Critical Information about Water and Aspirin

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People are adverse to drinking water before going to bed for the obvious reason, but it is a mistake, and a cardiac specialist explains why both water and aspirin are important to take at bedtime.

 

Gravity holds water in the lower part of your body when you are upright. When you lie down, the lower body is level with the kidneys; it is then that the kidneys flush the water that is filled with the toxins accumulated during the day from your body. You don't want to limit that process by taking in less water. Additionally, drinking water before bed helps to prevent leg and foot cramps caused by dehydration.

Drinking water at a certain time maximizes its effectiveness on the body:
 

2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs

1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - helps digestion
1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood pressure
1 glass of water before going to bed - avoids stroke or heart attack 

Dr. Virend Somers is a Cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic and is the lead author of the report in the July 29, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 

Most heart attacks occur in the day, generally between 6 a.m. and noon. Having one during the night, when the heart should be most at rest, means that something unusual happened.

1.  If you take an aspirin or a baby aspirin once a day, take it at night with a glass of water.
 

The reason: aspirin has a 24-hour "half-life"; therefore, if most heart attacks happen in the wee hours of the morning, the aspirin would be strongest in your system.

2.  Aspirin lasts for years in your medicine chest. When it gets old, it smells like vinegar.

3.  There are other symptoms of a heart attack besides the pain on the left arm or in the chest. One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as nausea and lots of sweating; however, these symptoms may occur less frequently.

 

4.  About 60% of those who do have a heart attack in their sleep, do not wake up. If the pain does wake you up, immediately dissolve two aspirins in your mouth and swallow them with a bit of water.

 

Afterwards: Call 911 and phone a neighbor or a family member who lives very close by. Say "heart attack and that you have taken 2 aspirins". Unlock the front door and take a seat on a chair or sofa nearby. DO NOT LIE DOWN!