cold drinks to prevent heat stroke is not only beneficial to the body, but also add some salt as seasoning, the drinks become much more delicious!
Salt has the effect of "detoxifying, cooling blood, relieving pain and relieving itching."
Add Salt to Warm Water
In the past, elderly people would drink a cup of warm salt water every morning after getting up. It is to smooth the digestion system in order to live comfortably.
This will not only cleanse the stomach and intestines, but also prevent sore throat and phlegm.
Add a little salt when making tea. It is called salt tea. Drinking more can improve eyesight, digestion, reduce phlegm and reduce heat in the body. It is especially effective for toothache and red and swollen eyes.
For more information why we add salt to our drinks, visit here.
This is for informational purposes only. For medical advice or diagnosis, consult a professional.
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