{"id":1173,"date":"2022-07-22T06:54:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T06:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mintal.com\/blog\/?p=1173"},"modified":"2022-07-22T06:54:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T06:54:44","slug":"is-drinking-water-before-bed-good-or-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintal.com\/blog\/is-drinking-water-before-bed-good-or-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Drinking Water Before Bed Good Or Bad?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Water makes up 60% of our body weight and\u00a0helps lose weight, improves our skin and makes ourselves full of energy. Through one super simple thing \u2013 keeping\u00a0drinking water before bed, you can reap the benefits of storing nutrients and minerals,\u00a0keeping health and hydrated\u00a0and cleaning up acne.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_22 counter-hierarchy\">\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mintal.com\/blog\/is-drinking-water-before-bed-good-or-bad\/#Pros_of_Drinking_Water_Before_Bed\" title=\"Pros of Drinking Water Before Bed\u00a0\">Pros of Drinking Water Before Bed\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mintal.com\/blog\/is-drinking-water-before-bed-good-or-bad\/#Disadvantages_of_Drinking_Water_Before_Bed\" title=\"Disadvantages of Drinking Water Before Bed\">Disadvantages of Drinking Water Before Bed<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mintal.com\/blog\/is-drinking-water-before-bed-good-or-bad\/#Should_You_Be_Drinking_Water_Before_Bed\" title=\"Should You Be Drinking Water Before Bed?\">Should You Be Drinking Water Before Bed?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pros_of_Drinking_Water_Before_Bed\"><\/span><strong>Pros of Drinking Water Before Bed\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>1.It helps digestion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When we drinking water before bed\u00a0, we are also hydrating our body, allowing it to function correctly. Proper hydration\u00a0facilitates the digestive process, eliminating that typical after-dinner feeling of heaviness and\u00a0accelerates the intake of nutrients.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.Cleanses the body<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Water has a\u00a0detox action, which means it helps us to \u201ccleanse\u201d our body of all those accumulated toxins that come from pollution or poor nutrition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.Lose weight<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mintal.com\/blog\/5-ways-of-losing-weight-by-sleeping\/\">Drinking water before bed\u00a0gets your metabolism working\u00a0and therefore becomes a sort of\u00a0natural slimming<\/a>: our body makes a significant effort to raise water temperature to adapt it to our body, thus burning many calories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.Promotes sleep<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since our body is completely at rest during the night, this becomes the ideal time to replenish all the necessary minerals and nutrients. Furthermore, by greatly facilitating the digestive process by only drinking, we can grant ourselves more\u00a0peaceful and rejuvenating sleep.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Is Drinking Water Before Bed Good Or Bad?-Mintal\" title=\"Is Drinking Water Before Bed Good Or Bad?-Mintal\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1216\" src=\"https:\/\/mintal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Drinking-Water-Before-Bed-Promotes-sleep.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"6575\" height=\"4600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>5.Lowers blood pressure and heart rate\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drinking water before bed helps the heart pump blood more efficiently, as it may prevent strain on the heart, blood pressure, and heart rate. When a person\u2019s heart rate and blood pressure are lower, they\u2019re better able to de-stress and relax, which helps with falling asleep faster and staying asleep.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.Improves mood\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The good news is that\u00a0research\u00a0suggests that hydration may improve mood, calmness, feelings of satisfaction and produce other positive emotions, which may help create the right atmosphere for a peaceful night\u2019s rest.\u202f\u00a0Other\u00a0studies\u00a0also show that dehydration may lead to poor mood, irritability, difficulty concentrating, restlessness, daytime sleepiness, and fatigue, all of which may hinder sleep.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.<a href=\"https:\/\/mintal.com\/blog\/morning-headaches-what-causes-them-and-how-to-prevent-them\">Relieves headache symptoms\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, falling asleep may be difficult because of a lingering headache. If this is you, then drinking water before bed may be the remedy for relieving your symptoms.Another\u00a0study\u00a0recommended that people who experience headaches increase their water intake as a potential remedy for managing their symptoms.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Is Drinking Water Before Bed Good Or Bad?-Mintal\" title=\"Is Drinking Water Before Bed Good Or Bad?-Mintal\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1218\" src=\"https:\/\/mintal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Drinking-Water-Before-Bed-Relieves-headache-symptoms.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"6240\" height=\"4160\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>8.Prevents dehydration\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dehydration occurs when the body loses more water than it replenishes. A person will enter a dehydrated state when they\u00a0lose 2% or more\u00a0of their water body content.\u00a0When dehydrated, a person may experience thirst, dry mouth, lips, and eyes, increased heart rate and body temperature, poor mood, muscle cramps, and irritability. These symptoms may impact a person\u2019s ability to fall and sleep and get uninterrupted sleep.\u202f\u00a0Drinking water before bed is a way to rehydrate the body and help you sleep better at night.\u202f The <a href=\"https:\/\/mintal.com\/mst\">Mintal Tracker<\/a> will help you measure your sleep quality<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"disadvantages-of-drinking-water-before-bed\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disadvantages_of_Drinking_Water_Before_Bed\"><\/span>Disadvantages of Drinking Water Before Bed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Interrupted Sleep<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your body naturally <span class=\"src-link\">reduces urine production<\/span>\u00a0during sleep so that you can get six to eight uninterrupted hours per night. This allows most people to sleep without disruption. Some people can go to the bathroom once or twice during the night and then go straight back to bed.<\/p>\n<p>However, this isn\u2019t how it works for many. Getting up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom can often lead to trouble getting to sleep. Even those who can easily fall asleep again after urinating will suffer disrupted sleep if they have to do it several times throughout the night.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what makes drinking water before bed a bad idea for many. Drinking a lot of water can increase urine production to the point that it disrupts the sleep cycle by necessitating multiple trips to the bathroom. And night after night of disturbed sleep or\u00a0sleep deprivation\u00a0can cause all kinds of negative health effects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Health Detriments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>People commonly wonder\u00a0how much sleep is needed. Everyone needs between seven and nine hours of uninterrupted sleep throughout the night. If drinking water before bed is causing you to get less sleep than that by disrupting your natural sleep-wake cycle, it can wreak havoc on your whole body.<\/p>\n<p>Negative mental health impacts from sleep loss can show themselves quickly. Even short-term sleep deprivation can ruin your mood and make you irritable and fatigued. Long-term sleep deprivation can have its effects as well.<\/p>\n<p>Insufficient sleep can lead to all kinds of issues like anxiety, depression, and cognitive problems. It can also make it difficult for you to regulate your emotions.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Is Drinking Water Before Bed Good Or Bad?-Mintal\" title=\"Is Drinking Water Before Bed Good Or Bad?-Mintal\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1220\" src=\"https:\/\/mintal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Disadvantages-of-Drinking-Water-Before-Bed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4759\" height=\"3399\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"should-you-be-drinking-water-before-bed\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_You_Be_Drinking_Water_Before_Bed\"><\/span>Should You Be Drinking Water Before Bed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>That really depends on whether your body can handle the amount of water you\u2019re drinking without keeping you awake all night. Some people find that anticipatory thirst right before bed can help them\u00a0fall asleep\u00a0without experiencing too much nighttime urination.<\/p>\n<p>However, most people find it\u2019s better to have their last glass of water an hour or two before sleep so they can sleep through the night. Most people may discover that drinking more water earlier at night can help them get enough water without disrupting their sleep.<\/p>\n<p>Water is one of the healthiest drinks. It contains many valuable minerals and nutrients that meet your body daily needs. It also provides hydration, and lubricates and cushions the joints for your body. Keep drinking water before bed, you will benefit from it a lot \u2013 your body can function properly and stay healthy. By the way, you can\u00a0drink milk or other healthy fluid\u00a0before bed.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; color: #e24c41;\"><a class=\"artical-but\" href=\"https:\/\/mintal.onelink.me\/ZTyM\/sleeptracker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Download Mintal App<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drinking water before bed is a way to rehydrate the body and help you sleep better at night.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_daextam_enable_autolinks":"1","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[18,38,94],"class_list":["post-1173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sleep","tag-sleeping","tag-better-sleep","tag-drinking-water-before-bed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mintal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mintal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mintal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mintal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mintal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1173"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mintal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1274,"href":"https:\/\/mintal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1173\/revisions\/1274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mintal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mintal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mintal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mintal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}