Someone sent this to me

I just received an email containing the following information and even having a cute picture to illustrate:

The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals, not cold water, maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating.

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 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 swe ating 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 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.

The funny thing is that this is totally a myth!!! It is interesting how something that seems to make sense is not true at all.

3 comments:

Christin said...

Good to know. I always check out things that are forwarded to me to make sure they aren't false before passing them along. Thank goodness too because a warm glass of water after a meal wouldn't be appealing to me at all.

lisa said...

yuck. that was gross and scarry. i'm glad that it is a total lie.

Sunshine said...

Whew! I love cold water with dinner. (since I am trying really hard NOT to drink my calories anymore) I can't even brush my teeth with warm water. Pregnancy made me very temperature sensitive. Weird.