Can drinking water before bed prevent stroke?

There is not much clear scientific information proving that drinking water before going to bed avoids blood thickening, helps reduce and prevent the risk of stroke. However, water is essential for the body, providing minerals, transporting nutrients, oxygen needed for cells, nourishing cells in all activities.

When the human body is dehydrated, the blood will become thicker, the total blood volume in the body will decrease, and the risk of stroke will also increase. If water is not replenished in time, the body will self-regulate by supplying blood to the most important organ, the heart, which can cause muscle pain.

In fact, stroke is caused by many different factors, including illness, unhealthy lifestyle, age, and family history.

You should not think that just drinking water before bed can prevent stroke but forget to protect your health, screening and healthy lifestyle. Each person should supplement enough 2-3 liters of water per day, in which 30 minutes to 60 minutes before going to bed should drink 150-200 ml, after waking up you should also drink a cup of warm water.

The benefits of preventing stroke are not so clear, but adding water can bring many other health benefits. In which, warm water into the body will help blood circulate easily, improve mood, help you fall asleep and sleep better.

Water plays an extremely important role in the human body. (Illustration)

The role of water in the body

When the body has enough water, all life activities will be guaranteed. People can live healthily as if they have more energy.

Water protects the spinal cord, tissues and joints, helps maintain moisture in tissues and acts as a lubricant for joints. Water also supports the digestive system. Thanks to water, your mouth is always moist. Saliva secreted contains enzymes that participate in the process of food breakdown, making food easier to digest when it reaches the stomach.

If you drink enough water, your excretory system will function smoothly, waste is excreted through pathways such as sweat glands, urination and defecation. In which organs such as the liver, kidneys and intestines will take advantage of water to excrete waste. In addition, water also helps avoid constipation.

For pregnant women, water is very necessary because if enough water will limit the risk of constipation during pregnancy and enough milk for breastfeeding after birth. Water is also effective in cases where you need to improve your figure. When you drink water, you will feel full for a long time, especially when you apply this before meals, it will help you limit the amount of food you need to take into your body, thereby avoiding weight gain.

Water helps regulate body temperature, promotes metabolism, thereby enhancing the ability to absorb essential nutrients. Water also reduces the rate of kidney stone formation because water will help increase the volume of urine passing through the kidneys, thereby diluting the mineral salt content here, making them less likely to form kidney stones.

Water has the ability to strengthen the immune system, limiting the risk of infection. Typically, when you have some kidney problems, drinking water will help eliminate toxins accumulated in these organs.

DOCTOR NGUYEN HUY HOANG (Vietnam - Russia Hyperbaric Oxygen Center, Ministry of National Defense )

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