Q How much water should I drink, and how?
A Around two litres a day, divided through the daytime hours, is the baseline. Small amounts often beats a large amount at once for elimination. Reducing intake from two hours before bed leaves the face less puffy in the morning.
Detailed Answer
It is safer not to count coffee and tea towards your fluid intake. Caffeine acts as a diuretic while disturbing sleep, which can increase swelling instead. Lukewarm water places less burden on absorption and circulation than cold water.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
If you have been told to restrict fluid for kidney or heart disease, that instruction takes priority. Otherwise the direction is not "drink less" but "release it well". Increasing urine output and a lighter body are the signs that it is working.
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