August 15, 2018
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【喝水迷思】一天喝8杯水是定律嗎？
#個個都飲水唔通個個都識飲水
#喝水不會引致水腫
#星期三問題多多
多飲水不如識飲水
水晶晶：「聽人講一日要飲8杯水，我試過飲足8杯水撐住肚皮很辛苦，但又怕喝水量不足，怎麼辦？」
CheckCheckCin：水約佔成人體重的55至75%，一般成年人每天需要飲用約1.2公升水，已包括食物當中的水份，所以不用逼自己一天灌8杯水，而且喝水時不應把一杯水快速地灌下去，最好的喝水方法是一口一口的緩緩地喝下去，讓身體有時間逐步消化，尤其脾胃虛弱的人。飲水量還要視乎季節及個人運動量而定，夏天天氣熱以及運動後，需要的水份應相應增加。有人怕多喝水會引致水腫，事實是身體水份不足才會引致水腫。
據《黃帝內經》的「子午流注圖」，每個時辰都有不同臟腑當值，臟腑生理機能都靠津液推動，所以任何時間都適宜飲水。
Learn how to drink water
People always say you have to drink 8 cups of water daily. I have tried it before and feel like my stomach is so filled and stretched that it’s quite uncomfortable? I’m still worried about not drinking enough water, what should I do?
CheckCheckCin: 55-75% of the human body is water, and most adults need about 1.2L of water daily. This includes water that may be in your food so you don’t necessarily have to force yourself to drink 8 cups of water every day. Also you should not chug the entire cup right away. The best way to drink water is to drink each sip slowly and allow the body time to digest accordingly, especially for those with asthenic spleen and stomach. How much you need to drink also varies by season and by how much you exercise. Your body’s water intake should increase during summer and after exercising. Some people are worried that drinking too much will lead to edema, but the truth is insufficient fluids is what leads to water retention.
According to the ‘midnight-noon and ebb-flow doctrine’, different organs are on duty at different times and their functions all require fluid flow so drinking water at any time of the day is suitable.
