Dr. Shrinivas Kashalikar discusses his experience with drinking ice cold water. While he has sometimes gotten colds after drinking it, he has not found a direct correlation. Theoretically, ice cold water could reduce blood flow to surfaces like the mouth and stomach. Recently, his joint pains reduced after stopping ice cold water. It is thought ice cold water can increase "vata" and "kapha" in the body, aggravating conditions like asthma, constipation, joint pain, and more. Avoiding ice cold water has no negative effects, while drinking room temperature water is absolutely safe.
2. His experience of drink ing ice
cold water is catching cold
sometimes, but not
always and not immediately
after drink ing ice cold water.
This can begin with sneezing.
He gets pain in sensit i ve
teeth and th is may be involved
in st imulat ing the exposed
nerve endings and further
making them sensit i ve.
He has not found direct
correlat ion of drink ing ice
cold water with the inc idence
and severi ty of in fect ions.
But theoret ica l l y ; i t can
reduce the blood supply of the
3. surfaces of mouth, pharynx,
larynx, esophagus and stomach.
This may; in the long run;
contr ibute to in fect ions.
Recently , his jo in t pains
seemed to have considerably
reduced. Since he is not
taking any pain ki l l e rs or any
other treatment and since
there is no change in the l i f e
sty le or any other factors,
NOT DRINKING ICE COLD WATER is
responsible for rel ie f from
jo in t pains.
I t is said that drink ing ice
cold water can contr ibute to
jo in t pains by vir tue of
4. increasing what is cal led VATA
and KAFA princip les in body in
a variable manner
depending upon one's
consti tu t ion. KAFA princip le
is a tendency to be heavy,
aggregated, sol id i f i ed ,
gravitated etc. and i ts
aggravation manifests into
diarrhea, increase in urine,
dul lness, st i f f ness,
expectorat ion [sputum]
formation, running of nose,
lack of appeti te and
indigest ion etc. VATA
princip le i f aggravated;
causes asthmatic problems,
constipat ion, jo in t pain,
neural problems etc.
5. Whether ice cold water as such
can reduce acidi ty or not, is
not clear. But i t
seems l i ke ly that i t can
reduce the secret ions of the
surface with which i t comes in
contact.
I t is thought by some that
drink ing ice cold water can
reduce the dissolut ion of
ingested food part ic les and
thus lead to: a. Reduction in
digest ion.
b. Absorption of part ly or
completely undigested materia l
[probably akin to what is
cal led AAMAin Ayurveda],
6. which may be responsible for
al lergy, jo in t pains and other
harmful effects of what is
cal led AAMAin Ayurveda.
Whether drink ing of ice cold
water can cause "cold pressor
effect" i .e . increase
in sympathetic nervous
st imulat ion and increase in
blood pressure, is not clear.
But cold as such is known to
have "cold pressor effect"
i .e . increased sympathetic
activat ion and blood pressure.
But, one th ing is certain .
Avoiding ice cold water has no
bad effects at al l ! I t is
7. absolutely safe to drink water
of room temperature.
This opinion may sound less
fashionable, but actual ly i t
is not merely less
fashionable, but against the
hype, vogue or fashion of
insta l l i ng ice coolers in
every establ ishment
endangering the health of
bi l l i ons, increasing the
consumption of electr ic i t y and
ki l l i ng the health promoting
home industry of pot making.
More in formation is avai lab le
in "Stress: Understanding and
Manage ment" and other books by
8. Dr. Shrin iwas Kashal ikar are
avai lab le for FREE DO N O Don
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