HEART ATTACKS AND WATER !

[elleng]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=424793457629441&set=a.219189458189843.47306.100002963711120&type=1&theater

[Dr Hobbitstein]

1. Nope.

http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/heartattacksandwater.asp

[elleng]

3. This snopes does not discuss the several issues discussed in the OP, rather,

'This missive touting a regimen that calls for the ingestion of four glasses of water first thing in the morning followed by the restriction of drinking after meals began circulating on the Internet in August 2004. While it now arrives primarily labeled "Drink Water on Empty Stomach," its earliest appearances.'

Further, from the OP,

Very Important. From A Cardiac Specialist!
Drinking water at a certain time maximizes its effectiveness on the body
2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs
1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - helps digestion
1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood pressure
1 glass of water before going to bed - avoids stroke or heart attack
I can also add to this... My Physician told me that water at bed time will also help prevent night time leg cramps. Your leg muscles are seeking hydration when they cramp and wake you up with a Charlie Horse.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

4. From the Snopes article (that has what you posted VERBATIM)

The suggestion that a glass of water "helps digestion" is nebulous (how would that be measured?), the claim that it "helps lower blood pressure" is erroneous, and the statement that water "activates internal organs" in the morning is misleading (our organs function quite well all on their own while we sleep, and they continue functioning after we wake up). The one potentially true bit of information related to this item is that some studies have suggested a higher daily intake of water may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.

Later versions of this piece also tacked on an older item about taking aspirin at the first sign of a heart attack.

Read more at http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/heartattacksandwater.asp#Xu4EfE92O4hQzS6u.99

[winter is coming]

5. From a cardiac specialist? Which one? Links to his/her publications? n/t

[question everything]

6. Thank you, I don't "do" Facebook (nt)

[hollysmom]

2. ok, I am going to stop reading any post that does not have any information in it.

sorry, just do not always have time to go to links and I find it insulting to assume I do. I am sure you are a swell person, but if you post, I wish you would take time to put some info in your post - just a personal preference. I see it several times a day and ignore it, but it annoys the crap out of me.