With the arrival of winter, many people suffer from dry skin, brittle hair, and chapped lips. They rush to drink large amounts of water, buy humidifiers, and stock up on moisturizers and lip balms, yet the dryness remains or even worsens. In the Tayyibat System, Dr. Diaa Al-Awadi, may Allah have mercy on him, presents a completely different explanation: the problem is not a lack of water intake, but a change in the winter food plate. In winter, we tend to eat heavy, rich foods loaded with white flour, dairy, eggs, and legumes. These foods are what pull moisture from the body and cause dryness, not a lack of water. If you are new here, you may benefit from learning about What is the Tayyibat System? or reviewing the article on Allowed and Forbidden Foods in the Tayyibat System, as well as reading the Biography of Dr. Diaa Al-Awadi, and finally you can Download the Tayyibat System PDF.
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The Myth of “Drink 8 Glasses of Water a Day”: Between Marketing and Reality
Dr. Diaa Al-Awadi, may Allah have mercy on him, strongly criticizes the common idea that forces everyone to drink 8 glasses of water daily regardless of the body’s condition and food quality. He explains that this recommendation originated from a misinterpretation of an old medical report, then turned into a “scientific fact” through marketing and media, without solid evidence. Real dehydration is not a lack of incoming water; it is a lack of the body’s ability to retain water and distribute it to tissues. A person may drink liters of water, but if their cellular membranes are inflamed or coated with sticky substances from white flour and dairy, the water will not reach the skin and hair. Therefore, treating dryness begins in the gut, not in the glass.
Winter Dryness: A Strange Phenomenon That Appears Despite Low Thirst
In summer, we feel thirsty quickly, drink plenty of water, and may not suffer from skin dryness with the same intensity. But in winter, the sensation of thirst decreases, yet dry skin, chapped lips, and hair loss appear. This contradiction is the key to understanding the problem. Dr. Diaa Al-Awadi, may Allah have mercy on him, explains that thirst is not just a signal of the body’s need for water; it is a complex response influenced by hormones and foods. Heavy, difficult-to-digest foods (white flour, dairy, eggs, legumes) suppress the sensation of thirst while simultaneously pulling water from tissues to facilitate digestion. The result: you drink less, lose more water, and dryness appears on the skin, hair, and lips. Drinking water alone without changing food does not solve the problem because the water pull continues from within.
How Do Winter Foods Pull Moisture from the Body?
When a person eats difficult-to-digest food, the digestive system needs a large amount of water to break it down, moisten it, and facilitate its movement through the intestines. This water is pulled from the bloodstream, then from the interstitial fluid (interstitial tissue) surrounding cells, and then from the cells themselves. The skin is the largest organ in the body, and when water levels in the interstitial fluid drop, the skin becomes dry and flaky, hair becomes brittle, and lips crack. The foods that cause this phenomenon are the same ones forbidden in the Tayyibat System: white flour and its products (bread, pastries, pasta), dairy products (especially white cheese and yogurt), eggs in all forms, and legumes (fava beans, lentils, chickpeas). These foods are widespread in winter meals: soups thickened with flour, cheesy dishes, beans and falafel, hot baked goods. This is the real secret behind winter dryness.
The Difference Between Drinking Water and Absorbing Water: Where Is the Secret?
Dr. Diaa Al-Awadi, may Allah have mercy on him, focuses on an important idea: drinking water does not mean absorbing water. For water to reach the skin and hair, it must cross the intestinal wall into the blood, then from the blood to the interstitial tissue, then to the cells. If the intestinal wall is inflamed or coated with a sticky layer of undigested white flour residue, water absorption decreases. If the interstitial tissue is viscous and crowded with waste, water does not reach the cells. If the cells themselves are inflamed, they refuse to receive water. Therefore, treating dryness begins with cleaning the intestines and colon of inflammation-causing, sticky foods, not from drinking additional glasses of water. A doctor may advise you to drink 2-3 liters of water, but if your intestines cannot absorb it, most will exit as urine without ever reaching your skin.
The Role of Organic Apple in Skin Hydration: The Method Dr. Diaa Tells You About
Dr. Diaa Al-Awadi, may Allah have mercy on him, mentions that organic apple (preferably sour green apple) can help improve skin hydration, not because it contains more water than other foods, but because it helps raise stomach acidity and improve digestion and absorption. Many people suffer from low stomach acid (hypochlorhydria), which weakens protein breakdown and the absorption of minerals and water. Sour apple, with its natural acidity and enzymes, stimulates the stomach to secrete acid, improving digestion and thus improving the absorption of water and nutrients. Dr. Diaa recommends eating one organic apple daily, in the middle of the day or half an hour before a meal, not with the meal directly. This apple does what liters of water cannot do for those suffering from weak digestion.
Dryness and Interstitial Tissue: Water Trapped Behind Waste
Interstitial tissue is the fluid surrounding body cells, acting as a mediator between blood and cells. When interstitial tissue fills with waste, toxins, undigested proteins, and sticky substances from white flour, it becomes more viscous and less fluid. Water entering this viscous medium does not easily reach cells and remains trapped in a “swamp” of waste. This explains why a person may feel heaviness in their body and swelling in their limbs while simultaneously experiencing dry skin. Treatment is not about adding more water on top of this swamp, but about draining the waste first by removing the foods that cause it. When interstitial tissue becomes clean and fluid, water easily reaches the skin and hair, and dryness symptoms disappear spontaneously.
What to Do Instead of Drinking Large Amounts of Water?
In the Tayyibat System, treating dry skin and hair in winter goes through three simple steps. Step one: Remove foods that pull water from the body – abstain from white flour and its products, dairy, eggs, legumes, and raw vegetables for at least two weeks. Step two: Improve the body’s absorption capacity – through foods that stimulate digestion such as sour organic apple, and natural vinegar (cane vinegar) – one teaspoon in water before meals. Step three: Drink water only when thirsty – do not force yourself to drink specific amounts. The body knows when it needs water, and genuine thirst is a reliable signal. After cleaning the colon and improving digestion, you will notice that your thirst becomes more regular, and your skin dryness begins to disappear gradually without expensive moisturizers.
Conclusion
Dry skin and hair in winter are not the result of low water intake, but of changing the winter food plate to heavy, difficult-to-digest foods that pull moisture from the body. The myth of “drink 8 glasses of water a day” ignores the difference between drinking water and absorbing it. The body may drink a lot but not benefit if the intestines are inflamed or interstitial tissue is crowded with waste. Organic apple helps raise stomach acidity and improve absorption, but the root solution is to remove the dryness-causing foods: white flour, dairy, eggs, legumes. When the intestines become clean and interstitial tissue becomes fluid, water reaches the skin and hair spontaneously, and dryness symptoms disappear without creams or humidifiers.
Read Also
- What is the Tayyibat System?
- List of Forbidden and Allowed Foods in the Tayyibat System
- Biography of Dr. Diaa Al-Awadi
- Download the Tayyibat System PDF
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The main cause is not a lack of water intake, but changing the winter food plate to heavy, difficult-to-digest foods (white flour, dairy, eggs, legumes) that pull moisture from the body and dry out the skin and hair.
Because drinking water does not mean absorbing it. If the intestinal wall is inflamed or coated with a sticky layer of white flour residue, water absorption decreases, and most water exits as urine without reaching the skin and hair.
In summer, we feel thirsty and drink plenty of water. In winter, thirst decreases due to heavy foods that suppress the sensation, but dryness appears on skin and lips because foods pull water from tissues.
Sour organic apple helps raise stomach acidity and improve digestion and absorption. When the stomach works efficiently, water and nutrient absorption improves, allowing water to reach the skin more effectively.
Interstitial tissue is the fluid between cells. When it fills with waste and sticky substances from difficult-to-digest foods, it becomes more viscous, trapping water and preventing it from reaching cells, causing dry skin despite drinking water.
If you drink normal amounts of water yet your skin remains dry and your lips chapped, especially in winter, the problem is likely food-related. Try abstaining from white flour, dairy, eggs, and legumes for two weeks.
Three steps: remove difficult-to-digest foods (white flour, dairy, eggs, legumes), then improve digestion with organic apple and natural vinegar, then drink water only when thirsty without forcing specific amounts.
Yes, inflamed intestines or intestines coated with white flour residue cannot absorb water efficiently. Treating dryness begins with cleaning the intestines and improving digestion, not with drinking additional water that may not be absorbed.
