Weight Loss To Skin Health: 6 Benefits Of Drinking Water In The Morning

By Niveditha Kalyanaraman

November 1st, 2023

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Staying hydrated is essential to keeping your body healthy and satisfied. For starters, our body is made up of 70% water so it is a no brainer that we need to provide our body with more and more water! There are many health problems, both long and short term, that can come about from dehydration. Here are 6 benefits of drinking water in the morning.

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Skin Health

By drinking water, your body is able to release toxins faster, which will therefore give your skin glow and radiance.

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Weight Loss

Apart from reducing cravings and hunger, drinking water immediately after waking up also helps your body release toxins, which begins movement in your bowels. This process will recover and improve your digestive system.

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Strengthens Immunity

Drinking water first thing in the morning flushes out the stomach and therefore balances the lymphatic system and strengthens the immunity.

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Kidney Stones

Water will dilute stomach acidity to decrease the chance of kidney stones.

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Hair Health

Drinking water on an empty stomach will increase hair growth and hair characteristics as water makes up 25% of a strand weight.

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Rehydration

When you wake up after a sleep marathon, your body will be dehydrated. No matter the amount of water you drank the previous day, your body will still lack water in the morning.

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