2. KASHALIKA
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His experience of drinking ice
cold water is catching cold
sometimes, but not
always and not immediately
after drinking ice cold water.
This can begin with sneezing.
He gets pain in sensitive teeth
and this may be involved in
stimulating the exposed nerve
3. endings and further making
them sensitive.
He has not found direct
correlation of drinking ice cold
water with the incidence
and severity of infections. But
theoretically; it can reduce the
blood supply of the surfaces of
mouth, pharynx, larynx,
esophagus and stomach. This
may; in the long run; contribute
to infections.
Recently, his joint pains seemed
to have considerably reduced.
Since he is not taking any pain
killers or any other treatment
and since there is no change in
the life style or any other
4. factors, NOT DRINKING ICE
COLD WATER is responsible for
relief from joint pains.
It is said that drinking ice cold
water can contribute to joint
pains by virtue of
increasing what is called VATA
and KAFA principles in body in a
variable manner
depending upon one's
constitution. KAFA principle is a
tendency to be heavy,
aggregated, solidified,
gravitated etc. and its
aggravation manifests into
diarrhea, increase in urine,
dullness, stiffness,
expectoration [sputum]
5. formation, running of nose, lack
of appetite and indigestion etc.
VATA principle if aggravated;
causes asthmatic problems,
constipation, joint pain, neural
problems etc.
Whether ice cold water as such
can reduce acidity or not, is not
clear. But it
seems likely that it can reduce
the secretions of the surface
with which it comes in contact.
It is thought by some that
drinking ice cold water can
reduce the dissolution of
6. ingested food particles and thus
lead to: a. Reduction in
digestion.
b. Absorption of partly or
completely undigested material
[probably akin to what is called
AAMA in Ayurveda], which may
be responsible for allergy, joint
pains and other harmful effects
of what is called AAMA in
Ayurveda.
Whether drinking of ice cold
water can cause "cold pressor
effect" i.e. increase
in sympathetic nervous
stimulation and increase in blood
pressure, is not clear.
7. But cold as such is known to
have "cold pressor effect" i.e.
increased sympathetic
activation and blood pressure.
But, one thing is certain.
Avoiding ice cold water has no
bad effects at all! It is absolutely
safe to drink water of room
temperature.
This opinion may sound less
fashionable, but actually it is not
merely less
fashionable, but against the
hype, vogue or fashion of
installing ice coolers in
every establishment
endangering the health of
8. billions, increasing the
consumption of electricity and
killing the health promoting
home industry of pot making.
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