Should you drink water or brush your teeth first when you get up in the morning? Read on and you'll have the answer

Everyone knows that drinking water on an empty stomach in the morning not only helps cleanse the intestines, but also carries the digestive enzymes in the mouth down to the stomach and intestines, promoting food digestion. So when you get up in the morning, should you drink water first or brush your teeth first? Netizens have been arguing about this! IMG_MG_1534396781668.jpg Indeed, drinking a cup of warm water in the morning is a very healthy lifestyle. Doing so not only replenishes the water lost through body metabolism during rest, but also speeds up gastrointestinal peristalsis and promotes excretion.

For elderly people, a cup of warm water in the morning can help prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. That is because warm water can dilute the blood, lower blood viscosity and promote blood circulation. However, before drinking warm water, it is best to brush your teeth first! Some netizens also worry that brushing your teeth will carry away the digestive enzymes in the mouth, so digestion can no longer be promoted?

Actually, during sleep, saliva secretion is very low, and even less digestive enzyme is produced. Moreover, digestive enzymes only carry out digestion when we chew food. When we are not eating, they are in a resting state. And digestive enzymes are not only present in the mouth; the stomach and intestines also contain large amounts of digestive enzymes.

After a whole night, the mouth has instead bred a large amount of bacteria. If you drink water without brushing your teeth, then all the bacteria go into your stomach. Doesn't that feel very unpleasant? So for the sake of being both clean and healthy, it is better to brush your teeth first and then drink water!