Water and food are of course essential to life, as the article confirms.


However, some of the claims are anecdotes without good evidence to back them up !


" Promote digestion " - correct ; but either too hot or too cold water has adverse effects, just as a poor diet.


" Detoxify your body " - if " toxins " did build up in a way your body couldn’t excrete ( such as through illness or drugs ), you would need medical interventions. Those promoting products / treatments claimed to detoxify can’t define what they mean by detoxification, let alone the toxins.


" Improve blood circulation " - correct ; just as dehydration has the opposite effect.


" Eliminates fat deposits and other accumulations in the nervous system " - no evidence.


" Slow down aging - hot water flushes out the toxins, repairs skin cells and increases elasticity " - no evidence.


" Ease constipation " - correct.


" Lose weight - boosts metabolism and regulates stomach acids, suppresses unnecessary snacking, prevents bloating and heartburn " - some evidence.


" Maintain healthy skin - can help to deal with skin breakouts and acne " - no good evidence for the latter.


" Relieve coughs " - warm water and honey may indeed provide as much relief as " over-the-counter "remedies, but no evidence of cure.


" Comfort arthritis " - correct ; but again without cure.


The article omitted to mention that 1/10 of the world’s population STILL lacks access to SAFE drinking water ( protected from external contamination ) .


About 9/10 of the Philippines population now has access to safe water, compared to about 100% in the UK ( World Health Organization ). Contaminated drinking water - together with poor sanitation - is responsible worldwide for millions of cases of cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, hepatitis A, and other diseases, which are especially serious in children under 5. The Philippines has been aware of this for well over half a century :-






We should count our blessings that we can have clean drinking water - however we take it - and adequate sanitation . But global targets ( World Health " Millenium Development Goals " ) have still not been met, especially for sanitation - more people have a mobile phone than a toilet !