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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Mar 21
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    Are there any studies of the efficacy of drinking/sipping a lot of hot water continuously to prevent respiratory tract infections or mitigate them once they take hold? A lot of Asian traditional medicine seems to believe something of the sort. Just hot water, nit even with stuff.

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      2. Go BRR‏ @idlebell Mar 21
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        Grandmother made it too her 100th year. Drank hot water everyday. Only +90 year old I've known who could touch her toes.

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      3. Maynard Handley‏ @handleym99 Mar 21
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        Doesn't "drank hot water every day" describe essentially the 98% of world population that drink either tea or coffee? Not sure how helpful it is as a health suggestion.

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      1. jimmy hsu  🚀‏ @202accepted Mar 21
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        hot water cures everything has been a pretty big meme for as long as I can remember pretty sure it doesn’t do anything, but it is soothing

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      1.  🏴‍☠️Patrick‏ @gunderson Mar 21
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        Western traditional remedies are typically also hot drinks.

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      2. Sadeq Ali‏ @sahilz79 Mar 21
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        Remarkable how much of this hasn’t been studied - it makes common sense though - increasing your buddy temperature is recommended to battle viruses - viruses typically don’t survive temperatures over 70c & hot water should kill a certain % of viruses - continuously will be key

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      3. Dan Roth‏ @DW_Roth Mar 21
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        A lot of things make sense when we don't understand the details.

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      2. J Curcio‏ @Mythos_Media Mar 21
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        Well, at the least, being well hydrated is certainly better for health. I know that's not quite what you're asking, but it may well account for the primary benefit.

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      3. J Curcio‏ @Mythos_Media Mar 21
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        In theory warm or hot is better because you expend less energy ("chi") to warm it up. Whether or not that's true idk, it's just what all my bagua instructors always said. ;)

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      1. Celebrating Fairness‏ @billbraasch Mar 21
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        It cleanses the mucous membranes and sends what’s there to the stomach instead of letting it swell your sinuses and invade your lungs.

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      2. JA‏ @JayAndelle0 Mar 21
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        I think Mormons would be a good counterstudy since I believe they ban hot liquids as a drink.

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      3. Adele Dewey-Lopez‏ @AdeleDeweyLopez Mar 21
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        mormons do technically have that rule, but interpret it to mean coffee and tea specifically -- they still drink lots of hot chocolate but maybe they still drink less hot liquids than the average person

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