2023-08-25 15:41:00
Habit of banishing
The glass of water on the bedside table is a bad idea
After analyzing the quality of water left in contact with the air all night, an American medical center strongly recommends breaking a habit that many of us have.
UpdatedAugust 25, 2023, 5:41 PM
Miasma and dust: the water remaining in contact with the air all night is a soup of junk.
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Many people have the habit of putting a glass of water on their bedside table before going to bed. And it’s very practical in the event that sleep is interrupted by a sudden thirst or to rehydrate. wake.
There’s nothing like drinking a big sip of water to rehydrate when you wake up. Provided, however, that it is fresh.
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A soup of junk
A study carried out by the Mercy Medical Center, in Massachusetts, reveals that a simple glass of water can become the playground of all kinds of unwanted guests. Microbes and dirt are likely to settle there and proliferate. The particles enter the body. This can, in the worst case, pose a serious problem for particularly sensitive or already ill people.
At night, a simple glass of water can become the playground of a number of unwanted guests.
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And there is even more disgusting: at night, insects can land on the water to deposit larvae and excrement. Unsavory, yes, but less dangerous than dust particles and miasma. Indeed, just like food, the tiny residues they leave behind pass into the stomach, where they are broken down.
The heat doesn’t help
The outside temperature also plays an important role. In the event of a heat wave, as is currently the case in Switzerland, the temperature of the glass of water increases, which is likely to accelerate the proliferation of microbes.
Better to drink from a closed bottle than from an open glass.
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Not drinking is not the solution
This does not mean, however, that you should completely give up quenching your thirst at night. On the contrary: since the body has a greater tendency to become dehydrated during sleep, it is even important to replenish its water reserves wake. However, it is preferable to opt for a bottle that closes rather than for a glass whose water has remained in contact with the ambient air all night, even if the bacteria also develop there very quickly.
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