Drinking lemon water daily can have amazing health benefits. Primarily, it pushes out toxins through the liver and kidney, while also making your body more alkaline.
- Rich source of vitamin C: also contain vitamin B6 (nerve health), potassium (regulate blood
pressure), magnesium (bone and muscle strength)
- Helps in losing weight: polyphenol
antioxidant
- Improve the skin health: vitamin C which is present in the lemons can prevent the skin from
losing its natural moisture
- Helps in better digestion: acids in lemon can help you break down food in your
stomach
- Helps in hydrating the body: high mineral content
- Prevention of kidney stones: citrate which forms one of the major constituents of citric acid
definitely helps in reducing the acidic nature of the urine and therefore
helps in the breakdown of the stones.
- Leads to frequent urination: diuretic effect
- Contains lutein and zeaxanthin: antioxidants that protect
against eye diseases
- Can affect the dental health: dental erosiom due to the acidic content. Rinse your mouth with
plain water afterwards to avoid this.
- May increase canker sore
outbreaks
- May increase headaches: due to detoxing; you need to
take binders
- Can cause heartburn or acid reflux
So if you are looking for
a simple way to improve your health, adding lemon juice to a glass of water,
may be what you need. There are many
ways to do this. The easiest way is to squeeze the juice directly into your water.
Or you can do it up fancy by adding lemon slices to your water, let it sit for
a few hours and then drink it.
However the most effective
way to maximize benefits, is to add an entire lemon (peel and all) with water
to a blender. Pulverize until smooth. It will be tangy and bitter (due to peel)
but the health benefits are enormous relative to just using the juice.
In addition to the lemon
juice benefits listed above, the lemon peel also:
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Has antimicrobial and antifungal properties
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May promote heart health: due
to the presence of flavonoids and pectin (can reduce cholesterol)
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May treat gallstones: the
peel has D-Limonene
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May boost your immune
system: high flavonoid
and Vitamin C
Drinking lemon water anytime
with or without food, is beneficial. But
for maximum benefits, it is best to drink it first thing in the morning on an empty
stomach. You will need to experiment a bit to find the proper amount of lemon
to add to your water. You can start with a half teaspoon in a glass of water
and see if you can tolerate more. The more lemon, the more effective it will be.
You can add honey to make it more palatable.
This elixir is truly a
powerful health drink and so simple to incorporate into a daily regimen.
It will help you to lose
weight, boost metabolism, rid the body of toxins, and even reduce illness by
making you more alkaline.
Try it for a week and let
me know your results.
