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This short bullet-pointed list was snagged from a health blog. Chinese title: 起床后的第一杯水的重要性
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<img src="http://chinesereadingpractice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/20110602-INLINE.jpg" alt="Advanced Chinese Reading: Health Vocabulary" title="Advanced Chinese Reading: Health Vocabulary" width="100" height="100" class="imgborder alignleft" />Very heavy on the medical language, this quick post outlines five health benefits to have a glass of water upon waking up. I'm not 100% sure on the definition of 血溶量 - this translates to "level of blood solubility", or literally "blood dissolve level" - no dictionary or translator has been able to help me out with this one, so if you've got a good answer, please post a comment!

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补充 - [pinyin]bu3 chong1[/pinyin] - Replenish
代谢 - [pinyin]dai4 xie4[/pinyin] - Replcement; metabolism
便秘 - [pinyin]bian4 mi4[/pinyin] - Constipation
刺激 - [pinyin]ci4 ji1[/pinyin] - Provoke, irritate, upset
肠道 - [pinyin]chang2 dao4[/pinyin] - Intestines, gut
冲刷 - [pinyin]chong1 shua1[/pinyin] - To cleanse
最佳 - [pinyin]zui4 jia1[/pinyin] - Optimal, peak
血液循环 - [pinyin]xue4 ye4 xun2 huan2[/pinyin] - Blood circulation

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①<strong>补充</strong>水份-补充<strong>身体</strong>代谢失去的水份；
②防止<strong>便秘</strong>-<strong>刺激</strong>胃肠的蠕动，湿润<strong>肠道</strong>，促进大便的排泄，防治便秘；
③<strong>冲刷</strong>肠胃-洗涤清洁肠胃，冲淡胃酸，减轻胃的刺激，使胃肠保持<strong>最佳</strong>的状态；
④清醒大脑-增加血溶量，稀释血液，降低血液稠度，促进<strong>血液循环</strong>；
⑤美容养颜-排出毒素。

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1. Replenishes water levels: Replenishes water lost by the body
2. Prevents constipation: Stimulates intestinal movement, moistens the intestines, promotes evacuation of the bowels, prevents and cures constipation
3. Cleanses the digestive system: Rinses the digestive system clean, dilutes gastric acid, alleviates stomach irritation, maintains optimal digestive health [lit: maintains optimal stomach and intestinal situation]
4. Clear-headedness: Increases blood <em>solubility</em>, dilutes the blood, reduces blood thickness, promotes circulation
5. Beauty: Purges toxins

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