When life gives you lemons, slice them, squeeze the juice into a glass of water and drink it first thing in the morning.
If your body says, “No, not before a cuppa joe,” each morning, try this before your caffeine fix. Drink a glass of water with freshly squeezed lemon juice (about half a lemon) about 20 minutes before eating or drinking anything else. If you’re trying this for the first time, begin with a quarter of a lemon, later half a lemon and after a couple of days work your way up to half a lemon.
1. Lemon Water Energizes Your Body
Counting on caffeine can have devastating effects on your health, including taking a toll on your adrenal glands (which are already overworked thanks to stress, late nights, and too many stimulants). Instead, lemon water oxygenates and energizes the body – a great jump start to your day.
2. It Promotes Good Digestion
Improved digestion means better nutrient absorption and less bloating. However, drinking lemon water the first thing in the morning can help you with improved digestive system. It flushes out toxins thus preventing indigestion throughout the day.
3. It Stimulates Elimination
A simple glass of lemon water stimulates the liver’s production of bile. This, combined with improved movement of the entire digestive system, is a more natural method of waste removal. Lemon water also acts as a mild diuretic thus increases the frequency of urination while gently flushing out toxins from the urinary tract. The result: better waste yet slim waist.
4. It Gives Your Immune System a Boost
A glass of fresh lemon juice gives you a shot of the antioxidant vitamin C, but more importantly, it helps the body maintain a balanced ph. Although a lemon tastes acidic, but inside the body it is alkaline. An alkaline body is an important key to good health.
5. It Helps Detoxify the Liver
The liver is a very busy organ. It’s most important role is to filter blood of waste products and other toxins. However, lemon juice is a powerful cholagogue- a substance that promotes the flow of bile into the small intestine. A morning glass of lemon water gently detoxifies the liver – and thus, the entire body.
6. Stay Hydrated with Lemon Water
Make your water taste better by adding lemon squeeze to it. You’ll surely like the taste, and if you like the taste, you are likely to drink more of it. Plus, it’s calorie-free. We recommend starting your day with a glass of lemon water, but if you enjoy it, drink it throughout the day. Stay hydrated with lemon water in the summer.
7. Better skin with Lemon Water
The detoxifying action of drinking lemon water releases impurities through every exit point, including your skin. You might experience a mild bout of acne initially, but that will soon disappear and you’ll see a healthy, glowing skin.
8. Lemon Water Helps Lose Weight
The liver is an important fat-burning organ. It regulates fat metabolism, breaking down fats and moving them out through the large intestine. Drinking a glass of lemon water daily will stimulate fat loss and may also help rid your other body parts of stubborn fat.
9. Lowers Blood Pressure
Another reason to start your day with drinking lemon water is that it can help lower your blood pressure. A daily consumption of one lemon can help reduce high blood pressure by 10%.