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> Hydrating the body first thing in the morning (..) improves immunity by flushing out toxins Absolute bullshit.
by AllegedAlec 7y ago
> Hydrating the body first thing in the morning (..) improves immunity by flushing out toxins
Absolute bullshit.
- rorykoehler 7y agoStill probably a good thing to do. This belief probably came from Japanese Water Therapy.
- AllegedAlec 7y agoIt doesn't make that claim any less bullshit though. I mean, I could tell people to stop smoking, because it makes you phlegmatic. The end result could still be a good thing, but the claim itself is absolute horsecrap.
- rorykoehler 7y agoI didn't disagree
- forgotmypw77 7y agoCould you please substantiate your loud comment?
- JensRex 7y agoIf your body isn't already "flushing out toxins", you are suffering from liver or kidney problems, and you should see a doctor immediately.
- loopz 7y agoIt's established the body needs water. The contention is only about how much and when to drink it. It's not far fetched there's some timing that are more optimal than others. Too much is bad, and too little is also bad. There's also exhaggerated sales-claims from believers ofc.
- chapium 7y agohttps://www.rush.edu/health-wellness/discover-health/truth-about-toxins https://www.rush.edu/health-wellness/discover-health/truth-a... Here you go. I should add that the article makes bogus claims many citing no sources or evidence.
- larrywright 7y agoAny time I hear someone talking about “flushing out toxins” I assume that everything else being said is nonsense as well.
- senectus1 7y agoyup. its a big red error message for me too.
- gowld 7y agoWhat are kidneys for?
- loco5niner 7y agoRemoving waste, not "toxins". And unless you are severely dehydrated, they work fine. From: https://journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/Pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2010&issue=11001&article=00010&type=Fulltext https://journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/Pages/articlev... > Only a drastic reduction of total body water is able to impair renal function in healthy kidneys
- loopz 7y agoYet, have you actually tried it yourself? Not saying claims are substantiated, but depends what it truly means to the individual. I know the effect on me, since I've tried it for longer periods of time (though I'd advice against drinking too much water during the day, as proponents often claim is soo healthy). If there's miracles, it's rather subtle. No need to become super-men or women! ;) Science is all about experential experimentation after all (with healthy dose of scepticism).
- loco5niner 7y agoLinking feeling good with drinking the right amount of water has nothing to do with "toxins".
- larrywright 7y agoAs someone else pointed out, I’m not suggesting that drinking plenty of water isn’t good for you - I do it myself. It’s good for you, and there’s plenty of evidence to back that up. I AM saying there’s no evidence that doing so “flushes toxins from your body”. The word toxins here is what is suspect, as that term is way overused these days, and rarely in a way that aligns with its actual meaning. tl;dr Toxins means something specific and if your body is full of toxins you should probably seek medical assistance at once. Drinking water isn’t going to help.
- 127 7y agoWater does help kidneys remove the waste from your body.
- larrywright 7y agoWaste isn’t the same thing as toxins.
- chapium 7y agoBut useful. Now I have an entire list of things associated with "flush with toxins" believers
- DiffEq 7y agoWell poop is toxic and a glass or two in the morning can help get that process going...
- pieter_mj 7y agoThere's a simple thing you can do to boost immunity by "flushing out" toxins : (intermittant) fasting.