The winter season has started. In this season, people drink more tea and coffee to keep the body warm and drink less water due to feeling less thirsty. But do you know that drinking too much tea and coffee affects the health of your knees and bones? Drinking excess tea or coffee increases the amount of caffeine and sugar in the body and the body starts getting dehydrated. Dr. Dushyant Chauhan, Orthopedic and Sports Injury Surgeon of AIIMS Raipur, recently explained in his Instagram post why one should not drink too much tea and coffee during cold days and what can be done to avoid it.
Drinking too much tea and coffee increases knee pain.
Dr. Dushyant says, ‘Even if you are drinking hot tea, it can cool your bones. It may sound strange but there is a reason behind it. They say that as soon as winter arrives, we start drinking too much tea and coffee to keep ourselves warm. On the other hand, in this season we reduce water intake due to which the body starts getting dehydrated due to which the cartilage between the knees (the soft layer that acts like a cushion between two bones) starts drying up. This increases stiffness in the joint and pain is felt more due to the bones rubbing against each other. In such a situation, it is important to drink tea and coffee in balance in winter so that the body remains warm and there is no excessive pressure on the bones.
Then shouldn’t we drink tea and coffee in winter?
Dr. Chauhan says that you must drink tea and coffee in cold weather, but make a rule that you will definitely drink water before drinking them. This keeps your joints moisturized and healthy.
So if you also drink tea and coffee in winter, then do not forget to drink water before that. This will not only keep your body hydrated but will also provide relief from knee pain in winter.
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