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Water:[1] [Rambam/Achronim]
Water is the greatest natural and healthy liquid available to mankind. If the water is clear and clean, then it benefits the body by keeping it hydrated and removing the toxins from the body.
The temperature of the water: It is more beneficial to drink cold water then warm or room temperature water, as cold water is of more benefit to the metabolism, and to quench one’s thirst. Nonetheless, the water should not be too cold, in order so it does not remove the natural heat of the body. It goes without saying, that one should not drink very cold water after exercising or performing other bodily exertions, as the fat of the heart is heated at this time and the cold-water damages it to the point of actual danger.
Not to drink too much:[2] Although water is healthy for the body, one should not drink too much of it [as doing so ignites one evil inclination[3], and can cause one loss of memory[4]].
______________________________________________________[1] Kitzur SHU”A 32:17
[2] Rambam Deios 4:2; Kitzur SHU”A ibid; Maggid Meisharim Bereishis; Vayimaher Avraham [Falagi] Mareches Mayim 288; Segulos Yisrael Mareches Mem 26; Sefer Shemiras Haguf Vihanefesh [Lerner] 43; See Kaf Hachaim 157:15
[3] Maggid Meisharim Bereishis; Vayimaher Avraham [Falagi] Mareches Mayim 288
[4] Vayimaher Avraham [Falagi] Mareches Mayim 288; Segulos Yisrael Mareches Mem 26
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