Aunt Li usually pays great attention to the quality of life, and has paid great attention to health since she retired. On this day, Aunt Li attended a friend's party and drank a few glasses of red wine. When she got home, she felt a little hot and wanted to take a shower to refresh herself. (Editor: Dragonfly)
Unexpectedly, shortly after entering the bathroom, she felt dizzy and fell to the ground. Fortunately, her family found her in time and helped her out of the bathroom and took her to the hospital.
After examination, the doctor told her that it was due to transient cerebral ischemia caused by bathing immediately after drinking.
Aunt Li had palpitations after hearing this, she never thought that the way of health preservation that she had always paid attention to would be a mistake in the trivial matter of taking a bath.
As the saying goes, "When a person takes four baths, his life is thinner than paper", which "four baths" can't be washed?
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In traditional Chinese medicine theory, alcohol is considered to be a substance that can "activate the meridians, dissipate cold and dehumidify", but it is also a kind of "fire", and excessive drinking can lead to excessive "internal fire".
Taking a bath immediately after drinking, especially a hot bath, will cause the "fire" in the body to rise, and the combination of heat and heat can easily hurt the yang energy, resulting in the consequence of "adding fuel to the fire".
When a person drinks alcohol, the alcohol will be quickly absorbed into the bloodstream, causing the blood vessels to dilate, coupled with the stimulation of hot water, the blood circulation will be accelerated, and the burden on the heart will be increased.
For those suffering from cardiovascular disease, this is tantamount to adding insult to injury, and the accelerated blood circulation can exacerbate the drunken state.
From the perspective of modern medicine, taking a bath after drinking, especially a hot bath, will further dilate the blood vessels of the body under the action of alcohol, resulting in a decrease in blood pressure, which can lead to dizziness at least and loss of consciousness or even a heart attack.
In addition, alcohol itself is a diuretic, and the loss of water in the body will be accelerated after drinking, and taking a hot bath will further promote the evaporation of sweat, aggravate the phenomenon of dehydration, and easily cause electrolyte imbalance in the body, which will affect the health of the body.
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Taking a shower immediately after strenuous exercise, whether cold or hot, can have varying degrees of effects on the body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the body's "surface qi" is already in a relatively weak state after exercise, and at this time, taking a cold or overheated bath will destroy the body's "yin and yang balance" and cause new "civil strife".
Cold showers will cause sudden constriction of surface blood vessels, hindering the normal discharge of sweat, and the stimulation of cold water will make the yang energy in the body converge, which can easily lead to the invasion of wind and cold, causing colds, muscle pain and other symptoms.
Although a hot bath can temporarily relieve muscle fatigue, the overheated water temperature will over-dilate the blood vessels, affecting heart function, especially for people with poor cardiovascular system, and may cause cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
In exercise physiology, a cold water soak or hot bath immediately after exercise can indeed quickly lower muscle temperature and reduce fatigue. However, this rapid temperature change is a challenge to the body's regulatory mechanisms.
After strenuous exercise, the body's metabolic activity is still at a high level, and muscle tissue needs more blood to provide oxygen and nutrients, as well as to transport waste products such as lactic acid produced by metabolism.
If you take a cold or hot bath immediately at this time, especially a hot bath, it will cause blood flow to the surface of the skin due to the dilation of blood vessels, which will reduce the amount of blood transported to the muscles and other vital organs, which may lead to insufficient muscle recovery, and even low blood pressure, syncope, etc.
Experts suggest that you should wait at least 30 minutes after strenuous exercise, wait for the body to return to a resting state before considering bathing, and the water temperature should not be overheated, so as not to cause additional burden on the heart, and you should also avoid taking cold showers to prevent the body from getting cold.
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As the saying goes, "If you are full, you will not wash your hair, and if you are hungry, you will not take a bath". Taking a bath immediately after a full meal, especially a hot bath, will cause the blood in the body to flow to the surface of the body due to the influence of external temperature, reduce the amount of blood supplied to the digestive system, affect the normal digestion and absorption of food, and may lead to indigestion, gastrointestinal disorders and other problems for a long time.
Taking a bath on an empty stomach may cause blood sugar levels to drop due to the acceleration of blood circulation caused by hot water, making people feel dizzy and weak, especially for diabetic patients with weak blood sugar regulation ability, the risk is greater.
From the point of view of modern medicine, bathing immediately after a full meal does distract the body's blood supply to the digestive system, thus affecting digestion and absorption.
Taking a bath while hungry may lead to dangerous conditions such as fainting due to low blood sugar, especially when taking a bath in hot water for a long time, this risk cannot be ignored.
It is advisable to consider bathing about 1 hour after eating, both to avoid disturbing digestion and to ensure that the body has enough blood sugar to support the energy needs of the bathing process.
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Traditional Chinese medicine often says: "Take a bath in the morning to extinguish yang energy, and take a bath at night to produce dampness", in the morning, the body's yang energy begins to rise, at this time, taking a bath, especially a cold shower, is easy to lead to the leakage of yang energy, affecting the energy and vitality of the day.
At night, the human body begins to enter a state of rest and recovery, and if you don't pay attention to keeping warm in the bath, especially if the hair is not dried in time, it is easy to cause headaches, heaviness and other discomforts due to moisture intrusion.
In modern life, people tend to get used to taking a shower at night, which helps to remove the fatigue and dirt of the day, relax the body and mind, and prepare for a good night's sleep.
However, there are a few points to be aware of when taking a bath at night to avoid possible adverse effects.
First of all, the bath time should not be too late, so as not to affect the time to enter deep sleep due to excessive relaxation of the body.
You should blow dry your body and hair thoroughly after bathing to avoid feeling heavy or causing other health problems due to residual moisture.
In addition, the water temperature of the bath at night should not be too high, a suitable warm bath can effectively promote blood circulation and help the body relax, while the overheated water temperature may cause the body to be overexcited, which will affect sleep.
Although taking a bath is a daily trivial matter, it also contains many health regimens, as long as we pay attention to these details, we can better protect our health, I hope everyone can cherish their body, starting from every correct bath.