Weather of Arabia - Tea is certainly not the first thing that comes to your mind if there is a heat wave or a significant rise in temperatures, you will often rush to drink cold and iced drinks to quench your thirst and feel refreshed and cool, but does that mean that hot drinks such as tea have no place in the season summer? So why do we see so many people who don't abstain from drinking it even at the height of heatwaves? Perhaps there is a scientific explanation for the topic and there may be more benefits to tea in the summer than you think
Research shows that drinking hot tea in the summer has a greater cooling effect on our bodies than cold drinks
By drinking something hot during hot weather, you are sending a strategic signal to your body. When the body perceives this new source of heat, it will seek to regulate itself so that its temperature does not rise too high. To achieve this, it will produce more sweat, which is part of the body temperature control mechanism. By releasing heat through the skin, the body temperature decreases. So the hot drink will indirectly cool the body
On the contrary, cold drinks will send the opposite message to the brain, and the particle will think that it is in danger of cooling, which will make it prevent the sweating process in order to preserve the heat stored in the body, and sometimes the body can use energy to produce more heat and compensate for the difference between the frozen drink and body temperature This will reduce the immediate benefit to the body from cold and iced drinks
But if it's all about feeling fresh and savoring cool, we can only say it's up to you.
So, as we talked about earlier, hot drinks will cause more sweat to be released from the body, but we must take into account that the sweating process will make your body more dry, so you must think carefully before consuming hot drinks frequently, especially since tea, for example, is considered a diuretic. Which will stimulate kidney function and promote its elimination
So what is the right solution?
Perhaps the compromise solution for this matter would be to drink lukewarm drinks, which are at room temperature, or cold drinks, but not frozen. The closer the drink is to body temperature, the less effort it takes to regulate the internal temperature.
For many cultures and traditions around the world, drinking tea in the summer is not a new thing. In many Asian countries and some countries in the Middle East, drinking hot tea throughout the summer months is very common, and it is no wonder that the countries where hot drinks are drunk in the summer In abundance, such as India, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, and others, it enjoys a somewhat dry climate.
In dry climates, the rate of evaporation is more than the rate of precipitation, which makes these places very dry and hot, in other words appropriate and ideal to take advantage of hot tea to cool the body, as the hot drink will reduce the body temperature only in certain cases in which sweat can be completely evaporated, and those countries are exposed to heat Very dry instead of the moisture you'd expect in the tropics, so they can enjoy the benefits more.
While there are great benefits to drinking hot tea in the summer, not all places can take advantage of it. Even if you live in a dry climate, you probably won't get much benefit from sipping hot tea on humid days, days when you're dressed a lot, or if you sweat a lot.
In the hot and humid weather of summer, our bodies may accumulate a lot of internal "heat" and "humid" energies that can cause disease. And the organs of the digestive system are more susceptible to this. Consuming frozen food and drinks will impair digestive functions, especially after meals, as you restrict blood flow to the digestive system. Drinking warm tea during and after meals helps keep your digestive system happy.
Warm tea promotes blood circulation and the absorption of nutrients in the body. While consuming cold drinks speeds up the movement of the digestive system, which leads to the inability of the organs to absorb food properly, and with the passage of time if the body does not receive enough nutrients needed for growth and repair, the organs become more vulnerable to cold and related diseases.
Yes, lung diseases are not limited to smoking and genetics. Long-term buildup of cold in the body can impair lung function to the point of developing chronic diseases such as sinus infections, allergies, hay fever, and asthma. In traditional Chinese medicine, the stomach is said to be the "mother" of the lung; He needs a strong stomach to ensure proper lung function.
Excessive cold entering the body also causes the blood vessels in the throat to constrict, and a weak throat is vulnerable to disease invasion. Which is why you used to get chicken soup instead of ice cream when you were little and had colds. A warmer body means healthier lungs.
One of the strangest things you may have heard is that cold water boosts metabolism. Not only does the snow dampen the internal heat which is the metabolism itself, but the cold environments really help freeze the fat inside your body. Think about how the fat hardens when you put fried food in the fridge. No need to do that to your stomach either.
Warm drinks can help make sure that stored fat is used for energy, which is why tea is a major contributor to weight loss. And if portion control is your issue, getting rid of the ice can help you communicate your body's satiety signals: putting ice on your stomach will reduce sensation and bloating in the same way that applying ice to a bruise.
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