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Heart Attacks and Drinking Warm Water

This is a very good article. Not only about the warm water after your meal, but about heart attacks. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot green tea with their meals, not cold water, maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating.

Heart Attack

For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and may lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

A serious note about heart attacks - You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.

You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive.

A cardiologist says if everyone who reads this message sends it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life. Read this & Send the link to a friend. It could save a life. So, please be a true friend and send this article to all your friends you care about.

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Some people say that it is just an old myth to drink warm water to prevent heart attacks and I'd also like to point out that snopes.com declares this information as an urban myth and many other people agree that cold water is not related to cancer or heart attacks in any way. So, I have no idea if this is true and there is no research to support this theory however I still wanted to share this information about "heart attacks and drinking warm water" with all of you because its always better to be safe than to be sorry.

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Heart Attack Information

A heart attack occurs when the blood flow to a part of the heart is suddenly and permanently cut off, causing permanent damage to the heart muscle. Chest pain is typically severe and does not go away with rest or medicine that is effective with angina. Symptoms may indicate your heart is in danger many months or years before a heart attack occurs. Persistent symptoms, such as shortness of breath, nausea, great fatigue, angina/chest pain, fainting spells and gas-like discomfort, are red flags.

1 in 3 adults, both men and women, has some form of cardiovascular disease.
In 90% of adult victims of sudden cardiac death, two or more major coronary arteries are narrowed or blocked.
Brain death and permanent death start to occur in just 4-6 minutes after someone experiences cardiac arrest.
It is in the early or initial stage that the heart disease is almost certainly treatable.
The heart and brain muscles are the ones which cannot be revived once dead.
For a large number of patients, the first and only symptom of heart disease is a fatal heart attack. Thus diagnosis becomes extremely important for everyone and that too pre-emptive and non-invasive.

Note: Please do not post comments asking for the scientific research behind this information. I've clearly stated in the paragraph above that this is no scientific research found for this information and it may be an urban myth.

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email@nospam.com on Wed, Jan 24th, 2007 at 11:29 PM

Thanks for sharing this invaluable article with all of us. I'll definitely refer this link to all my friends & collegues so that they benefit from this information.

pwsoulchild@peoplechoice.com on Mon, Mar 5th, 2007 at 9:44 AM

this is a very good article and very helpful. thanks for this information!

higgins672@aol.com on Thu, Mar 8th, 2007 at 4:57 AM

This was sent to me and I am very glad, this makes good sense and can help I plan to use it at work for a Safety Topic, for awareness.

caleralinda@yahoo.com on Fri, Mar 30th, 2007 at 8:53 AM

My husband had no pain with his heart attack only feeling different. And sweating. The Doc said he knew his body well and thats what saved him. he had 5 bypasses.

mscharley28@hotmail.com on Mon, Apr 2nd, 2007 at 4:04 PM

This is great life saving information. I am 63 and trying to do all I can to maintain my good health. God Bless you

whyksu@yahoo.com on Thu, Apr 5th, 2007 at 6:17 PM

I can sum it up in 3 words "It makes sense" You are blessed for sharing that good information thank you.

rosecombo@earthlink.net on Wed, Apr 11th, 2007 at 10:54 AM

I hope to be hearing for more education.

lovebrtuck@aol.com on Wed, Apr 11th, 2007 at 11:21 PM

I plan to drink that hot water after my meals in the future... Thanks

gilbertburton@hotmail.com on Mon, Apr 16th, 2007 at 8:34 PM

The comment on about the drinking of warm water was very fruitfull. Everyday we learn something important in regards to our survival and physical protection.

susiekcreations@yahoo.com on Thu, Apr 19th, 2007 at 11:58 AM

Instead of warm water (which is not very palatable) drink warm green tea instead, and also benefit from its antioxidant properties.

bill.wells@neenan.com on Thu, Apr 19th, 2007 at 2:36 PM

If you drink cold water it may solidify the oils you just ate but digestion lasts 8-10 hours while your body can probably warm cold water to normal in like 10-15 minutes?? Will it really affect the digestion/break down of fatty foods if we drink warm water after eating?

kanwer2006@yahoo.ci.in on Tue, Apr 24th, 2007 at 8:50 AM

Very useful information. kindly send more about skin care and suggestion for sugar patients.

irishicon@hotmail.com on Wed, Apr 25th, 2007 at 12:40 PM

Hello I'm an emergency medicine physician. Warm liquid preventing fat absorption? Come on. If you want to decrease your risk of a heart attack, make sure your blood pressure is normal, your cholesterol is controlled, you quit smoking, if diabetic you control your blood sugars.

mbenses@qbic.co.za on Thu, Jun 21st, 2007 at 1:30 AM

Thanks for this article, most of us don't even think that drinking cold water can lead to heart attack. I have a wife who has heart failure sometimes, so I'm going to forward all info regarding heart to her. Thanks Sihle

maraheem123@rediffmail.com on Fri, Jun 22nd, 2007 at 2:27 AM

Good information. Most of them will be beneficial with all those tips given. Thanks ..... M.A.Raheem.

ola742005@yahoo.com on Fri, May 18th, 2007 at 5:15 PM

thank you so much for this wonderful and educating information, it is very helpful to me.

miriamwala@yahoo.com on Wed, May 23rd, 2007 at 3:24 AM

This is very sensitive and helpful.

rajaduraidpi@rediffmail.com on Wed, May 23rd, 2007 at 1:55 AM

I am working in the field of cardiovascular disease. its really very useful and interesting news. the message with scientific evidences is really appreciable one ,thank you.

mark.valentine@gmail.com on Fri, May 25th, 2007 at 10:03 AM

This is listed on snopes.com as an Urban Legend.

sylvester.ramphele@nhls.ac.za on Thu, May 31st, 2007 at 7:27 AM

good piece of information,will try it and hope it works for me too

cheyl06@yahoo.com on Thu, May 31st, 2007 at 11:51 PM

This is such a great site to help save life. I wish this is also an article or issue here about controlling highblood pressure and skin problems.

raji_1012@hotmail.com on Fri, Jun 8th, 2007 at 8:25 PM

Thank u so much for ur advice. I've informed many ppl about this warm drinking water but no one listens, at least now I can print and show them to read. Great thanks for your info.

artmabale@yahoo.com on Mon, Jun 11th, 2007 at 9:50 PM

Thank you so much for this wonderful and educating information, This is a very good article for those who have serious ailments on heart

telleba@yahoo.com on Tue, Jun 12th, 2007 at 8:43 AM

It's true that by drinking warm water after each meal helps our digestion system to function well.. I've proven that to myself many times already.. and the article helped me understand why... thanks for that very good information.

frazierm421@sbcglobal.net on Tue, Jun 12th, 2007 at 5:23 PM

Thank you for trying to keep this educated to what alot of us don't know about our bodies...Can you speak about Sarcoidosis, I would love to know more about it too, they're very close...Again, Thank you...

emmanyesah@yahoo.com on Thu, Jun 21st, 2007 at 7:50 AM

Atleast i have learn something i did not know and i will have to forward it to other persons so that a life or two is safe

ma.sohail@hotmail.com on Mon, Jun 25th, 2007 at 4:47 AM

it is very beneficial information to all 0f us,try to change cold water habit with hot/warm drink. be share this information to all of your lovings

jermi0430@yahoo.com.ph on Tue, Jun 26th, 2007 at 8:13 PM

I agree. Thank you for the info. My habit of drinking decaf coffee after meal makes more sense now. Just have to change it with warm water to be healthier.

renelson@colby.edu on Tue, Jul 3rd, 2007 at 9:54 AM

Other than the good authentication of the potential symptoms of a heart attack, most of this is specious. Looks believable but is fiction.

aspence@comcast.net on Sun, Jul 8th, 2007 at 7:48 AM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't EVERYTHING that you consume turn to about 98.6 degrees within seconds or maybe minutes of entering into your body? Now beckons the question; where does the "sludge" come from again?

joanrodman@yahoo.com on Mon, Jul 9th, 2007 at 4:01 PM

Thank you for this information. I am heading out to the store to get some green tea. A friend from Ghana, Africa, where I was for 6 months just e-mailed me and said he was told to start drinking green tea without sugar or cream for his eyesight! Joan Rodman

fvyu2002@yahoo.com on Tue, Jul 10th, 2007 at 1:15 AM

The article is very good. It is worth complying. Thanks for the information. I would likely pass this information to someone worth saving.

alaodiran@yahoo.com on Tue, Jul 10th, 2007 at 10:41 AM

very helpful

brouhaha@homemail.com.au on Tue, Jul 10th, 2007 at 9:34 PM

The Japanese also have the highest rate of Oesophageal cancer in the world. The Chinese may not have notable heart attack rates but what's their life span?

lwarrens@bellsouth.net on Thu, Jul 12th, 2007 at 5:33 PM

Please give me more information regarding the pain in both jaws if the pain in both jaws just comes every now and then could this be a sign of a heartattack?

nbooker@sath.com on Wed, Jul 18th, 2007 at 4:40 AM

Seems to me that even though some are skeptical, it can't hurt, so why not try it? We all know that water is great for our bodies, and that warm water can act as a cleanser to our systems, right? And it has been found that green tea is an incredible help to our bodies as well, right? So the sarcasm and negativity about the article aren't really necessary.

umtesi@yahoo.com on Wed, Jul 18th, 2007 at 1:09 PM

The article has really and positively affected me and i am eagerly waiting for other tips and skills. thank you.

gabog@att.net.mx on Tue, Jul 17th, 2007 at 12:01 PM

fantastic

sumasv99@gmail.com on Thu, Jul 19th, 2007 at 6:32 AM

Thanks for the useful information. I will try to cultivate this habit.

gale@pacbell.net on Thu, Jul 19th, 2007 at 1:06 PM

My acupunturist from korea has told me for years that I should drink only room temperature of hot liquids not iced when I eat and he is the best at his trade , he also treats stomach upsets and as long as I drink ambient temp fluids I don't have any intestinal or stomach acid problems.

GaelanM@yahoo.com on Mon, Jul 30th, 2007 at 3:25 AM

My grandmother drank a cup of hot water every morning. She never had a belemish and very few wrinkles when she passed away at 96. she always said it was the hot water in the morning. My friend drinks a cup of hot water every morning and never has a blemish!

mrcricket1932@yahoo.com on Mon, Jul 30th, 2007 at 3:34 AM

The body renders any fluid to body temperature, regardless of whether hot or cold but it will not draw extra blood to the stomach to accomplish this, as would be the case if drinking cold water or any cold drink. This the reason it is preferred to drink warm drinks in hot weather because it allows the blood to stay in the vessels of the periphery to maintain normal body cooling. That peripheral blood is reduced when needed to warm the stomach; thus rendering your body's cooling system to be put on hold.

oadeniyi@unicef.org on Thu, Jul 26th, 2007 at 12:20 PM

This is a life- saving information with scientific accuracy. Its worth sharing with all my friends! Cheers.

pipacs@msn.com on Wed, Aug 1st, 2007 at 8:08 AM

I omit the ice in a glass of water because the ice was bothering my insides. Despite snopes.com it is worth experimenting to understand how your body reacts to real cold drinks.

olusegun.adetunji@gmail.com on Thu, Aug 2nd, 2007 at 2:57 AM

This is an interesting article. It is a must-read for all those who intend to live a healthy life

soosthuizen@deat.gov.za on Mon, Aug 6th, 2007 at 2:08 AM

This information makes a lot of sense and it was sent by a firend who really cares! Thanks Dave. I started recentley to drink Green tea and now I understand why it is so healthy.

normancebedo@yahoo.com on Mon, Aug 6th, 2007 at 7:03 PM

Very helpful and useful knowledge to gain.

italndiva@aol.com on Tue, Aug 7th, 2007 at 11:28 PM

Meat eaters are much more likely to develop every disorder. Go Vegan!

totalimpressions@westnet.com.au on Wed, Aug 8th, 2007 at 12:05 AM

this would be helpful if it was true

felicajones63@yahoo.com on Wed, Aug 8th, 2007 at 6:47 PM

This information is very helpful. I'm a women in mid 40's and have been experiencing some chest pain and pain in my left arm like poor circulation where I want to stretch it out. My circulation in my elbow, fingers as well. I am going to the doctors to check it out. thanks

gemini1962001@yahoo.com on Fri, Aug 24th, 2007 at 3:41 AM

I read the article, found it very useful and I'll share it to everyone.

amshmaguy007@yahoo.com on Thu, Aug 30th, 2007 at 5:31 AM

I was very interested with this Article. It helps me and people. Thank you for this wonderful contribution for all society. I need most of these important Articles.

vcrumby@peoplepc.com on Thu, Aug 23rd, 2007 at 9:03 PM

Thank you for educating and advising a healthy choose. God gives you favor over educated people who cares.

Dan@home.com on Thu, Aug 23rd, 2007 at 11:26 PM

Read the entire post. It says at the bottom it is an urban myth! Cold water will heat up to body temp within seconds of drinking it.

jmaanujnr@yahoo.com on Fri, Sep 7th, 2007 at 12:15 PM

The information i have read has greatly broaden my scope of maintaining very good health and living right.

NhsMid5@aol.com on Thu, Sep 20th, 2007 at 9:44 PM

Is cold beer bad?

vinod.shivhare@in.ibm.com on Fri, Sep 21st, 2007 at 10:02 PM

It is one of the very good and useful articles. It makes people aware of the heart related problems and it's cure. Very Good Article.

kidderfamilycomp@aol.com on Mon, Sep 24th, 2007 at 8:48 PM

Sharing information: it is well know that the Fins & Swedes suffer heart attacks in midlife as they Sauna then roll in snow. This is a peripheral effect an extreme vasovagal reaction to hot & cold. It is logical that cold drink we Americans imbibe, Pepsis Cokes Sweet Tea & Ice water can & do produce a severe vasovagal effect. Warm water or wine anyone? Ah the Italians, they drink warm wine & water as an everyday practice.

sunita1_chopra@yahoo.co.in on Sun, Sep 30th, 2007 at 1:51 PM

Thank u so much for the information

gailbop@yahoo.com on Thu, Oct 4th, 2007 at 8:21 AM

This is a myth. Your gall bladder releases bile that breaks down fats(emulsifies) and your body warms the water before it gets that far.

mannyvgomezsr@comcast.net on Mon, Oct 29th, 2007 at 12:48 PM

Very good information and I will forward it to my family & friends. I had 2 Heart Attacks in the same week in 2002 and I have 3 stents installed. I'm one of the lucky ones, Thanks to the Lord.

pulzzle@hotmail.com on Mon, Oct 29th, 2007 at 3:57 PM

I don't know if warm water can fight fat but it certainly helps metabolism. All you guys should read about Ayurveda. Growing up in India, I used to dismiss that as a crude & unscientific science however since I now live in US that has perhaps the worst food consumption habits, Ayurveda appears to have a lot of scientific relevance.

deliriousdel@comcast.net on Thu, Nov 15th, 2007 at 6:31 PM

I like to thank the person for sending me this e-mail message. I am a candidate for this situation.I will take this knowledge in to consideration. I hope others will too.

sheb2002@hotmail.com on Sat, Nov 10th, 2007 at 9:05 PM

Both my father 78, and younger brother 33, died from cardiopulmonary arrest. Wished they had of known to drink warm water. Maybe, they'd be here today. Miss them much. I'm going to drink mine.

Mistorri@aol.com on Sun, Nov 11th, 2007 at 7:16 PM

PLEASE NOTE: heart attack pain can be also only found in the elbows. I am an RN and remembered reading an article before becoming a nurse. This article saved my husband. His heart attack pain was only in the elbows. Referred pain is what it is called.

ancoje@yahoo.com on Fri, Nov 30th, 2007 at 8:34 AM

I never knew it was wrong to drink cold water at meal time, not even after meal. Thanks for the information.

onedaygodsavedme@aol.com on Sun, Dec 2nd, 2007 at 1:17 PM

Most Helpful. Thank you and God Bless!!!!

wwilkins@beaufort.k12.nc.us on Mon, Dec 10th, 2007 at 10:33 AM

I feel that this information can only help. It is good to know the signs of a heart attack. And at the very least, it will aid in the digestion of foods that we eat.

lcardoso@tripleeproduce.com on Tue, Dec 11th, 2007 at 1:14 PM

Portugues people also believe drinking cold beverages after you eat is bad. The food in your stomach stops digesting and you can pass out. This happened to my dad at a church festival and they had to call an ambulance.

snickel@alltel.net on Sun, Dec 16th, 2007 at 3:14 PM

The pain in the jaw area was the first sign of a heart attack from there it spread down my left arm now when I am doing something and the jaw starts to ache. I know to take it easy. Even being out in the cold will start my jaw to ache and it gets hard breathing. So take the doctors advice stay out of the cold and pay attention to the signs.

mu32628@yahoo.com on Sat, Jan 12th, 2008 at 12:51 PM

By the way how do we know that Snopes has the truth?

kcm7@cox.net on Thu, Dec 27th, 2007 at 8:53 PM

I certainly appreciate the work Snopes does but safe than sorry in this case is paramount. What can it hurt?

omasjay@yahoo.com on Fri, Jan 11th, 2008 at 6:45 AM

Please send me health programme articles of all categories.

bettyluciarod@yahoo.com on Wed, Jan 23rd, 2008 at 5:57 PM

It really makes great sense. I always wondered why my friends who live in Mexico never would have ice in their tea, juice, or water, always "al tiempo" as they call it, and they have always been in excellent health. I do like the ice in my drinks, but now I know, and I shall stop that routine, as I would love to keep on living healthy. Thanks so much.

marilyn.chester@hotmail.com on Sat, Jan 26th, 2008 at 10:50 PM

So, who is the original author of this information? There is no name attached to it. Any one could have written it and just because it's on the internet it's taken for truth? I've learned that half the stuff I read from the internet is incorrect, although it's made to sound quite believable. Where did this information originate? I'd like someone to convice me because it sounds like a good advice.

CFoutwest@aol.com on Fri, Jan 18th, 2008 at 7:17 AM

This is true about the pain in the arm not always happening during a heart attack also in the chest. I had neither symptom. I had what felt like a severe muscle spasm across the back and then a stomach cramp for part of the day. I could not get the spasm to go away and went to the hospital. It was a heart attack and I was hospitalised for a few days.

rjalao@tmail.com on Fri, Feb 1st, 2008 at 7:45 AM

Thanks for this information. At first I thought that this was wrong drinking hot stuff and stop doing it. But now I would continue drinking my hot water before and after. Thanks again & I hope we all take this seriously.

DSMAC24@Yahoo.com on Thu, Feb 14th, 2008 at 4:10 PM

I'm not a cardiologist but I am an exercise physiologist specializing in cardiac rehab and this article might make sense in theory, however, I truely doubt the temperature of water effects the fat we eat. The body's internal temperature is 98.6 degrees and that is warm enough to liquify any fat that might have solidified from cold water. The real fix is to avoid unhealthy saturated fats in the first place, have adequate fiber intake, and the biggest one is EXERCISE. This is your best bet to avoid cardiovascular traumas and some studies have shown to also prevent cancer.

jacksiti@aol.com on Sat, Feb 16th, 2008 at 3:59 PM

Drink a glass of warm water also before meal, because it fills our stomach quickly so we avoid of eating too much. As an asian, I used to drink a lot of warm water all day long. I don't like cold drink and ice. I believe warm water disabsorbed fat.

dretmanukphd@yahoo.co.uk on Mon, Feb 11th, 2008 at 6:57 PM

Cold water delay the process of digestion of the food and of high risk especially in late meals when heart attacks takes place while sleeping as the blood supply for the whole body decrease as blood accumulated in the GIT for a while "Including the heart muscle blood supply" which can make it worth for the heart attack.... decrease the movement of the intestine so increase fat absorption and add more weight... warm water fasten digestion and intestinal movement and without meal have a diuretic effect which is helpful for blood pressure and many other things. I think that warm "Not hot" water have another properties ionization wise even if it turned cold after drinking it with few minutes.

mamareneeg@yahoo.com on Wed, Mar 12th, 2008 at 11:28 AM

I agree with the article that you wrote. I have problems with acid reflux and I started a while ago drinking hot coffee or hot tea and found out that I don't have problems with acid reflux like I use too. Thanks for the information on warm drinks and heart attack.

da_climber@yahoo.com on Thu, Mar 20th, 2008 at 10:41 PM

If it is a myth then you have nothing to gain nor lose. If it is not you have everything to gain. So why not do it until it is a proven fact. Warm drinks certainly will not hurt us and it logically makes sense-- rinse your dishes with cold water and you get a white residue, hot water and you get a clean plate!