How much salt should be added to the salt water?

Water is the foundation of human survival. Drinking eight glasses of water a day is extremely beneficial to the body. In fact, drinking some light salt water is also very good. It can detoxify, beautify the skin, eliminate bad breath, and reduce inflammation and kill bacteria. Especially drinking a glass of light salt water in the morning can keep the bowels open and improve gastrointestinal digestion function. However, it should be noted that only a small spoonful of salt can be added to a glass of water. If it is too salty, it is not good.

1. How much salt should be added to the salt water?

Drinking a glass of light salt water on an empty stomach after getting up in the morning can help reduce internal heat and benefit the kidneys, keep bowel movements smooth, and improve the digestive and absorption function of the stomach and intestines. Generally, add a small spoonful or half a spoonful of salt to a cup of water. Adjust the amount according to your taste.

2. The effect of salt water

1. Detoxification and beauty

Generally, food residues after dinner stay in the intestines for a long time. If you don’t drink water overnight, the bacteria and mold in the intestines will ferment and produce harmful substances. Some people often feel nauseous or have a bad taste in their mouth after getting up in the morning. This is caused by the decayed food residue produced in the stomach. After getting up in the morning, drinking a cup of warm, light salt water on an empty stomach can clean residues, disinfect and sterilize, prevent constipation due to excessive water absorption by the colon, prevent chronic gastritis, and enhance one's immune function, which is a way to kill two birds with one stone.

It is best to drink 500 ml of light salt water at a time (1/10 of the amount of table salt in an ordinary spoon will do), and the water temperature should be between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius. People with normal blood sugar levels can also drink a glass of warm honey water at night, which will be more effective in preventing constipation.

2. Remove bad breath

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bad breath is mostly caused by heat accumulation in the lungs, spleen, and stomach, or undigested food. If these things accumulate in the body for a long time and cannot be discharged, they become toxins. Bad breath is mostly caused by the long-term accumulation of toxins in the body. Therefore, to eliminate bad breath, you need to fundamentally regulate the body. Do not rush to use drugs that are highly irritating to the gastrointestinal tract.

3. Sterilization and anti-inflammatory

It can prevent gum inflammation, stomatitis and tooth decay.